Robin Phillips Movies

Robert Louis Stevenson's story is adapted for modern theater in 2001's Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical starring David Hasselhoff in the leading dual role. This video is a recording of an actual performance at Plymouth Theatre on Broadway, shot with several high definition video cameras from various angles. Hasselhoff portrays both the genius Dr. Jekyll and the notorious Mr. Hyde from the original Stevenson tale, as two sides of a single human psyche playing out encounters with goodness versus evil in the midst of love and mental confusion. This adaptation incorporates a pop twist on the musical numbers, where Hasselhoff is afforded the opportunity to incorporate his experience as a television actor with his vocal recording background. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi

The phenomenon of Tales from the Crypt seems to have no endings, only changes. This successful pun-filled style of presenting ironic horror tales had its beginnings in William Gaine's E.C. comic series. At one time, outlandish E.C. Comics were at the heart of a national furor over the "evils" of comic books, which were thought to lead to moral degeneracy. The big comic-book publishers were frightened into freezing E.C. out of their distribution network, which killed the business. This British movie was based on the Tales from the Crypt series, which spawned several subsequent movies (and many imitators), at least one television series, and a whole new wave of comic books. Released in 1972, this movie has five episodes based on Gaines' stories, each introduced by Sir Ralph Richardson as the eerily cheery Crypt Keeper. His comedic approach to the role was misunderstood at the time, as reviewers expected a more solemn approach to horror. In "All Through the House," Santa Claus is someone to avoid. In "Reflection of Death" it takes some people a while to realize the truth about themselves. In "Poetic Justice" death cannot prevent one man's revenge. The episode "Blind Alley" demonstrates a new use for razor blades. "Wish You Were Here" cautions against taking native artifacts lightly (among other things). Among the stars featured are Peter Cushing, Joan Collins and Patrick Magee. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

This lackluster 1970 version of Charles Dickens' classic novel, David Copperfield (made as a film twice before) turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield (Robin Phillips) as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters are all trotted out in choppy flashbacks as David remembers his life as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

In this feather-weight version of Evelyn Waugh's novel Decline and Fall, Paul Pennyfeather (Robin Phillips) is an Oxford divinity student who finds himself expelled after a gang of drunken freshmen remove his pants and he is accused of exposing himself to a girl. Looking for work, he retains the services of an unsavory employment agency that secures a position for him at a sleazy Welsh boarding school for boys, presided over by the colorful Dr. Fagan (Donald Wolfit). On staff at the school are an assortment of distasteful screwballs; Mr. Prendergast (Robert Harris) is a withdrawn former clergyman; Captain Grimes (Leo McKern) is a one-legged two-timer with his eye on Fagan's daughter Flossie (Patience Collier); and Soloman Philbrick (Colin Blakely) is an undercover criminal posing as Fagan's butler. All hell breaks loose during the school's annual Sports Day, but Paul manages to meet a wealthy patron of the school, Margot Beste-Chetwynde (Geneviève Page), who hires him to tutor her son. At her estate, Margot seduces Paul, and Paul proposes marriage. But before the wedding, Margot asks Paul, as a favor, to travel to Tangiers on a business trip. He agrees but is soon arrested for trafficking in prostitution. Sent to jail, he runs into Philbrick and Captain Grimes, and now Margot has to scheme to get Paul out of jail. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

In the second episode of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends are forced to locate four of the five keys needed to keep the dictatorial Conscience of Marinus in working condition. First stop for the time travellers is the mysterious city of Morphoton, where wishes -- and nightmares -- come true. The difficulties and dangers encountered herein are but a mild prologue of what is to come. Written by Terry Nation, "The Velvet Web" originally aired on April 18, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the third episode of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends continue their search for the keys needed to keep alive the despotic Conscience of Marinus. They manage to find one of the keys in the city of Morphoton, barely escaping with their lives. Their next challgne: to survive a desert jungle festooned with what seems to be the shrieks of the doomed. Written by Terry Nation, "The Screaming Jungle" originally aired on April 25, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the conclusion of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions have survived one peril after another, and have returned with the four keys necessary to keep alive the despotic Conscience of Marinus. Unfortunately, they discover that Arbitan (George Coulouris), keeper of the Conscience, has been killed, and that his replacement is an even greater threat to the Doctor and his friends. The fate of all concerned lies in the hands of Ian (William Russell), who must either turn over the keys (which will keep Marinus in the bonds of servitude to the Conscience) or face a gruesome demise. Written by Terry Nation, the final chapter of "The Keys of Marinus" originally aired on May 9, 1964. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi