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I, Monster

  • 19711971
  • PGPG
  • 1h 15m
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5.7/10
1.8K
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Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Mike Raven in I, Monster (1971)
In the Nineteenth Century, in London, the psychologist Charles Marlowe researches a new drug capable to release inhibitions and uses his patients as guinea pigs. He discusses the principles of Freud with his friend Dr. Lanyon and decides to experiment his drug in himself. He becomes the ugly and evil Edward Blake and his friend and lawyer Frederik Utterson believes Blake is another person that might be blackmailing Charles. Meanwhile Charles loses control of his transformation.
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In the Nineteenth Century, in London, the psychologist Charles Marlowe researches a new drug capable to release inhibitions and uses his patients as guinea pigs. He discusses the principles ... Read allIn the Nineteenth Century, in London, the psychologist Charles Marlowe researches a new drug capable to release inhibitions and uses his patients as guinea pigs. He discusses the principles of Freud with his friend Dr. Lanyon and decides to experiment his drug in himself. He beco... Read allIn the Nineteenth Century, in London, the psychologist Charles Marlowe researches a new drug capable to release inhibitions and uses his patients as guinea pigs. He discusses the principles of Freud with his friend Dr. Lanyon and decides to experiment his drug in himself. He becomes the ugly and evil Edward Blake and his friend and lawyer Frederik Utterson believes Bl... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Stephen Weeks
    • Robert Louis Stevenson(novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
    • Milton Subotsky(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Lee
    • Peter Cushing
    • Mike Raven
    • Stephen Weeks
    • Robert Louis Stevenson(novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
    • Milton Subotsky(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Lee
    • Peter Cushing
    • Mike Raven
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in I, Monster (1971)
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    Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in I, Monster (1971)
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    Christopher Lee, Marjie Lawrence, and Reg Thomason in I, Monster (1971)
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    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Dr. Charles Marlowe…
    Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing
    • Frederick Utterson
    Mike Raven
    Mike Raven
    • Enfield
    Richard Hurndall
    Richard Hurndall
    • Lanyon
    George Merritt
    George Merritt
    • Poole
    Kenneth J. Warren
    • Deane
    Susan Jameson
    Susan Jameson
    • Diane
    Marjie Lawrence
    Marjie Lawrence
    • Annie
    Aimée Delamain
    Aimée Delamain
    • Landlady
    • (as Aimee Delamain)
    Michael Des Barres
    Michael Des Barres
    • Boy in Alley
    Jim Brady
    Jim Brady
    • Pub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Chloe Franks
    Chloe Franks
    • Girl in Alley
    • (uncredited)
    Lesley Judd
    • Woman in Alley
    • (uncredited)
    Ian McCulloch
    Ian McCulloch
    • Man At Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Reg Thomason
    Reg Thomason
    • Man in Pub
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Wood
    Fred Wood
    • Pipe Smoker (with Cap) in Pub
    • (uncredited)
      • Stephen Weeks
      • Robert Louis Stevenson(novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde")
      • Milton Subotsky(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This film attempts (and is mostly successful in doing so) to exploit the Pulfrich effect to provide a 3-D experience. To see this, use a pair of glasses with the right lens much darker than the left. These are available for other videos or they can be made by removing the left lens from a pair of sunglasses. Some clever camera work and choreography that keeps the foreground moving to the right and the background moving left makes this possible.
    • Goofs
      At c. 53:00 into the film, Utterson says he would recognize the exact details of the ornate head of Blake's cane. However, he has only seen this cane for a fraction of a second at nighttime, when it was used to assault him earlier in the film.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in The Many Faces of Christopher Lee (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik
      By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (uncredited)

    User reviews45

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    6/10
    If you love Lee & Cushing, give it a look.
    "I, Monster" is a respectable adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale of Jekyll & Hyde, albeit with some unconventional touches by screenwriter Milton Subotsky. Sir Christopher Lee stars as Dr. Marlowe, a psychiatrist / researcher who experiments with drugs, trying to get his patients to release their inhibitions. But when he tests his serum on himself, the results are predictable enough. He becomes an unhinged alter ego named Edward Blake, who indulges in debauched and nasty acts for their own sake. Meanwhile, Marlowes' lawyer Utterson (Peter Cushing) believes Marlowe and Blake to be two different people and thinks that the Blake character is blackmailing Marlowe.

    While this slight film doesn't have quite enough style or gravitas to rate as anything more than routine entertainment, it's still reasonably well done. Produced by horror greats Amicus, its period recreation is decent, and its atmosphere likewise effective. Subotsky's touches include having Marlowe be a follower of Freud, so there are Freudian overtones, and the topic of the role that drugs play - or shouldn't play - in the treatment of patients. It does have the time honored appeal of any story with a Frankenstein type mad doctor twist. The makeup by Harry and Peter Frampton is pretty good, but the amount used on Lee is increased bit by bit on screen rather than utilized all at once. The music by Carl Davis is good. As directed by Stephen Weeks, a 22 year old budding filmmaker hired by Amicus at Lees' suggestion, it's actually not terribly violent - or as sexy as the stuff churned out by Hammer during this period. Much of the budget went towards an unusual 3D process exploiting the Pulfrich effect (which explains the camera movement), one that wasn't exactly pleasant to film for Lee.

    As can be expected, the consistent professionalism and commitment to character by the two stars makes it all worthwhile. They're ably supported by exemplary actors such as Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, and Kenneth J. Warren. That's a young Michael Des Barres as the youth who accosts Blake in the alley.

    Agreeable entertainment, overall, although the ending is rather abrupt.

    Six out of 10.
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    • May 12, 2016

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    • Release date
      • April 1973 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Amicus Productions
      • British Lion Film Corporation
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes

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