| | | The battle between good and evil has many victims...and one witness.
Features: DVD, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Subtitled, Dubbed
The classic horror story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde gets a chilling new twist when seen through the eyes of Dr. Jekyll’s devoted maid MARY REILLY. JULIA ROBERTS and JOHN MALKOVICH, along with the writer and director of DANGEROUS LIASONS, take terror to a new level as the immortal conflict between good and evil is played out in the soul of one man. Equally attracted to her kind employer Dr. Jekyll and his mysterious assistant Mr. Hyde, Mary Reilly must confront her own dangerous desires if she is to survive humanity’s greatest evil.
"Julia's most powerful performance" Jim Ferguson, Prevue Channel
Editor's Note
In this moody and melodramatic revision of the classic horror tale, based on the novel by Valerie Martin, the Jekyll and Hyde saga is told from the point of view of the doctor's long-time maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts). Despite Mary's close collaboration with the staid Dr. Jekyll (John Malkovich) and her fascination with his charming "assistant" Hyde, she is unable to realize their true nature until too late.
Plot Summary
This Gothic melodrama, adapted from the novel by Valerie Martin, depicts the infamous tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the perspective of Dr. Jekyll's naive housemaid, a poor servant girl from gloomy Edinburgh named Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts). Having suffered an emotionally and physically wrenching childhood at the hands of her cruel father, Mary grew up with a dichotomous view of men. It is then fitting that the adult Mary becomes a housekeeper for one Dr. Jekyll (John Malkovich). Slowly, the reserved woman begins to open up to him emotionally, and the two become close. However, as Mary begins to innocently spy on the well respected doctor, she soon discovers strange secrets about his personality, including nightly outings to a seedy bordello run by a vicious madam (Glenn Close). When Jekyll's assistant, Hyde, begins working at the mansion, Mary becomes attracted to him, for he is younger, stronger and more virile than Jekyll. Amidst the ominous walls of the doctor's foreboding home, Mary is forced to realize the truth about her employer and his seductive "assistant."
| Features | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailer | | Talent Files | | Production Notes | | Korean Subtitles | | Thai Subtitles | | Making Of Featurette | | French Subtitles | | Portuguese Subtitles | | Chinese Subtitles | | Portuguese Audio | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | English 2 Channel Dolby Surround | | French Audio | | Spanish Audio | | Digitally Mastered Audio & Anamorphic Video | | Widescreen Version | | English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 3/23/2004 |
| Running Time: 108 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 11052 | | UPC: 00043396110526 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Portuguese Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Mandarin | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Cole is vivid and memorable....Philippe Rousselot's gorgeously muted lensing is among other top-notch credits..." 02/26/1996Los Angeles Times
"...Well-crafted....Handsomely shot..." 02/23/1996 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...The performances are subtle and well-controlled....The movie is as visually intimate as a Bergman film..." 02/23/1996 p.27 |
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