[2] In the film, the surgeon Dr. Daniel Jekyll collapses from physical and mental exhaustion while experimenting with a type of powdered drug.

A group of medical students observe Dr. Daniel Jekyll perform brain surgery at Our Lady of Pain and Suffering Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Jekyll attends to patients in the charity ward when Mary visits, complaining that he missed their lunch date because he was working.

After Mary leaves, a patient named Ivy Venus flirts with Jekyll and invites him to visit her at the nightclub where she works.

Over the next few days, Jekyll makes various attempts to dispose of his drug, but always ends up deciding to inhale more, which leads to comical and sexually charged exploits.

At the ceremony, actor George Chakiris accepts the award on the doctor's behalf, declaring that the remaining vial of Jekyll's substance will be donated.

[citation needed] In spring of 1981, word of an impending strike by the Directors Guild of America reached the studio heads at Paramount.

Eisner and head of production Don Simpson each chose a few screenplays they personally liked and thought could be produced cheaply and quickly.