The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

23/08/1996 (US)•Science Fiction, Horror•1h 36m

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Through DNA experimentation, Dr. Moreau has upset the balance of nature.

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A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.

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Marlon Brando
Dr. Moreau
Val Kilmer
Montgomery
David Thewlis
Douglas
Fairuza Balk
Aissa
Daniel Rigney
Hyena-Swine
Temuera Morrison
Azazello
Nelson de la Rosa
Majai
Peter Elliott
Assassimon
Mark Dacascos
Lo-Mai

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A review by Wuchak

5.0

Written by Wuchak on Feb 14, 2020

***Troubled production is semi-coherent with some entertainment*** Ever wonder where Col. Kurtz would've ended up had he survived the end of "Apocalypse Now"? Well, now we know: He exiled himself to a deserted island to create humanimals — the horror, the horror. This 1996 version of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" was such a troubled production that articles, books and documentaries have been made about it, like the 2014 documentary "Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau." Stanley championed the project, wrote the screenplay and was set to direct, but was fi...