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I, Monster



I, Monster is a 1971 British horror film directed by Stephen Weeks (his feature debut) for Amicus Productions. It is an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with the main characters' names changed to Dr. Charles Marlowe and Mr. Edward Blake.





Plot

Psychologist Charles Marlowe (Christopher Lee) invents a drug which will release his patients' inhibitions - but when he tests it on himself he becomes cruel, immoral Edward Blake who descends into crime and eventually murder. Utterson (Peter Cushing), Marlowe's lawyer, believes that Blake is blackmailing his friend until he discovers the truth.

Cast
Christopher Lee – Dr. Charles Marlowe / Edward Blake
Peter Cushing – Frederick Utterson
Mike Raven – Enfield
Richard Hurndall – Dr. Lanyon
George Merritt – Poole
Kenneth J. Warren – Mr. Deane
Susan Jameson – Diane Thomas
Marjie Lawrence – Annie
Aimée Delamain – Landlady
Michael Des Barres – Boy in Alley
Lesley Judd – Woman in Alley (uncredited)
Ian McCulloch – Man at Bar (uncredited)

Production

It stars Christopher Lee as the Doctor and his alter ego, and Peter Cushing as Frederick Utterson, a central character in Stevenson's original story. Mike Raven and Susan Jameson also star. It was photographed by Moray Grant, with music by Carl Davis.

It was intended to be shown in 3-D, but the process was aborted mid-filming.