The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (film)
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| Directed by | John Carl Buechler |
| Produced by | Peter Davy Rick Nicolet |
| Written by | John Carl Buechler Robert Louis Stevenson (novel) |
| Starring | Tony Todd Tracy Scoggins Vernon Wells Deborah Shelton Stephen Wastell |
| Release date(s) | February 1, 2006 |
| Running time | approx. 100 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$750,000 (estimated) |
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 2006 adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic. It was directed by John Carl Buechler, and produced by Peter Davy. The film is set in modern times instead of Victorian England.
Summary [edit]
Dr. Henry Jekyll has succeeded in curing a higher primate of its serious heart condition. He tests the serum on himself, resulting in dire consequences; he is transformed into another person—an evil, brutish primitive shadow of himself named Edward Hyde. Dr. Jekyll becomes a paranoid schizophrenic suffering from multiple personality disorder, not realizing that Hyde is a manifestation of himself. At first, Hyde starts to murder female college students, in order to frame Jekyll for the crimes, but it proves to be unsuccessful. His friend, Dennis Lanyon and his fiancée, Linda Santiago, begin to worry about him, but promises them that he's fine. Jekyll becomes a prime suspect in the murders. Jekyll does everything he can to stop Hyde from ruining his life. Hyde, realizing he is going to get fired for harassing his co-workers, begins to rape and murder Jekyll's boss, Donna Carew. Jekyll is shocked by this and realizes that Hyde has gone too far. Lanyon then finds out that Jekyll and Hyde are the same person. Detective Karen Utterson and Lanyon race to find Jekyll before it's too late as the serum gives him immortality. He tries giving himself up to the police, but Hyde won't allow Jekyll to go to prison, knowing he will be executed: If Hyde dies, so does Jekyll. The film ends when Jekyll commits suicide by jumping off the roof of the hospital, in order to make sure that Hyde will never hurt anyone ever again. As Jekyll dies, he says "It was for my soul."
Cast [edit]
- Tony Todd as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
- Tracy Scoggins as Karen Utterson
- Vernon Wells as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- Rebecca Grant as Linda Santiago
- Judith Shekoni as Renée
- Danielle Nicolet as Whitney Weddings
- Arloa Reston as Gloria Hatten
- Stefanie Budiman as Danielle Nicolet's body double
- John Paul Fedele as Alan Ballard
- Paula Ficara as Dominio Hunter
- Peter Jason as Lt. Hamilton
- Marie Louise Jones as Valet
- Howard Kahen as Perkins
- Tyler Kain as Colleen Woodbe
- Miranda Kwok as Stacy Li
- Michelle Lee as Kim Li
- Justin Levin as Jesse
- Peter Lupus III as Gerald Poole
- Elina Madison as Cindy shivers
- Clayton Martinez as Arnold
- Mike Muscat as Night Watchman
- Grant Reynolds as Security Guard
- Deborah Shelton as Donna Carew
- Jacob Tawney as Kelsey James
- Tim Thomerson as Arnie Swift
- Nicholle Tom as Carla Hodgkiss
- Stephen Wastell as Richard Enfield
- Chris Kerner as Paramedic (uncredited)
- Ben Solenberger as Student at Opera House Restaurant (uncredited)
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