Udo Kier is the eponymous Dr. Henry Jekyll, whose experiments into transcendentalism turn him into the sex-crazed Mr. Hyde, who proceeds to go on the rampage, no woman or man safe from his 35cm long, 6cm in diameter, pointy-tipped and extremely rigid phallus. Jeckyll's beautiful betrothed, Miss Fanny Osbourne (Marina Pierro), discovers her lover's secret and is forced to take drastic measures to keep her man.
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne is Euro arthouse horror by way of sleazy sexploitation, meaning that it bores and entertains in equal measures. When at its most pretentious, it is an insufferable snooze-fest, but the film proves a whole lot of deviant fun whenever Hyde gets freaky deaky with his massive dong.
First to suffer is a young girl, beaten unconscious in a London street by Hyde wielding Jeckyll's cane. A pretty dancer is next to be attacked, her lady parts torn asunder by Hyde's whopping whanger, her belly perforated from the inside. Charlotte, the lascivious daughter of General William Danvers Carew (Patrick Magee), actually welcomes Hyde's attention, obligingly bending over for some rear-entry action as her father, tied to a chair, watches in horror (he later punishes his wanton girl by whipping her bare ass with a length of rope). Then, proving that he has no particular sexual preference, Hyde rapes a curly-haired man. Borowczyk, not one to shy away from a shocking image, gives us several graphic shots of Hyde's engorged member as he goes about his business, and shows the bloody aftermath of each attack in detail. The film also delivers plenty of gratuitous nudity, with lots of boobs and bush, making the film a real treat for fans of exploitative trash.
Fans of Udo Kier might come away a little disappointed: he isn't really given a lot to do, since his demented alter-ego is played by another actor (Gérard Zalcberg, sporting a really bad haircut). The most memorable performances come from Magee, who looks like he's totally off his rocker (or completely drunk), and Pierro, who impresses for a completely different reason: she's stunning!
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne is Euro arthouse horror by way of sleazy sexploitation, meaning that it bores and entertains in equal measures. When at its most pretentious, it is an insufferable snooze-fest, but the film proves a whole lot of deviant fun whenever Hyde gets freaky deaky with his massive dong.
First to suffer is a young girl, beaten unconscious in a London street by Hyde wielding Jeckyll's cane. A pretty dancer is next to be attacked, her lady parts torn asunder by Hyde's whopping whanger, her belly perforated from the inside. Charlotte, the lascivious daughter of General William Danvers Carew (Patrick Magee), actually welcomes Hyde's attention, obligingly bending over for some rear-entry action as her father, tied to a chair, watches in horror (he later punishes his wanton girl by whipping her bare ass with a length of rope). Then, proving that he has no particular sexual preference, Hyde rapes a curly-haired man. Borowczyk, not one to shy away from a shocking image, gives us several graphic shots of Hyde's engorged member as he goes about his business, and shows the bloody aftermath of each attack in detail. The film also delivers plenty of gratuitous nudity, with lots of boobs and bush, making the film a real treat for fans of exploitative trash.
Fans of Udo Kier might come away a little disappointed: he isn't really given a lot to do, since his demented alter-ego is played by another actor (Gérard Zalcberg, sporting a really bad haircut). The most memorable performances come from Magee, who looks like he's totally off his rocker (or completely drunk), and Pierro, who impresses for a completely different reason: she's stunning!