Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot

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Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot
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Directed by Steno
Screenplay by
Story by Castellano & Pipolo [1]
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Raimondo Crociani [1]
Music by Armando Trovajoli [1]
Production
company
Medusa Distribuzione [1]
Distributed byMedusa
Release date
  • 31 August 1979 (1979-08-31)(Italy)
Running time
107 minutes [1] [2]
CountryItaly [1]

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (Italian : Dottor Jekyll e gentile signora) is a 1979 Italian film directed by Steno. [1]

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Plot

The evil genius Dr. Jekyll, director of the powerful multinational food company PANTAC which has flooded the world with a large number of pollutants and harmful products, accidentally drinks the "serum of good", turning into a good-natured and placid Mr. Hyde...

Cast

Production

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot was originally titled as Il dottor Jekill Junior. [2] According to the public register, filming began on July 31, 1978. [3] [4] The film was shot on location in London. [3]

Release

Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot was distributed theatrically in Italy by Medusda on 31 August 1979. [1] [2] The film grossed 427,000,000 Italian lire domestically. [2]

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Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476629605.