Plot
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a man whose scientific meddling has unexpected results gets a cross-gender update in this comedy. Richard Jacks (Tim Daly) is a research scientist trying to work his way up the ladder at a major perfume company when he inherits the notebooks of his great-grandfather, Dr. Henry Jekyll. Fascinated by Jekyll's ideas about the duality of man, Jacks starts performing experiments to refine his potion that would isolate man's good and evil natures. However, Richard's version has a very different result than the old Jekyll formula, instead of turning him into a snarling beast, the drug transforms him into Helen Hyde (Sean Young), a beautiful and powerfully sexy woman with a slight case of nymphomania. Jacks figures that a good looking woman willing to sleep with nearly anyone should have no trouble rising to a position of power within the company, so his alter-ego Helen may be his ticket to a room at the top. But this plan may require a bit of explaining to Jacks' girlfriend, Sarah (Lysette Anthony). The supporting cast includes Polly Bergen, Jeremy Piven, and Harvey Fierstein, who is so awestruck by Helen Hyde's allure that he's rendered heterosexual by the experience. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Sean Young - Helen Hyde
- Tim Daly - Dr. Richard Jacks
- Lysette Anthony - Sarah Carver
- Stephen Tobolowsky - Oliver Mintz
- Harvey Fierstein - Yves DuBois
Credit
Guy Lalande - Art Director, Allison Cowitt - Casting, Mike Fenton - Casting, Frank Isaac - Co-producer, Molly Maginnis - Costume Designer, Pedro Gandol - First Assistant Director, David F. Price - Director, Tony Lombardo - Editor, Mark McKenzie - Composer (Music Score), Patrick Rousseau - Musical Direction/Supervision, Mark McKenzie - Songwriter, Diane Simard - Makeup, Kevin Yagher - Makeup, Gregory Melton - Production Designer, Tom Priestley Jr. - Cinematographer, Robert Shapiro - Producer, Jerry Leider - Producer, John Morrissey - Producer, Ginette Robitaille - Set Designer, Louis Craig - Special Effects, Dream Quest Images - Special Effects, William Osborne - Screenwriter, William Davies - Screenwriter, Robert Louis Stevenson - Book Author| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947 Film), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2008 Film) | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971 Film), Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1971 Film) |
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