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Overview
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Release Date:
23 February 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Evil is Irresistable. more
Plot:
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations
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(6 articles)
Birthday Suits: Hamlets & Hydes
(From FilmExperience. 13 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
A Damned Good Acting Lesson From Michael Sheen
(From IFC. 8 October 2009, 7:24 AM, PDT)
(From FilmExperience. 13 November 2009, 7:00 AM, PST)
A Damned Good Acting Lesson From Michael Sheen
(From IFC. 8 October 2009, 7:24 AM, PDT)
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Subtly thrilling
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Julia Roberts | ... | Mary Reilly |
 | John Malkovich | ... | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde |
 | George Cole | ... | Mr. Poole the Butler |
 | 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 Reilly |
| Moya Brady | ... | Young Woman |
| Emma Griffiths Malin | ... | Young Whore Mary |
| David Ross | ... | Doctor |
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Rated R for notable gore and some strong violence.
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108 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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SDDS (8 channels) |
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Certification:
Norway:15 |
Netherlands:16 |
South Korea:18 |
USA:R (certificate #33594) |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15
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Although the crew originally shot an ending similar to the book's (an anticlimax in which Jekyll dies and Mary lies beside him), there were no fewer than 25 rewrites. Months after Mary Reilly's production team had disbanded, the producers called back the stars to shoot three alternative endings. For one of them, Glenn Close was flown back to London on the Concorde for one day of work.
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Mrs. Farraday:
My answer is always "Yes!"
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Featured in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Legacy of Fear (1996) (TV)
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Not many movies can get away with keeping Julia Roberts from smiling, but Mary Reilly does so well. It's a movie of subtleties and moods. Its dark themes deal with the oppression of a strict, class-based society in Victorian England as well as the secrets that we all hide inside our hearts. The familiar tale takes intriguing new turns from the viewpoint of the house's servants. John Malkovich, while a tad thin on his English accent, delivers a fantastic performance as both Jekyll and Hyde as he plumbs the depths of morality and the human soul. Hyde is a stark contrast of freedom among the restrained servants of the Jekyll house, and his subtle sexual innuendoes quietly violate the chastity of Victorian stereotypes. Much of the violence occurs off camera until near the climax of the film, which may be one of it's shortcomings. The film is very quiet and slow and may put some viewers to sleep. Another issue I had was the lovely Henson-Workshop-provided effects at the end, which are imaginative, but don't make a bit of sense when compared to the rest of the film. If you can stomach a quiet and very subtle thriller, however, this is a real gem.