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The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1996

Starring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

Written by: Richard Stanley

Language: English, Indonesian

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:4.1

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The mood of The Island of Dr. Moreau is suspenseful, stylized, and scary. The plot centers around a mutant, technology gone awry, and a mad scientist. It features campy humor. The Island of Dr. Moreau is a horror, sci-fi, and independent movie. Stylistically, it involves twists and turns. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The Island of Dr. Moreau takes place, at least partly, on an island. It happens in the future. It is a remake and based on a book. The Island of Dr. Moreau is especially suggested for teens and a boys' night.

Summary of The Island of Dr. Moreau

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.