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The Island of Dr. Moreau

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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 30

Fresh: 7

Rotten:23

Average Rating: 4.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Marlon Brando stars as the scientist in the third adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic. The archetypal mad scientist, the good doctor has been conducting a number of experiments in his remote island kingdom, producing a race of genetic... Marlon Brando stars as the scientist in the third adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic. The archetypal mad scientist, the good doctor has been conducting a number of experiments in his remote island kingdom, producing a race of genetic mutants both man and beast in his quest to produce a superior creature. The mutants treat Moreau as a virtual god, carrying out his orders with blind obedience. To deal with the few rebels, the scientist has embedded electrodes under their skin through which he can induce a degree of pain sufficient for his purpose. A plane crash-lands on the island, and the only survivor, U.N. negotiator Edward Douglas (David Thewlis), is taken to Moreau's compound by the doctor's demented assistant, Montgomery (Val Kilmer), where he's soon imprisoned. Shocked by Moreau's experiments, Douglas desperately seeks escape but is badly outnumbered by the army of mutants. At length, the creatures discover how to remove the controlling devices from their bodies and attempt a rebellion, but it soon becomes clear that their collective intelligence was not increased by their physical transformation. This film became an instant camp classic, the result of a troubled production on which John Frankenheimer replaced the original director after only a day of shooting. The fine camerawork of veteran William Fraker stands out above all else. [More]

Starring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk

Starring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Ron Perlman, Nelson De La Rosa, William Hootkins, Marco Hofschneider

Director: John Frankenheimer

Director: John Frankenheimer
Screenwriter: Richard Stanley, Ron Hutchinson
Producer: Edward R. Pressman, Tim Zinnemann
Composer: Gary Chang

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  • Island of Dr. Moreau, The (1996)
  • Val Kilmer and Academy Award(R) winner Marlon Brando star in this fantastic sci-fi thriller. Dr. Moreau uses the key of science to turn animal life forms into human-like beasts who threaten not only Moreau's island laboratory, but ultimately all mankind!
  • Year: 1996
  • Director: John Frankenheimer
  • Starring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    An often fascinating mess, but a mess all the same.

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    There's the obese Brando pretending to be God while dressed in gauzy white robes like a demented pope

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    Amazingly, Kilmer delivers an odder performance than Brando. Creepy retelling.

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    In its final third, the movie goes to hell in more ways than Frankenheimer intended.

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    The most exciting characters are killed off too early, and what we’re left with is a Satan’s “Seasme Street.”

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    I'm sure it looked good on paper. That and Kilmer's frighteningly apt mimicry of Brando's voice are about the only positive things I can say.

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