''Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot'' () is a 1979 Italian film directed by Steno.

Plot

The evil genius Dr. Jekyll, director of the powerful multinational food company PANTAC which has flooded the world with a large number of pollutants and harmful products, accidentally drinks the "serum of good", turning into a good-natured and placid Mr. Hyde...

Cast

Paolo Villaggio Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, comedian, film director, and writer. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandom ...

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde *

Edwige Fenech Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is a French-Italian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released predominantly through her 20 year career in the ...

as Barbara Wimply * Gianrico Tedeschi as Jeeves * Gordon Mitchell as Pretorius * Paolo Paoloni as Director

Production

''Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot'' was originally titled as ''Il dottor Jekill Junior''. According to the public register, filming began on July 31, 1978. The film was shot on location in

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Release

''Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by Medusa on 31 August 1979. The film grossed 427,000,000

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domestically.

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* 1979 films 1970s parody films Films directed by Stefano Vanzina Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films Italian parody films Italian comedy films Films set in London Parodies of horror 1979 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub