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Did you ever wonder what ''[[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' would be like if Jekyll, Hyde or both of them had a woman in their lives?
Well clearly ''someone'' wondered, because ''[[Mary Reilly]]'' is all about an Irish maid in Henry Jekyll's household who becomes the confidant and love interest of Jekyll, the unwilling accomplice and object of lust for Edward Hyde and the suspension of disbelief replacement for the audience, since by now [[It Was His Sled|everyone and his grandmother knows the doctor's little secret]]. Despite having [[John Malkovich]] as both Jekyll and Hyde and [[Julia Roberts]] as Mary, the film didn't do too well at the box office, aided by the general lack of publicity before the film's opening. The book was quite good, though.
The film starts with Mary and Jekyll gradually growing closer despite their social stations, as Mary unbends to him and tells him how her father used to beat her for breaking cups and locked her in a cupboard under the stairs with rats. Happy days. Of course such happiness cannot last, as the doctor announces that he plans to have a new assistant. Of course the audience knows where this is heading, but the staff are naturally curious about this new man, especially since they never seem to be able to catch a glimpse of him.
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Mary's father whipped her with his belt for breaking a cup once. It's implied he may have raped her as well. Mary's mother actually knew nothing about it since she worked all day. Mary does say that her father was nice to her before he started drinking.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Mary's father locked her in the cupboard under the stairs and then put a rat in a sack in there with her, knowing she was scared of them. The kicker is of course Mary sitting in fear knowing that eventually the rat would bite its way out of the bag.
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