I, Monster
1971 • 70 min • Horror · Science Fiction
Synopsis
Christopher Lee stars in this Amicus production of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” where the names have been changed to Dr. Marlowe and Mr. Blake. Lee as Dr. Marlowe experiments with intravenous drugs that are suppose to release inner inhibitions. So comes forth Mr. Blake (also Lee) who gets more monstrous with each transformation. Peter Cushing plays his friend and colleague, Dr. Utterson.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 50 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 55 Audience · 56 · 49%
Christopher Lee stars as a doctor in Victorian England who experiments with a drug meant to unleash inner inhibitions, inadvertently transforming himself into a monstrous, violent alter ego. As his transformations become more frequent and extreme, his friend and colleague tries to understand what is happening.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 7/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- A scientist injects himself repeatedly with an experimental drug, leading to addiction and monstrous transformation.
- There are scenes of murder and implied violence, including a character being choked and others attacked.
- The film has a dark, unsettling atmosphere with a creature that becomes increasingly menacing.
What it models well
- The dangers of unchecked scientific ambition
- The struggle between good and evil within oneself
Talk about it after
- The consequences of experimenting with unknown substances
- How choices can change who you become
- The importance of seeking help when struggling
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Top billed cast
Director: Stephen Weeks • Crew: Milton Subotsky
Trailers & clips
I, Monster (1971) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**_Amicus’ version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” with Lee and Cushing_** In 1906, a psychologist in London entertains Freudian theories while experimenting with drug injections, which he eventually tries on himself with damaging results. “I, Monster” (1971) changes the two names of the protagonist/antagonist (Christopher Lee) simply to preserve the surprise of the well-known plot twist in “The Strange Case of Dr.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersCharles Marlowe is I, Monster. I, Monster is directed by Stephen Weeks and written by Milton Subotsky. An interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, Kenneth J. Warren, Susan Jameson and Marjie Lawrence. Music is by Carl Davis and cinematography by Moray Grant. Kept By The Power Of God!…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 5.5/10 (56)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- IMDb
- tt0068727
