I, Monster (1971)

Director:

Stephen Weeks

Writers:

Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Milton Subotsky (screenplay)

Release Date:

April 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Christopher Lee stars in the Amicus production of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" where the names have been changed to Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Pulfrich Effect | Split Personality | Metamorphosis | Monster | Victorian Era

Cast

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

Directed by
Stephen Weeks

Writing credits
Robert Louis Stevenson		(novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
Milton Subotsky		(screenplay)

Produced by
Max Rosenberg	....	producer (as Max J. Rosenberg)
Milton Subotsky	....	producer

Original Music by
Carl Davis

Cinematography by
Moray Grant

Film Editing by
Peter Tanner

Casting by
Ronnie Curtis

Art Direction by
Tony Curtis

Makeup Department
Harry Frampton	....	makeup artist
Joyce James	....	hair stylist
Peter Frampton	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Teresa Bolland	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Burgess	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Peter Young	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Buster Ambler	....	sound mixer
Michael P. Redbourn	....	sound editor (as Michael Redbourn)
Nolan Roberts	....	dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Kindred	....	camera operator (as Robert Kindred)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Sellers	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Carl Davis	....	conductor (uncredited)

Other crew
Phyllis Townshend	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Amicus Productions

Distributors

• British Lion Film Corporation (1971) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cannon Group, The (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lumiere Pictures (1994) (UK) (VHS)
• Sinister Cinema (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (UK) (VHS)
• Retromedia Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• G.S.E.  titles (as G.S.E.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Australia:M | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:X (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Amicus Productions

Trivia:

Peter Duffell refused the offer to direct this project.

Quotes:

Dr. Charles Marlowe:The face of evil is ugly to look upon. And as the pleasures increase, the face becomes uglier.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1996) (V)

Cushing and Lee in 3-D!

This odd adaption of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was originally shot in a rare form of 3-D which depends on a complicated camera move, much to the annoyance of star Christopher Lee. But it was all worth it, Mr. Lee, because it stands now as your only 3-D movie for us to enjoy today! The 3-D only works when the camera is moving left to right or right to left and you need special glasses (with the right lens slightly darkened) to enjoy it. But in 3-D, the creeping camera moves and slow editing all make sense because the scenes spring to life with deep focussed 3-dimensional action. Now you know why Christopher Lee is always walking up and down his laboratory behind all the chemical glassware!