The Island of Dr. Moreau
Through DNA experimentation, Dr. Moreau has upset the balance of nature.
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.
- 4.9
- 1996
- Released
- 1h 36m
Marlon Brando
Dr. Moreau
Val Kilmer
Montgomery
David Thewlis
Douglas
Fairuza Balk
Aissa
Daniel Rigney
Hyena-Swine
Temuera Morrison
AzazelloNelson de la Rosa
MajaiPeter Elliott
Assassimon
Mark Dacascos
Lo-Mai
Ron Perlman
Sayer of the Law
Marco Hofschneider
M'LingNeil Young
Boar ManDavid Hudson
Bison Man
Clare Grant
Fox LadyKitty Silver
Sow Lady #1Fiona Mahl
Sow Lady #2
William Hootkins
KirilAgoes Widjaya Soedjarwo
Captain
Ron Vreeken
Soldier #1
Morgan Smallbone
Dog Man (uncredited)
Frank Welker
Assassimon (voice) (uncredited)
Released
en
$40,000,000.00
$49,627,779.00
- #island
- #monster
- #experiment
- #genetics
- #based on novel or book
- #mutation
- #hybrid
- #remake
- #stranded
- #held captive
- #remote island
- #genetic engineering
- #south sea island
- #god complex
- #cross breed
- #human animal hybrid
- #mutants
Reviews
Rumors about The Island of Dr. Moreau’s suckage have been greatly exaggerated. The real problem with this film isn't so much that it's bad, but that it's not nearly as good as it should be considering the actors involved; on the other hand, it is precisely these individuals (and none more than Marlon Brando) who barely manage to save, perhaps even in spite of themselves, this particular island fro
***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 ma