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Doctor Jekyll, a [[MadScientist brilliant scientist]], in his conviction that ChemistryCanDoAnything, has just invented a potion that makes good people bad and bad people good. No more trouble with psychopaths! Being serious about science, he [[ProfessorGuineaPig tests the potion on himself]].
Predictably, his ShadowArchetype [[EnemyWithout emerges]] and goes on a spree of smashing innocent arthropods, shouting slightly vile words at random people and generally bothering everyone.
And then, just as he begins to enjoy his new life, the police start looking for him...
An (we use the term, very, ''very'' loosely) adaptation of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' by Władysław [[Film/RobinHoodCzwartaStrzala Sik]][[Film/BasnOLudziachStad ora]] and [[ProductionPosse Studio A'yoy]], filmed in Zielona Góra [[CaliforniaDoubling doubling for]] London. Which in the book was doubling for Edinburgh. A shining example of Sikora school of directing ("Just run around a lot").
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!! Tropes! Tropes! Hahaha!:
* AbductionIsLove: Hyde kidnaps Lolita (on stage!), who isn't particularly happy about that.
* AllMenArePerverts: Johann takes the cake.
-->'''Ann''': Johann! What are you doing in my bed?\\
'''Johann''': (wearing nothing but boxers and gloves) Checking if it's good.
* AndAnotherThing: Inspector Kowolsky (sic), as befits a CluelessDetective.
* AteTheSpoon: Jekyll's part in ContrastMontage ends with a horrifically mangled spoon.
* BabyCarriage: Just why Hyde steals one is... ah, right. He's [[WouldHurtAChild evil]].
* BakerStreetRegular: One is trailing Kowolsky, saying nothing. For some reason. [[spoiler: Which is snooping in Jekyll's lab, drinking the potion and becoming a horrible brat.]]
* BettyAndVeronica: Jekyll is engaged to sunny, cute and domestic Ann, while Hyde wantonly seduces a cabaret singer, Lolita. And his infatuation starts bleeding over to Jekyll...
-->'''Ann''': You were undressing her in your mind!\\
'''Jekyll''': No! I only took off her sweater!
* BlatantLies: When Ann starts suspecting him of something, Jekyll's excuses are lamer than a toppled llama. Also:
-->'''Jekyll''': I am innocent. Or, in any case, I'll confess to nothing.
* BoundAndGagged: [[DamselInDistress Lolita]], when kidnapped.
* Music/TheCancanSong: A natural opening to the [[ChorusGirls cabaret]] scene.
* CantTakeCriticism: Lolita can't stand that anyone dislikes her singing.
* CigarChomper: [[CluelessDetective Kowolsky]] doesn't take his cigar out of his mouth. Ever.
* TheChanteuse: Somewhat low-budget version in Lolita, who would fit in a {{Western}} better.
* ContrastMontage: Johann cooking in the kitchen, Jekyll doing science in his lab, using the same gestures (and parsley). Set to merry music.
* DescendedCreator: Władysław Sikora acts in all his movies, but has the biggest role (Johann, Jekyll's manservant) here.
* DopeSlap: Ann deals these to [[AllMenArePerverts amorous]] Johann without even pausing their conversation.
* DrivenToSuicide: A random cabaret patron, presumably by unrequited love for Lolita.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The sign on Jekyll's door says "Henry Jekyll. Human Experimentation".
* ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: "Mrs Brown's kitty is dead! So is her puppy! Who's next?!" A bit later the same newspaper boy shouts news that are actually about Hyde.
* EvilLaugh: Hyde. Also sports Evil Grins.
* {{Fainting}}: Ann, after her [[PokeThePoodle terrible ordeal]] with Hyde.
* ForScience: Johann snarkily remarks that ScienceIsBad.
-->'''Jekyll''': I'm doing this for the progress, okay?
* GenderBender: [[spoiler: When Ann accidentally drinks Jekyll's potion, she turns into a bloke.]] This leads to an UnsettlingGenderReveal when Hyde catches up with her/him.
* TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper: Lolita tries to find Hyde by carrying around a shoe he's lost and making people try it on. Then she gets policemen to do this for her.
* GossipEvolution: People come to a conclusion that Hyde has four arms. Panic ensues.
* GothicHorror: ...ish. Source material helps.
* GratuitousEnglish: Hyde's graffiti includes the "f" word. And "No future". And "Music/{{ACDC}}". Vile.
* GratuitousGerman: Lolita's song.
* HandPuppet: The cabaret has an act with a guy inexplicably using these to tell awful jokes. He gets [[ProducePelting tomatoes thrown at him]] after the first one.
* HeelRealization: Kind of, when Jekyll realises he's really just a junkie.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: One of the cabaret patrons can throw a cigarette into her own mouth, every single time. [[spoiler: Until Lolita gets kidnapped and the cabaret doesn't have any interesting act anymore.]]
* TheIngenue: Ann. Bit parodied.
* InsultBackfire: Hyde running around, spouting vaguely foul words, encounters a {{Streetwalker}}, who's utterly unimpressed.
-->'''Hyde''': Harlot!\\
'''Lady of negotiable affect''': Yeah.
* JekyllAndHyde: Well, duh.
* LetsDuet: Somewhen, [[spoiler: Johann has let Lolita out of the cellar]] and they're singing together in the ending. They end up HappilyMarried.
* TheMadnessPlace: Jekyll is only interested in the development of his potion, leading Ann to the conclusion that he stopped loving her.
* MadScientistLaboratory: Jekyll's. But antidote to his potion looks like [[OffTheShelfFX orange juice]].
* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: Johann is stroking a turtle in his first scene. And talking to it. We don't know why.
* MomentKiller: For a random couple. Another example of Hyde's early evilness.
* MuggingTheMonster: Three random thugs try to rough up Hyde. They are made short shrift of. [[spoiler: But two other, stronger ones succeed.]]
* NoHeroToHisValet: Johann has zero respect for his employer. Then again, his employer ''is'' a bit of a MadScientist who throws stuff at him.
-->'''Johann''': ([[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext to the turtle]]) See, Jamie. If you work hard at school, you can become insane, too.
* PaintingTheMedium: When Jekyll is writing in his log, [[SoundingItOut the voiceover]] [[LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand slowly halts]] as his pen runs out of ink.
* ParasolOfPrettiness: Ann in the park.
* PokeThePoodle: Hyde assures himself he's evil by (horror!) smashing a mosquito. Then he [[EvilLaugh laughs]]. And that's just the start of his villainy.
-->'''Hyde''': (chasing a random girl) Ass! Stool! Snot!
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: ParodiedTrope - the parrot is stuffed, it's Johann screeching in a parrot-ish voice. And Jekyll [[LampshadeHanging calls him out on it]].
* ProducePelting: The cabaret "Biedronka" features acts so bad it has to provide the patrons with tomatoes, apparently.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: Guess who.
-->'''Jekyll''': I'll drink [[PsychoSerum this]] now to turn into an [[BeautyEqualsGoodness ugly, evil man]]. (proceeds to do so)\\
'''Hyde''': ([[EvilMakesYouUgly hoarsely]]) I drunk this, but I'm still beautiful.
* ReactiveContinuousScream: Johann sees Hyde and screams. Hyde screams. Johann [[StealthHiBye vanishes]].
* SchizoTech: Inspector Kowolsky has a voice recorder in what is supposed to be XIX century. Apparently RuleOfFunny allows time travel.
* ScreamingWoman: Ann, when she sees Hyde. [[spoiler: Because he's holding a spider.]] Also, the random mother while accosted by him, and her friend at the sight of a policeman.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Jekyll knows perfectly well who the "madman" who scared Ann so much was.
-->'''Jekyll''': I have been sleeping. Or pretending.
* TechnicolorScience: A little purple, and Jekyll's potion is (of course) green.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: A mob of concerned citizens enacts a manhunt for Hyde.
* WackySoundEffect: Johann is dusting with a duster, not with a vacuum cleaner (which would be anachronistic!).
* WouldHitAGirl: Hyde's evilness starts out [[PokeThePoodle petty]], but he does degenerate into this.
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Predictably, his ShadowArchetype [[EnemyWithout emerges]] and goes on a spree of smashing innocent arthropods, shouting slightly vile words at random people and generally bothering everyone.
And then, just as he begins to enjoy his new life, the police start looking for him...
An (we use the term, very, ''very'' loosely) adaptation of ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' by Władysław [[Film/RobinHoodCzwartaStrzala Sik]][[Film/BasnOLudziachStad ora]] and [[ProductionPosse Studio A'yoy]], filmed in Zielona Góra [[CaliforniaDoubling doubling for]] London. Which in the book was doubling for Edinburgh. A shining example of Sikora school of directing ("Just run around a lot").
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!! Tropes! Tropes! Hahaha!:
* AbductionIsLove: Hyde kidnaps Lolita (on stage!), who isn't particularly happy about that.
* AllMenArePerverts: Johann takes the cake.
-->'''Ann''': Johann! What are you doing in my bed?\\
'''Johann''': (wearing nothing but boxers and gloves) Checking if it's good.
* AndAnotherThing: Inspector Kowolsky (sic), as befits a CluelessDetective.
* AteTheSpoon: Jekyll's part in ContrastMontage ends with a horrifically mangled spoon.
* BabyCarriage: Just why Hyde steals one is... ah, right. He's [[WouldHurtAChild evil]].
* BakerStreetRegular: One is trailing Kowolsky, saying nothing. For some reason. [[spoiler: Which is snooping in Jekyll's lab, drinking the potion and becoming a horrible brat.]]
* BettyAndVeronica: Jekyll is engaged to sunny, cute and domestic Ann, while Hyde wantonly seduces a cabaret singer, Lolita. And his infatuation starts bleeding over to Jekyll...
-->'''Ann''': You were undressing her in your mind!\\
'''Jekyll''': No! I only took off her sweater!
* BlatantLies: When Ann starts suspecting him of something, Jekyll's excuses are lamer than a toppled llama. Also:
-->'''Jekyll''': I am innocent. Or, in any case, I'll confess to nothing.
* BoundAndGagged: [[DamselInDistress Lolita]], when kidnapped.
* Music/TheCancanSong: A natural opening to the [[ChorusGirls cabaret]] scene.
* CantTakeCriticism: Lolita can't stand that anyone dislikes her singing.
* CigarChomper: [[CluelessDetective Kowolsky]] doesn't take his cigar out of his mouth. Ever.
* TheChanteuse: Somewhat low-budget version in Lolita, who would fit in a {{Western}} better.
* ContrastMontage: Johann cooking in the kitchen, Jekyll doing science in his lab, using the same gestures (and parsley). Set to merry music.
* DescendedCreator: Władysław Sikora acts in all his movies, but has the biggest role (Johann, Jekyll's manservant) here.
* DopeSlap: Ann deals these to [[AllMenArePerverts amorous]] Johann without even pausing their conversation.
* DrivenToSuicide: A random cabaret patron, presumably by unrequited love for Lolita.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The sign on Jekyll's door says "Henry Jekyll. Human Experimentation".
* ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt: "Mrs Brown's kitty is dead! So is her puppy! Who's next?!" A bit later the same newspaper boy shouts news that are actually about Hyde.
* EvilLaugh: Hyde. Also sports Evil Grins.
* {{Fainting}}: Ann, after her [[PokeThePoodle terrible ordeal]] with Hyde.
* ForScience: Johann snarkily remarks that ScienceIsBad.
-->'''Jekyll''': I'm doing this for the progress, okay?
* GenderBender: [[spoiler: When Ann accidentally drinks Jekyll's potion, she turns into a bloke.]] This leads to an UnsettlingGenderReveal when Hyde catches up with her/him.
* TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper: Lolita tries to find Hyde by carrying around a shoe he's lost and making people try it on. Then she gets policemen to do this for her.
* GossipEvolution: People come to a conclusion that Hyde has four arms. Panic ensues.
* GothicHorror: ...ish. Source material helps.
* GratuitousEnglish: Hyde's graffiti includes the "f" word. And "No future". And "Music/{{ACDC}}". Vile.
* GratuitousGerman: Lolita's song.
* HandPuppet: The cabaret has an act with a guy inexplicably using these to tell awful jokes. He gets [[ProducePelting tomatoes thrown at him]] after the first one.
* HeelRealization: Kind of, when Jekyll realises he's really just a junkie.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: One of the cabaret patrons can throw a cigarette into her own mouth, every single time. [[spoiler: Until Lolita gets kidnapped and the cabaret doesn't have any interesting act anymore.]]
* TheIngenue: Ann. Bit parodied.
* InsultBackfire: Hyde running around, spouting vaguely foul words, encounters a {{Streetwalker}}, who's utterly unimpressed.
-->'''Hyde''': Harlot!\\
'''Lady of negotiable affect''': Yeah.
* JekyllAndHyde: Well, duh.
* LetsDuet: Somewhen, [[spoiler: Johann has let Lolita out of the cellar]] and they're singing together in the ending. They end up HappilyMarried.
* TheMadnessPlace: Jekyll is only interested in the development of his potion, leading Ann to the conclusion that he stopped loving her.
* MadScientistLaboratory: Jekyll's. But antidote to his potion looks like [[OffTheShelfFX orange juice]].
* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext: Johann is stroking a turtle in his first scene. And talking to it. We don't know why.
* MomentKiller: For a random couple. Another example of Hyde's early evilness.
* MuggingTheMonster: Three random thugs try to rough up Hyde. They are made short shrift of. [[spoiler: But two other, stronger ones succeed.]]
* NoHeroToHisValet: Johann has zero respect for his employer. Then again, his employer ''is'' a bit of a MadScientist who throws stuff at him.
-->'''Johann''': ([[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext to the turtle]]) See, Jamie. If you work hard at school, you can become insane, too.
* PaintingTheMedium: When Jekyll is writing in his log, [[SoundingItOut the voiceover]] [[LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand slowly halts]] as his pen runs out of ink.
* ParasolOfPrettiness: Ann in the park.
* PokeThePoodle: Hyde assures himself he's evil by (horror!) smashing a mosquito. Then he [[EvilLaugh laughs]]. And that's just the start of his villainy.
-->'''Hyde''': (chasing a random girl) Ass! Stool! Snot!
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: ParodiedTrope - the parrot is stuffed, it's Johann screeching in a parrot-ish voice. And Jekyll [[LampshadeHanging calls him out on it]].
* ProducePelting: The cabaret "Biedronka" features acts so bad it has to provide the patrons with tomatoes, apparently.
* ProfessorGuineaPig: Guess who.
-->'''Jekyll''': I'll drink [[PsychoSerum this]] now to turn into an [[BeautyEqualsGoodness ugly, evil man]]. (proceeds to do so)\\
'''Hyde''': ([[EvilMakesYouUgly hoarsely]]) I drunk this, but I'm still beautiful.
* ReactiveContinuousScream: Johann sees Hyde and screams. Hyde screams. Johann [[StealthHiBye vanishes]].
* SchizoTech: Inspector Kowolsky has a voice recorder in what is supposed to be XIX century. Apparently RuleOfFunny allows time travel.
* ScreamingWoman: Ann, when she sees Hyde. [[spoiler: Because he's holding a spider.]] Also, the random mother while accosted by him, and her friend at the sight of a policeman.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Jekyll knows perfectly well who the "madman" who scared Ann so much was.
-->'''Jekyll''': I have been sleeping. Or pretending.
* TechnicolorScience: A little purple, and Jekyll's potion is (of course) green.
* TorchesAndPitchforks: A mob of concerned citizens enacts a manhunt for Hyde.
* WackySoundEffect: Johann is dusting with a duster, not with a vacuum cleaner (which would be anachronistic!).
* WouldHitAGirl: Hyde's evilness starts out [[PokeThePoodle petty]], but he does degenerate into this.
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