Jekyll & Hyde

"Unnatural, uncontrollable, unleashed."

1990 1h 36m EN

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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.

“Unnatural, uncontrollable, unleashed.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Wickes
Writers: David Wickes
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Wickes, shot by Norman G. Langley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Shirley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Michael Caine and Cheryl Ladd and Joss Ackland carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unnatural, uncontrollable, unleashed.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099875 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Wickes directs. Norman G. Langley behind the camera. John Shirley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by David Wickes, shot by Norman G. Langley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor John Shirley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michael Caine and Cheryl Ladd and Joss Ackland carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Unnatural, uncontrollable, unleashed.".
7IMDB entry: tt0099875 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Norman G. Langley
Editing: John Shirley
Production design: William Alexander
Costume design: Raymond Hughes
Makeup / hair: Lois Burwell
Stunt coordinator: Peter Brayham
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Jekyll & Hyde (1990)

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Wuchak2025-11-22
★ 7/10
David Wickes’ unique version of the oft-told story, with Michael Caine Shot in late summer 1989, the good thing about this version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 tale is that it gets creative by adding a backstory about Jekyll’s dead wife, a fuming father-in-law (Joss Ackland) and a lovely sister-in-law with a heart for the doctor despite being married to an absent husband (Cheryl Ladd). Ladd had just turned 38 when shooting started and is more beautiful than ever. Also notable on the feminine front is redhead Kim Thomson as a young prostitute. Meanwhile Miriam Karlin is entertaining as a hyperactive madam. I should add that stunning blonde Samantha Womack makes her film debut in a bit part as a young maid. It runs 1h 35m and was shot on Merton Street, Oxford, which is 60 miles northwest of London, with other stuff done in the Capital city, such as studio work. GRADE: B

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