Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde (Episode 143) Hot Date with Dan and Vicky

In the early 70's Hammer Studios, Britain's premier production house for horror and fantasy films, was at a crossroads.  The Hammer name connoted class, style and a certain elegance but the new wave of horror was grittier and more explicit.  Playing against The Exorcist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hammer films could almost appear quaint.  So Hammer pivoted and started making films like 1972's Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde in response.  Still using trained British talent and adapting classic texts, this new period for Hammer saw a push towards more nudity (mostly female) and more visceral violence. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde was advertised as giving viewers "the sexual transformation of a man into a woman...before your very eyes!"  A bold claim - not entirely true - but part of Hammer's attempt to draw in more exploitation hungry crowds. Dan and Vicky discuss the film - their first stab at a Hammer film - along with lots of recently seen including 355, The Red Shoes, Jakob's Wife, Rock and Roll High School, The Humans and Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn. Check out Hot Date 143, leave us some feedback or a star rating and visit our website at hotdatepod.com.