I, MONSTER

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• Release Year: 1973
• Genre: Horror
• Plot: Christopher Lee added to his catalogue of iconic horror roles with this 1971 version of Jekyll and Hyde, although the character names here are inexplicably changed. Lee plays psychologist Charles Marlowe who 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. ; Peter Cushing plays Marlowe's lawyer, Utterson, who believes that Black is blackmailing his friend until he discovers the truth. Although this is an Amicus Films production, it looks like a 'Hammer horror' movie due to the presence in the cast of Mike Raven (Lust for a Vampire), Kenneth J. Warren (Demons of the Mind) and George Merritt (Dracula) and also the work of cinematographer Moray Grant (Horror of Frankenstein). ; Producer Milton Subotsky hired 22-year-old Stephen Weeks to direct on Lee's recommendation. Shot on sets left over from Oliver! the film cost $166,000, much of which was wasted on an ineffectual 3D process abandoned halfway through production. Half an hour of unusable footage was cut front he released version, though there are still numerous instances in the film of things being thrown at the camera for no real reason!
• Cast: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, Kenneth J. Warren, Susan Jameson, Marjie Lawrence, Aimée Delamain, Michael Des Barres, Lesley Judd, Ian McCulloch, Stephen Weeks, Robert Louis Stevenson, Milton Subotsky
• Director: Stephen Weeks
• Runtime: 1:20
• Company: Retromedia Entertainment, Inc
• Media Format: Movie