Sorry for the small delay. Randy got a bit sick so we didn't get posted in time. We'll try to be better about this in the future.
Anyway, Dr Heckyl and Mr Hype is a film written and directed by Charles B. Griffith released in 1980. It was a comedic take on Dr Jekyll and My Hyde starring Oliver Reed in the lead role who had previously played the character before. The main difference comes in the fact that this is a reversal of the roles from the original Robert Louis Stevenson tale.
The movie was, like Schizoid, written, produced, and directed in a pulp speed fashion, and like that movie it suffers for it. But it also isn't without merit. The last twenty minutes are ludicrous and would have benefited from the entire movie being like it, and there were a few standout jokes and performances: especially that of Oliver Reed in the title role.
But, at the end of the day, Cannon had not yet hit their groove yet. It would take a few more films to get there.
Randy's score: 1/5
JD's score: 2/5
Up next: New Year's Evil (The Apple was delayed one week)
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