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.
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