Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1986)

Writers:

Marcia Hatfield (screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)

Stars:

Max Meldrum, David Nettheim, John Ewart

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Max Meldrum	...	Dr. Jekyll (voice)
David Nettheim	...	Mr. Hyde (voice)
John Ewart	...	Utterson (voice)
Caz Adams	...	(voice) (as Carol Adams)
Simeon Hawkins	...	(voice)
Phillip Hinton	...	(voice)
Andrew Inglis	...	(voice)
Jill McKay	...	(voice)
David Roach-Turner	...	(voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

2d animation | based on novel

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Genres:

Animation | Horror

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

1986 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Dr Džekil i g. Hajd

Company Credits

Production Co:

Burbank Films Australia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A good version

I have seen better adaptations of the famous story elsewhere(namely the 1931 Fredric March film), but this is not half bad at all. While not quite as good as Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan and Ivanhoe it is towards the better end of the spectrum for the Burbank Films Australia animations(much better than their versions of The Odyssey, The Three Musketeers, Prisoner of Zenda and 20000 Leagues Under the Sea anyhow). The animation does have some stiff character designs, but has some pleasing noir-ish elements that are very fitting in tone with the piece. The music is quite atmospheric, the writing injects bits of humour without it feeling out of place and the story is thrilling at least, even the additional characters don't take away from the scary parts and the ending was moving. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde are both well-realised and well-contrasted to one another, and the voice work is solid. Overall, not the best adaptation, but a very watchable one. 8/10 Bethany Cox