I, Monster (powerhouse) Chistopher Lee, Peter Cushing

Horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing team up once again for an Amicus take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with Lee occupying the role of the scientist and his deadly alter ego. Directed by Stephen Weeks, making his first feature aged twenty-two, I, Monster presents an inventive take on an iconic tale.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• 2K restoration by Powerhouse Films from original film materials
• Two presentations of the film: the original 75-minute theatrical cut; and the extended 81-minute version
• Original mono audio
• Audio commentary with director Stephen Weeks (2020)
• Audio commentary with Weeks and film scholar Sam Umland (2005)
• The BEHP Interview with Peter Tanner – Part One, 1914–1939 (1987, 75 mins): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the celebrated editor in conversation with Roy Fowler and Taffy Haines
• I, Maestro (2020, 18 mins): renowned composer Carl Davis discusses his score
• Introduction by Stephen Laws (2020, 6 mins): appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
• Stephen Weeks at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1998, 16 mins): archival video recording of the director in conversation with Stephen Laws
• Interview with Milton Subotsky (1985, 182 mins): archival audio recording of the famed producer
• Image galleries: publicity and promotional material
• Original UK and US theatrical trailers
• Kim Newman and David Flint trailer commentary (2017, 2 mins): short critical appreciation by the genre-film experts
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing