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Edge of Sanity

- Beware the beast within!

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.

Release Date : 1989-04-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Allied VisionHungarofilmAllied Cine Group Pic II

Production Country : FranceHungaryUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dr. Henry Jekyll / Jack "The Ripper" Hyde

Original Name : Anthony Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elisabeth Jekyll

Original Name : Glynis Barber

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susannah

Original Name : Sarah Maur Thorp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Underwood

Original Name : David Lodge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Ben Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newcomen

Original Name : Ray Jewers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flora

Original Name : Jill Melford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria

Original Name : Lisa Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Egglestone

Original Name : Noel Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann Underwood

Original Name : Briony McRoberts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lanyon

Original Name : Mark Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Harry Landis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Egglestone

Original Name : Jill Pearson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Bottingham

Original Name : Basil Hoskins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margot

Original Name : Ruth Burnett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maggie

Original Name : Carolyn Cortez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cockney Prostitute

Original Name : Cathy Murphy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liza

Original Name : Claudia Udy

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-10-27

**_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). While it’s superior to “Demons of the Mind,” it’s not quite as good as the other three. You can tell it’s low-budget, but makes up for it with Perkins’ knockout performance and creative artistry in cinematography, lighting, positioning and sets. Like “The Creeping Flesh” and “Taste the Blood of Dracula” (1970) the movie interestingly explores the contrast of legalism with its counterpart libertinism. Society and religion enact laws that restrain the beast within, which makes everything good on the surface but, underneath, there’s a licentious monster wanting to get out. The production doesn’t hold back with its depictions of the sadistic and debauched. As such, there’s an excess of sordidness and quite a bit of gore, which is apropos for Mr. Hyde and Jack the Ripper. So this is a very hard R-rated production. If you’re in the mood for a Victorian milieu, black coats, cobblestone streets, alluring women, a ghastly killer and lush colors, “Edge of Sanity” should fill the bill. It’s the precursor to “From Hell” (2001) a dozen years prior, just on a lower budget. The film runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in Budapest, Hungary, with 2nd unit work done in London. GRADE: B-