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24/08/2014 Documentary 1h 38m
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Overview

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.

  1. David Gregory

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Stanley

    Self

  2. Kier-La Janisse

    Self

  3. Michael Gingold

    Self

  4. Graham Humphreys

    Self

  5. Edward R. Pressman

    Self

  6. Robert Shaye

    Self

  7. Tim Sullivan

    Self

  8. Tim Zinnemann

    Self

  9. Fairuza Balk

    Self

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-02-16
***Account of the troubled production is far more compelling than the movie***

The making of the 1996 version of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" was such a disaster that articles, books and documentaries have been made about it, like this 2014 documentary "Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau." Stanley championed the film, wrote the screenplay and was set to direct, but was fired after a few days of shooting after conflicts with Val Kilmer, who wasn't in the best of moods due to being served divorce papers while on set.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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