Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
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Hundreds of film and Tv adaptations and appropriations have been made of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Having studied and taught the novel and subsequent renditions over many years, here is my list to date.
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- 9 The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
- 8 I, Monster
- 7 Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
- 6 Jekyll and Hyde
- 5 The Nutty Professor
- 4 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 3 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 2 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- 1 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In the Hammer Film Productions 1960 adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic novella, Paul Massie takes on the role of the famed doctor who unwittingly unleashes a violent and dangerous alter ego within himself following a science experiment gone awry. In The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, Henry Jekyll is depicted as a dull and mild-mannered scie...
Cinema legend Christopher Lee headlines 1971's I, Monster, with the adaptation changing the characters' names to Dr. Charles Marlowe and Mr. Edward Blake yet remaining faithful in all other aspects to the Stevenson story. The iconic horror actor steals the show as the psychologist, who creates a new drug that releases one's inhibitions and results ...
Giving the Stevenson Gothic tale a refreshing and creative update, 1971's Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde is memorable for its depiction of Jekyll's alter ego, with the horror flick transforming the doctor into a stunning and sinister woman instead of a terrifying and horrid man. Ralph Bates and Martine Beswick appear as the titular duo, and the version...
British film icon Michael Caine delivered a brilliant performance as the gifted but troubled doctor in the 1990 television horror movie Jekyll and Hyde, in which his character enjoys the freedoms that come with embracing his violent and deplorable desires and impulses. Dr. Jekyll is able to act out his sinful pleasures while being able to later ret...
"The King of Comedy" Jerry Lewis appeared in an uproarious parody of the Stevenson novella with 1963's sci-fi black comedy The Nutty Professor, in which the celebrated comedian portrays the socially-awkward, nerdy scientist Julius Kelp who creates a powerful serum that helps transform him from an unattractive and bumbling professor into a handsome-...
Renowned Hollywood great Spencer Tracy appeared alongside fellow silver screen stars Ingrid Bergman and Lana Turner in Victor Fleming's 1941 horror flick Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with the picture serving as a direct remake of the 1931 Fredric March version. Despite initially being deemed too American to take on the English character, Tracy served u...
Acclaimed comedy dream team Abbott and Costello joined horror icon Boris Karloff in the lively 1953 picture Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which follows the comedians as they portray two police officers in Victorian London hot on the heels of a murdering monster terrorizing its citizens. Karloff is fantastic as the diabolical Dr....
Hollywood royalty and prominent screen star John Barrymore took on the eponymous dual roles in the 1920 silent horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, terrifying moviegoers with his chilling interpretation of the literary classic and the character's descent into madness and mayhem. Touted as one of the earliest American horror films, the adaptation re...
Fredric March won the Academy Award for Best Actor when he starred in the 1931 pre-code horror adaptation Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, superbly and memorably portraying the doctor in one of the most lauded installments of the Stevenson novella to grace the cinema (and one of the very few horror films to take Oscar gold in a major category). Respected m...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 1931 1h 38m Approved. 7.6 (16K) Rate. Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that transforms him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde. Director Rouben Mamoulian Stars Fredric March Miriam Hopkins Rose Hobart. 2. Experiment in Evil. 1959 1h 35m TV-PG. 6.5 (1.3K) Rate. TV Movie.
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- Edge of Sanity (5.3) Although it ranks low on the list, Psycho's Anthony Perkins's twisted take on Dr. Jekyll and his sinister alter-ego is certainly an interesting change from the typical cloak-and-dagger approach.
- The Nutty Professor (5.6) Although the Jerry Lewis version is higher-rated, Eddie Murphy's version of the comedic classic is certainly the more famous.
- I, Monster (5.8) An adaptation featuring horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing definitely warrants a mention on the list. Although names have been changed from the original Robert Louis Stevenson novel, very little else is altered.
- Mary Reilly (5.8) In attempts to breathe new life into a classic story, changing the perspective is always a good move. In the underappreciated Mary Reilly, Viewers are treated to the tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde seen through the eyes of the doctor's housekeeper.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1941 American horror film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner. The production also features Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith, and Sara Allgood. Its storyline is based on the 1886 Gothic novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde written by Scottish author ...
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a 1953 horror comedy film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello and Boris Karloff as Jekyll, with an uncredited Eddie Parker as (Karloff's stuntman) as Mr. Hyde.
