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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780619951
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780619951
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 20, 1997
Running Time: 96 minutes
Sales Rank: 9190
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 23, 1996
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Dr. Moreau is a brilliant geneticist on the brink of redefining evolution. When edward douglas arrives as a captive at moreaus island laboratory he uncovers fantastic but brutal experiments turning animal life forms into human-like beasts. Soon the beasts revolt threatening not only the island but mankind. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 04/05/2005 Starring: Marlon Brando David Thewlis Run time: 96 minutes Rating: R Director: John Frankenheimer
Amazon.com:
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 Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good story!
A flight of fancy on Hollywood's part, this story is a modern rendition of Dr. Moreau's Island. It imparts modern science into the science fiction, creating a more scientifically plausible story. Unforgettable performance by David Thewlis. Also incorporated is a beautiful screen actress, Fairuza Balk, as well as many other unique characters. If you want accuracy to the book, watch the great older classic. If you want novelty, this is the movie.
Rating:  - The Island Of Dr. Mureau: Unappreciated Cult Classic
This movie deserves more credit than people and critics give it. Personally, this film has what it takes to become a cult classic. The actors are great, epecially Marlon Brando.
The designs by the late great special effects man Stan Winston are flawless. The creatures of the island are both realistic and creepy. If you're gothic, you'll love this movie, and if not you should see it at least once.
Personally, I suggest that you buy this great cult classic. It's affordable ... Read More
Rating: - The Island of Dr. Mureau- Creepy and Entertaining
Personally, I like this movie. It's creepy and it also entertains the viewer. I thought that character played by Marlon Brando was just perfect. Remember, he was going through a tough time while making this movie.
Sadly, most people ignore this great movie and cast it aside. But not me. I think if you are looking for a entertaining and creepy movie, then this is just for you. My addvice, buy this DVD. It's cheap and it is worth it all the way.
Rating: - Pretty Good, but Why Bother?
I found this version of TIODRM pretty entertaining. However, I wasn't quite sure why this film got made. On the surface, it didn't appear to add much to the story that is really new or original. In the final analysis, it seems to have provided both Brando and Kilmer with a perfect vehicle to ham it up. Brando put a pretty good spin on the character of the brilliant scientist gone way off the deep end--he appears to be playing the good Doctor as a flamboyant homosexual. But Val Kilmer is great ... Read More
Rating: - Great, awful movie!
If you enjoy bad movies, you'll love this blight on the resume of Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. Hey, why not? At least modern B-movies, such as this, have 5.1 sound. I'm pretty sure that this movie is always on in Hell.
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