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Edge of Sanity( 1989)

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Beware the beast within!

Overview

When his experiments into a powerful new anesthetic go hideously awry, respected physician Dr. Jekyll transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As his wife Elisabeth passes her time in charitable work, rehabilitating the district's fallen women, Hyde is drawn into an escalating cycle of lust and murder that seems to know no bounds.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anthony Perkins

      Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde

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      Glynis Barber

      Elisabeth Jekyll

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      Sarah Maur Thorp

      Susannah

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      David Lodge

      Underwood

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      Ben Cole

      Johnny

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      Ray Jewers

      Newcomen

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      Jill Melford

      Flora

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      Lisa Davis

      Maria

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      Noel Coleman

      Egglestone

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      Briony McRoberts

      Ann Underwood

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      Mark Elliott

      Lanyon

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      Harry Landis

      Coroner

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      Jill Pearson

      Mrs. Egglestone

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      Basil Hoskins

      Mr. Bottingham

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      Ruth Burnett

      Margot

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      Carolyn Cortez

      Maggie

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      Cathy Murphy

      Cockney Prostitute

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      Claudia Udy

      Liza

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Mon Oct 17 2022
    **_Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde meets Jack the Ripper with Anthony Perkins_** In London, 1888, Dr. Jekyll accidently discovers a form of smoking crack in the Victorian Era and thus his bestial alter ego, Mr. Hyde, goes on murderous excursions in the dead of night with oversexed prostitutes being his preferred prey. Glynis Barber is on hand as his beautiful, trusting wife, Elisabeth. "Edge of Sanity” (1989) is like a Hammer horror flick updated to the late 80s, mixing "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll" (1960), “Demons of the Mind” (1972) and “The Creeping Flesh” (1973) with “Psycho III” (1986). Wh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    102000.00

    Keywords

    • prostitute
    • cocaine
    • investigation
    • jack the ripper
    • murder of prostitute
    • victorian england
    • murder
    • mad doctor
    • doctor
    • drugs
    • jekyll and hyde