The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story

movie: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) · 1968-01-03

A Canadian-American TV film based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

14 total · 6 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
facing one's darker side major The mild mannered Dr. Jekyll started transforming into his debauched alter ego Mr. Hyde after he drank an experimental serum.
life in Victorian Britain major We saw a quaint and stereotyped depiction of life in what one presumes to be Victorian London.
mad scientist stereotype major Dr. Jekyll had the hubris to presume he could synthesize a chemical serum that would rid a person of their evil side, leaving only the good side behind.
the human capacity for good and evil major Dr. Jekyll has two selves: his dedicated physician self and his debauched split personality Mr. Hyde.
what if I had multiple personalities major Dr. Jekyll has two selves: his dedicated physician self and his debauched split personality Mr. Hyde.
what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis major The mild mannered Dr. Jekyll would transform into his debauched alter ego Mr. Hyde whenever he drank an experimental serum.
domestic violence minor Mr. Hyde left a women he was seeing with a black eye.
engaged couple minor Mr. Hyde made a scene in front of the soon to be married couple Liz and Cassidy.
friendship minor Dr. Jekyll confided in his old friend George when he needed help evading the authorities.
jealousy minor Mr. Hyde physically assaulted a woman he was seeing while in a jealous rage.