The Jekyll and Hyde Portfolio is a 1971 horror film about a mad killer stalking the staff at a secluded nursing academy. Who will be the next victim and why does the killer carve a ‘V’ into the bodies of his beautiful female victims?
The movie was directed by Eric Jeffrey Haims from a screenplay by Donn Greer (assistant director of Satan’s Cheerleaders), based on a story by Bonnie Jean, very loosely adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Cast:
Sebastian Brook (Rosemary’s Baby), Mady Maguire (A Scream in the Streets), Donn Greer, Gray Daniels (Gallery of Horror, Gremlins 2, The Rain Killer), John Terry, Rene Bond (Necromania, Please Don’t Eat My Mother!, Invasion of the Bee Girls), Casey Larrain (The Toy Box), Terri Bond, Hump Hardy, Nora Wieternik, Cathie Demille, Ric Lutze, Melissa Ruiz, Duane Paulsen and Jane Tsentas.
In the US, the film was issued an ‘X’ rating by the MPAA but by 1973 it received limited theatrical showings in North America. It was never released domestically on VHS.
In late 1982, British video label Intervision announced plans to issue it on Beta and VHS. However, with the ‘video nasty’ controversy raging and their sleazy box cover already publicised, Intervision cancelled the release, making it mail order outside of the UK. It seems to have had a very limited Australian release, however.
In early 2014, Vinegar Syndrome announced a limited edition Blu-ray Disc release of just 1000 copies on a double-bill with A Clock Work Blue. These sold out immediately and are only available via resellers.
Plot:
The Florence Nightingale Institute has a reputation for training highly respected nurses. Unfortunately, director Doctor Dorian Cabala (Sebastian Brook) has peculiar and perverted rules. To make matters worse, a killer begins preying on the students, leaving their abdomens with three star-shaped punctures. As the trainee nurses prepare to stage their own version of ‘Doctor jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ two cops (Donn Greer and Gray Daniels) keep an eye on Doctor Cabala and his charges…
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