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1971-11-011h 10m

HorrorScience Fiction

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.

Directors
Stephen Weeks
Editors
Peter Tanner

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  1. Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake

  2. Peter Cushing

    Peter Cushing

    Frederick Utterson

  3. Mike Raven

    Mike Raven

    Enfield

  4. Richard Hurndall

    Richard Hurndall

    Lanyon

  5. George Merritt

    George Merritt

    Poole

  6. Kenneth J. Warren

    Kenneth J. Warren

    Deane

  7. Susan Jameson

    Susan Jameson

    Diane

  8. Marjie Lawrence

    Marjie Lawrence

    Annie

  9. Aimée Delamain

    Aimée Delamain

    Landlady

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John Chard

Nov 4, 2013

4/10

Charles Marlowe is I, Monster. I, Monster is directed by Stephen Weeks and written by Milton Subotsky. An interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, Kenneth J. Warren, Susan Jameson and Marjie Lawrence. Music is by Carl Davis and cinematography by Moray Grant. Kept By The Power Of God! Stevenson’s age old tale gets another make-over as Dr. Charles Marlowe (Lee) invents a drug that releases his patients’ inhibitions. However, upon trying the drug himself, Marlowe finds that he turns into the monstrous Mr. Blake, who with each transformation becomes more cruel and debauched. Dull and Hyde! Amicus never quite made the mark on British Horror that they aspired to, a few films are enjoyable, certainly there’s good value to be found with some of the segments in their portmanteau releases, but so many others just come off as weak attempts to create a niche in the market. Quite often there was good intentions on the writing table, such is the case with I, Monster, which has literary intentions that are honourable. The Eastman Color photography is lovely, the period design equally so, and the use of canted angles is a good move, but unfortunately the film is just too dull and beset with problems elsewhere. First off is Cushing and Lee, two bona fide legends of British cinema and bastions of horror. Lee is miscast, never quite convincing in the Mr. Blake role, which isn’t helped by the make up work which would look more at home in Carry On Screaming. With Cushing it’s just a case of him being underused, which is unforgivable in a horror film aiming for literary smarts. Carl Davis’ musical score is awful, at times I sounds like something that belongs in a silent movie farce. Starting out as a 3-D venture, that idea was abandoned early in the production, it’s hard to believe that the gimmick would have stopped this being the dreary film that it is. 4/10

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Original Language
English
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Keywords
based on novel or bookmad scientistvictorian englandmurderdoctorjekyll and hydesplit personalitykilling a cat