Summary
A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to use modern technology to improve it. He ends up as an ambitious, ruthless woman. She tries to prevent returning into the spineless man.
Good for
- Date night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+27)
Critics 11Audiences 38GoodWatch 26
Tomatometer11%
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.4/5
IMDb4.6
Audience score21%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1995
August 25, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for nudity, sexual content, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- David Price Director, Story
Writing · 5
- William Davies Screenplay
- Oliver Butcher Screenplay
- William Osborne Screenplay
- Tim John Screenplay
- Robert Louis Stevenson Novel
Production · 4
- Jerry Leider Producer
- Robert Shapiro Producer
- Mike Fenton Casting
- Allison Cowitt Casting
Camera · 3
- Tom Priestley Jr. Director of Photography
- Yves Drapeau First Assistant Camera
- Jonathan Wenk Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Tony Lombardo Editor
Sound · 8
- Mark McKenzie Original Music Composer
- Victoria Sampson Supervising Sound Editor
- Thom Brennan Sound Effects Editor
- Joseph T. Sabella Foley
- John Finklea Music Editor
- Robert Friedman Foley
Art · 8
- Gregory S. Melton Production Design
- Paul Hotte Set Decoration
- Guy Lalande Art Direction
- Cecile Braemer Art Department Coordinator
- Michèle Nolet Set Decoration
- Francine Danis Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Molly Maginnis Costume Design
- Wayne Massarelli Makeup Department Head
- Diane Simard Makeup Artist
- Bob Pritchett Hairstylist
- Joani Yarbrough Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Tim Landry Visual Effects Supervisor
- Melissa Taylor Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 2
- Shelley Cook Stunts
- Derrick Mitchell Visual Effects Editor
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