Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.
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Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into the dual nature of man have yielded a personality-splitting drug that he has tested on himself, changing him into an uninhibited brute who seeks violent and undignified pleasures. Jekyll quickly becomes addicted to the sordid freedom induced by the drug. He can commit the most enjoyably revolting deeds, then return to his laboratory and use an antidote to change back to his original form, so that his lofty persona remains untarnished.
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Genre:Horror, Thriller, TV Movie, Science Fiction
Written By:David Wickes
In Theaters:1/21/1990
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:LWT, David Wickes TV
Cast
David Wickes
Director
Michael Caine
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
Cheryl Ladd
Sara Crawford
Joss Ackland
Dr. Charles Lanyon
Ronald Pickup
Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire
Diane Keen
Annabel
Kim Thomson
Lucy Harris
Kevin McNally
Sergeant Hornby
David Schofield
Snape
Lionel Jeffries
Jekyll's Father
Lee Montague
Inspector Palmer
Miriam Karlin
Mrs. Hackett
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