Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
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Actor: Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander, Martine Beswick, Ralph Bates, Susan BroderickDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
Movie Review: Terrific DVD package for unsung late-era Hammer thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
Seemingly neglected for years by the usual Hammer crowd, due perhaps to the schlocky, sensationalistic promotional ad campaign by distributor AIP here in the States, or the presumed staleness of the time-worn source material, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde actually holds up today as one of late-period Hammer's better horror efforts. Not surprising considering the talent behind it, particularly director Roy Ward Baker (whose numerous genre credits include Asylum, The Vampire Lovers, Quatermass and the Pit, and the superior Titanic-flick A Night to Remember), writer Brian Clemens (Avengers, Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Captain Kronos), and producer Albert Fennell (Avengers, Burn Witch Burn, Captain Kronos). Originating as a joke idea tossed out by Clemens at a dinner party, the script's sex-change twist, as presented in the movie, is really not much more incredible than Stevenson's original dual-personality concept, and is worked both for shocks and some wicked humor. The screenplay interweaves multiple subplots (including bits borrowed from the Jack the Ripper and Burke and Hare mythos) with several moderately gory murders and some brief nudity, faltering only slightly at the somewhat anticlimactic finish. The metamorphoses of Jekyll (Ralph Bates) into "sister" Hyde (Martine Beswick) and back are accomplished on-camera in a number of clever ways that DO NOT involve the traditional makeup-and-lap-dissolve techniques (and are all the more effective for it), and the basic physical resemblance between Bates and Beswick is close enough to really sell the effect. Overall one of late-era Hammer's few really respectable efforts, worth a serious look for fans of the studio's output or Jekyll-and-Hyde completists.Once again Anchor Bay's DVD puts to shame most efforts by bigger video companies on "bigger" films. The uncut, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen source print is bright, sharp, and detailed, with excellent color and contrast, and virtually spotless. Extras include a super-clean widescreen trailer, radio spots, poster and still gallery, filmographies, French language track, and audio commentary by Beswick, Baker, and Clemens. While less animated and 'dishy' than some (see Anchor's Lust for a Vampire DVD), the wide-ranging discussion is still quite interesting for fans of the film or the work of any of the principals. In sum: yet another classy, definitive release from Anchor and a must-have DVD for Hammer aficionados. Four stars for the movie; five for the DVD.
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