DEAD RINGERS & DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE Episode 72: World of Foundational Horror™ Bonus

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This week I looked at two Foundational films about identity.

DR. JECKYLL AND SISTER HYDE is a 1971 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their third adaptation of the story after The Ugly Duckling and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll. The film is notable for showing Jekyll transform into a female Hyde; it also incorporates into the plot aspects of the historical Jack the Ripper and Burke and Hare cases.

DEAD RINGERS is a 1988 psychological thriller film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists. David Cronenberg directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Norman Snider. Their script was based on the lives of Stewart and Cyril Marcus and on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland, a "highly fictionalized" version of the Marcuses' story.

The film won numerous honors, including for Irons' performance, and 10 Genie Awards, notably Best Motion Picture. Toronto International Film Festival critics have ranked it among the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.


Some questions remain:
How central to your identity is your gender?
Which is the worse decision: taking female hormones to extend one's life or becoming addicted to pills in order to save your brother
Who's right about Mr. Cronenberg's film: Your humble host or David Cronenberg, himself?

Philosophy Corner™ makes its first appearance on the podcast. I just couldn't stop thinking about identity.

Coming up:
Whole Squad Pod™ (Mac, Quinn and me on three kickass films from 1960: LES YEUX SAN VISAGE / EYES WITHOUT A FACE, PEEPING TOM & PSYCHO.

Mac's Picks: Killers genre with ICHI THE KILLER & HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER

It Means the World of Horror to Me™ the (rescheduled) Lynchisode with FIRE, WALK WITH ME & MULHOLLAND DR.

Mom's Picks: Possession genre with POSSESSOR & METAMORPHOSIS.

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I forgot to cover this article, but I thought it was interesting
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Mental Floss Article
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67769/11-strange-facts-about-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde

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