Mary Reilly (1996)

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.

Director:

Stephen Frears

Writers:

Valerie Martin (novel), Christopher Hampton (screenplay)

Stars:

Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts	...	Mary Reilly
John Malkovich	...	Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
George Cole	...	Mr. Poole
Michael Gambon	...	Mary's Father
Kathy Staff	...	Mrs. Kent
Glenn Close	...	Mrs. Farraday
Michael Sheen	...	Bradshaw
Bronagh Gallagher	...	Annie
Linda Bassett	...	Mary's Mother
Henry Goodman	...	Haffinger
Ciarán Hinds	...	Sir Danvers Carew (as Ciaran Hinds)
Sasha Hanau	...	Young Mary
Moya Brady	...	Young Woman
Emma Griffiths Malin	...	Young Whore
David Ross	...	Doctor

Storyline

We are somewhere in England in the 19th century. A Pretty housemaid works in a nice house, which is Dr. Jekyll's house. Mary Reilly think she found her best job, because she is poor and the doctor is well-known and rich. The film tells the 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' story as a woman sees the two men, one of them is good and the other is evil. And she loves them ...

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Plot Keywords:

housemaid | 19th century | servant | prostitution | split personality | 

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Taglines:

The Battle between Good and Evil has many Victims...and one Witness.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for notable gore and some strong violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A gonosz csábítása

Filming Locations:

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$47,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$5,600,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the brothel, Mrs. Farraday comments to a patron that Mary isn't even 18. In reality, Julia Roberts was almost 30 at the time she took the role of Mary Reilly.

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Goofs

Mary's accent disappears & reappears several times during the film.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Henry Jekyll: I'm not going to bite you.
Mary Reilly: I'm sorry, sir, you gave me a fright.
Dr. Henry Jekyll: You're up very early.
Mary Reilly: I'm generally up by five, sir, otherwise I get behind.

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Connections

Version of Experiment in Evil (1959)

User Reviews

Good and evil can coexist

John Malkovich was the perfect actor to play/ jekyll hyde- he personfies the good and evil that can coexist in a person. I was very impressed that Julie Roberts had the demeanor of a household servant down so well. My husbands' family comes from a line of women who were domestics when they first came to America in the 1880's-- and his mother said that's how they had to act. Even though it was a little slow- I liked the way the story developed. The fact that Mary can't hate her abusive father because she came from him- helps the doctor understand the dilemna. Altogether a satisfying movie that takes a different view of the Stevenson classic.