I, Monster

I, Monster

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  • Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
  • Release Date: 1971-11-01
  • Runtime: 70 minutes
  • : 5.52
  • Production Company: Amicus Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
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5.52/10
5.52
From 49 Ratings

Description

Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.

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  • Wuchak

    6
    By Wuchak
    **_Amicus’ version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” with Lee and Cushing_** In 1906, a psychologist in London entertains Freudian theories while experimenting with drug injections, which he eventually tries on himself with damaging results. “I, Monster” (1971) changes the two names of the protagonist/antagonist (Christopher Lee) simply to preserve the surprise of the well-known plot twist in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” They did this because there had been so many versions of the story done in cinema by that point. The rival studio, Hammer, did a version eleven years earlier, “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll,” and were doing another variation the same year this came out, “Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde.” Producers even tried to hide the fact that it was the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde story in the opening credits when acknowledging Robert Louis Stevenson. I can see why it’s relatively obscure seeing as how it’s nowhere near as entertaining as “Two Faces.” It takes a lowkey approach with a talky focus on the psychology of the novella and inserts Freudian theories into Stevenson's story with the events taking place two decades after the tale was published. Also, the editing is sometimes questionable with certain things ambiguous rather than spelled out, such as the fact that Marlowe injects Diane with his experimental drug. This isn’t shown and the viewer has to connect the dots. I'm assuming the BBC frowned upon depictions of drug injections at the time. Nevertheless, this is one of Lee’s most expressive roles and it’s worth viewing just for that. Also, the psychological theories are interesting and there are entertaining bits throughout. But the idea that Marlowe’s colleagues couldn’t recognize him as Blake is laughable. I guess you have to pretend that he looks different enough than the movie actually shows. It runs 1 hours, 20 minutes, and was shot at Shepperton Studios, which is located just southwest of London. GRADE: B-

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