I, Monster

This article is about the horror film. For the British music group, see I Monster.

I, Monster
The DVD cover
Directed by	Stephen Weeks
Produced by	John Dark Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky
Written by	Milton Subotsky
Based on	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Starring	Christopher Lee Peter Cushing Mike Raven Richard Hurndall George Merritt Kenneth J. Warren
Music by	Carl Davis
Cinematography	Moray Grant
Edited by	Peter Tanner
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK) The Cannon Group (USA)
Release dates	November 1, 1971 (UK) 1973 (USA)
Running time	75 min.
Country	UK
Language	English

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 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 (Lee) invents a drug which will release his patients' inhibitions. When he tests it on himself, he becomes the evil Edward Blake, who descends into crime and eventually murder. Utterson (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. Hastie Lanyon
George Merritt – Mr. 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.

Peter Duffell who had previously worked for Amicus was offered the movie to direct but turned it down. Finance came from British Lion and the NFFC.^[1]

It was intended to be shown in 3-D, but the process was aborted mid-filming. This caused production to finish behind schedule.^[1]

Reception

The film performed poorly at the box office.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Ed. Allan Bryce, Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood, Stray Cat Publishing, 2000 p 72-79

External links

I, Monster at the Internet Movie Database
I, Monster at AllMovie
I, Monster at BFI Screenonline

Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Character Adaptations

Films	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) The Head of Janus (1920) Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1959) The Ugly Duckling (1959) My Friend, Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Nutty Professor (1963) Karutha Rathrikal (1967) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) I, Monster (1971) Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1972) Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979) Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981) Chehre Pe Chehra (1981) Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) Edge of Sanity (1989) Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) Mary Reilly (1996) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Van Helsing (2004) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)

Animation	The Impatient Patient (1942) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947) Motor Mania (1950) Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) Hyde and Hare (1955) Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) Mad Monster Party? (1967) Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972) The Strange Case of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly (2004) Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004) "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" (2008) Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Video games	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Van Helsing

Music	Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll & Hyde en Español "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive"

Other	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887) Jekyll & Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) Jekyll Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde Mister Hyde The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Batman: Two Faces Mary Reilly Knots and Crosses The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Penny Dreadful

Films by Amicus Productions

It's Trad, Dad! (1962) Just for Fun (1963) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) The Skull (1965) Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) The Psychopath (1966) The Deadly Bees (1966) Torture Garden (1967) Danger Route (1967) They Came from Beyond Space (1967 The Terrornauts (1967) The Birthday Party (1968) A Touch of Love (1969) The Mind of Mr. Soames (1969) The House That Dripped Blood (1970) Scream and Scream Again (1970) (unofficial) I, Monster (1971) What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972) Asylum (1972) Tales from the Crypt (1972) The Vault of Horror (1973) From Beyond the Grave (1974) And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) The Beast Must Die (1974) Madhouse (1974) The Land That Time Forgot (1975) At the Earth's Core (1976) The People That Time Forgot (1977)

See also	The City of the Dead (1960) The Uncanny (1977) Dominique (1980) The Monster Club (1980)

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