The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
by Frankenheimer, John
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Actor: Clare Grant, Fairuza Balk, Mark Dacascos, Marlon Brando, Peter Elliott (II)Director: Frankenheimer, John
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-08-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
Movie Review: Needs to be remade
Summary: 2 Stars
I liked all the actors but I agree with another reviewer that Val Kilmers character was a little odd. I guess it made sense if you think about it and I guess they were trying to imply the rot had already set in on the island. Most of all, I did not like the special effects and I can only think that will be more and more noticeable as the film ages. The animal costumes and makeup looked pretty bad-more like great halloween costumes. Brando, a great actor, has never been a favorite of mine and I watched this movie because I like Kilmer. Overall, kind of a depressing movie that I wouldn't want to watch again.
Summary of The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
Previously filmed in 1933 (as Island of Lost Souls) and 1977, the classic H.G. Wells story was filmed again for this graphic 1996 version. The film was roasted by critics, but it's an utterly fascinating failure, largely due to the performances of David Thewlis, Val Kilmer, and especially Marlon Brando in the title role as a mad (and in this case outrageously bizarre) scientist whose experiments in crossbreeding humans with animals have gone terribly awry. Thewlis plays the wayward scholar who is rescued at sea by Kilmer and brought to Moreau's island to discover the doctor's unnatural "children." Fairuza Balk plays Moreau's half-cat daughter, but it's Brando and Kilmer (in one scene doing a killer Brando impersonation) who steal the show, along with the astounding makeup effects created by Stan Winston. A guilty pleasure by any measure, this movie has definite cult-favorite potential, and in addition to offering a "director's cut" with previously unseen footage, the DVD includes audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer, who replaced the original director on short notice and completed this film under highly stressful conditions. --Jeff ShannonHorror DVD Video
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