Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
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| Directed by | David Price |
| Produced by | Frank K. Isaac Robert Shapiro |
| Written by |
David Price (story and screenplay) Tim John Oliver Butcher (screenplay) |
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| Music by | Mark McKenzie |
| Cinematography | Tom Priestley Jr. |
| Edited by | Tony Lombardo |
| Distributed by |
Savoy Pictures (USA) Rank Organisation (International) |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $3,039,634 (USA and UK) |
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde is a 1995 British-American comedy film starring Tim Daly, Sean Young and Lysette Anthony. The film is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The story takes place in modern times and concerns a bumbling, young chemist who tampers with his great-grandfather's formula, accidentally transforming himself into a beautiful businesswoman who is hellbent on taking over his life.
Richard Jacks (Tim Daly) is a perfumer working at a major fragrance company. His projects have failed and the chief executive Mrs. Unterveldt (Polly Bergen) is thinking of replacing him with a woman. After his great-grandfather dies, Jacks attends the will reading. He receives nothing but notes from scientific experiments. He discovers that his ancestor was Dr. Henry Jekyll. Jacks attempts to refine Jekyll's formula. He decides to add more estrogen to the mixture in the hope that it will prove less dangerous.
Monitoring his vital stats after ingesting the formula, he gives up and attends a job interview. Although everything appears normal at first, his voice begins to crack, his nails grow longer, and the hairs on his arms recede into his skin. Jacks then feels a strange sensation in his groin area and watches in horror as his manhood disappears. Jacks tries to leave, but starts to develop breasts. Embarrassed, Jacks flees back to the lab, leaving his interviewer speechless. Back in his office, the final stages of the transformation into a woman take place.
The new female alter-ego names herself Helen Hyde (Sean Young) and introduces herself as Jacks's new assistant. Helen quickly develops a personality independent of her creator . She rewrites his reports, is kind to his secretary and flirts with his superiors, Yves Dubois (Harvey Feinstein) and Oliver Mintz (Stephen Tobolowsky) and rewards herself with a shopping spree. Later Helen meets and befriends Jacks' fiancee, Sarah (Lysette Anthony), but has Sarah move out of Jacks' apartment so she can have it for herself. Helen then begins to turn back into Jacks.
The next day, after several comments from colleagues, Jacks realizes that Helen was real but is unable to access any of her memories. Nonetheless, he feels invigorated and invites Sarah to his place for a romantic meal. Everything appears to be going well until he realizes he is again transforming into Helen, causing Sarah to flee. Hyde becomes resentful at having to share a body. She disfigures one of Richard's colleagues, Pete (Jeremy Piven), and steals his ideas. She also attempts to seduce Oliver. Just when Hyde is about to have sex with Oliver, she starts changing back into Jacks and hides in the bathroom. He then escapes via a nearby window.
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