Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again is a horror spoof in the same scattershot vein as Airplane, Naked Gun or Hot Shots, loaded with sight gags, slapstick and abject lunacy, with so much throwaway silliness that a lot of it might even go unnoticed. As is typical with this kind of film, the gags are fairly hit and miss - possibly even more miss than hit (hell, even the best of the Zucker Abrahams movies have their duff jokes) - but it is still a fun ride thanks to a game cast who give it their all: lead Mark Blankfield plays both Jeckyll and Hyde with unreserved gusto, the performer's eccentric mannerisms as Hyde the highlight of the film (he reminded me a lot of Danny John-Jules as Cat in Red Dwarf, only even more manic); Blankfield is joined by B-movie favourite Tim Thomerson as cross-dressing plastic surgeon Dr. Knute Lanyon, character actress Lin Shaye as a lustful nurse, Krista Errickson as sexy hooker Ivy, Bess Armstrong as Jeckyll's posh crumpet fiancé Mary Carew, and Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson as a busty nurse.
The plot is loosely based on the famous novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, but is probably best described as The Nutty Professor with Class-A drugs: while carrying out research into harnessing the power of man's animal instincts for survival, Dr. Jeckyll accidentally snorts one of his experimental powders and transforms into wild-haired sex-machine Hyde, packing a big bulge in his pants, a hairy chest, a coke nail, a gold tooth and tacky jewellery. Thereon, it's total madness, as Hyde gets it on with hooker/songstress Ivy, regretting his actions when he reverts back to Jeckyll, but continuing to snort his powder even though it might cost his career and his relationship (a madcap comedy about drug addiction - don't get many of those!).
The un-PC humour might not suit everyone (there's gay and racial stereotypes, a bestiality gag, and sexist quips aplenty), but with punks in Devo hats, random dwarfs, a testicle donor ($1m for the pair), Elvira's nipple, chicken sushi, a non-stop train service from L.A. to London, a foggy street called Foggy Street, an impromptu musical number with.three backing singers, a black and white rooftop chase, and a final shot of Robert Louis Stevenson literally spinning in his grave, this one's just too silly to get upset about.
7/10. Much more enjoyable than I thought it would be.
The plot is loosely based on the famous novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, but is probably best described as The Nutty Professor with Class-A drugs: while carrying out research into harnessing the power of man's animal instincts for survival, Dr. Jeckyll accidentally snorts one of his experimental powders and transforms into wild-haired sex-machine Hyde, packing a big bulge in his pants, a hairy chest, a coke nail, a gold tooth and tacky jewellery. Thereon, it's total madness, as Hyde gets it on with hooker/songstress Ivy, regretting his actions when he reverts back to Jeckyll, but continuing to snort his powder even though it might cost his career and his relationship (a madcap comedy about drug addiction - don't get many of those!).
The un-PC humour might not suit everyone (there's gay and racial stereotypes, a bestiality gag, and sexist quips aplenty), but with punks in Devo hats, random dwarfs, a testicle donor ($1m for the pair), Elvira's nipple, chicken sushi, a non-stop train service from L.A. to London, a foggy street called Foggy Street, an impromptu musical number with.three backing singers, a black and white rooftop chase, and a final shot of Robert Louis Stevenson literally spinning in his grave, this one's just too silly to get upset about.
7/10. Much more enjoyable than I thought it would be.