Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- bawdy
- campy
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- retro comedy night
What critics said
The low IMDb rating suggests a broadly mixed reception, with the film's comic premise appealing more as campy genre novelty than as polished horror or comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film reworks the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde premise through lusty humor and sexual manipulation rather than straight gothic horror.
Barbara Wimply uses her sexual powers to tame the evil and murderous Dr. Jekyll.
Paolo Villaggio plays both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a comedic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's premise.
The Italian production combines horror source material with the country's bawdy popular-comedy tradition.
Films like Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot, and why
The Nutty Professor
Shares an irreverent horror-comedy approach to the Jekyll and Hyde myth, mixing grotesque transformation with broad sexual humor.
The Sex Machine
Comparable as a bawdy European comedy built around erotic farce, exaggerated male identity, and comic sexual manipulation.
Young Frankenstein
Shares comic revisionism of classic horror material, campy tone, and a deliberately playful treatment of murderous supernatural identity.
Movie Details
- Director
- Steno
- Release Date
- 1979-08-31
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (30)
Cast
- Paolo Villaggio
- Edwige Fenech
- Gianrico Tedeschi
- Gordon Mitchell
- Paolo Paoloni
- Guerrino Crivello
- Eolo Capritti
- Francesco Anniballi
- Walter Williams
- Clemente Ukmar
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot about?
- A lustful woman tries to reform the murderous Dr. Jekyll by turning desire into an unlikely weapon.
- What is Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot as moderate.
- What did critics think of Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot?
- The low IMDb rating suggests a broadly mixed reception, with the film's comic premise appealing more as campy genre novelty than as polished horror or comedy.
- Which films are like Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot?
- Films with a similar feel include The Nutty Professor, The Sex Machine, and Young Frankenstein.
- How long is Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot?
- Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot?
- In United States, Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
