Edge of Sanity (1989)
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28% of users liked it
(1,309 ratings)
This demented fusion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the legend of Jack the Ripper marks one of the final roles for Anthony Perkins, and certainly one of the weirdest performances of his career. Perkins plays Dr. Jekyll as more of a dedicated 19th-century man of medicine than an obsessed eccentric… More This demented fusion of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with the legend of Jack the Ripper marks one of the final roles for Anthony Perkins, and certainly one of the weirdest performances of his career. Perkins plays Dr. Jekyll as more of a dedicated 19th-century man of medicine than an obsessed eccentric -- whose research into a safe form of anaesthetic leads to the accidental discovery of cocaine! Jekyll's inadvertent freebasing of the vapors from a cocaine/ether mixture triggers his transformation into Hyde - a murderer of prostitutes who dubs himself "Jack," thus allowing the convenient transition into the "Jack the Ripper" phase of the plot. This Hungarian production has fairly high production values, but Perkins' over-the-top antics and some glaring anachronisms (Jack's streetwalker victims sport accessories that look like Madonna's hand-me-downs) make it impossible to take seriously as a horror film. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anthony Perkins, Ben Cole
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1989 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Gorgeous production design. Not so gorgeous any other way
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Perkins sleepwalks through a grimy and unpleasant affair.
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Cast
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Anthony Perkins
as Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
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Glynis Barber
as Elisabeth Jekyll
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Sarah Maur-Thorp
as Susannah
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David Lodge
as Underwood
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Ben Cole
as Johnny the Pimp
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Ray Jewers
as Newcomen
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Jill Melford
as Flora
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Lisa Davis
as Maria
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Noel Coleman
as Egglestone
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Briony McRoberts
as Ann Underwood
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Claudia Udy
as Liza
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Ruth Burnett
as Margo
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Basil Hoskins
as Mr. Bottingham
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Harry Landis
as Coroner
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Cathy Murphy
as Cockney Prostitute
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Jill Pearson
as Mrs. Egglestone
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Mark Elliot
as Lanyon
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Carolyn Cortez
as Maggie
- Sarah Maur Thorp
