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The Island of Dr. Moreau

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The Island of Dr. Moreau
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PG13,1hr 35min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Horror
Release:
1996
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Distributor:
New Line Home Video
Starring:
Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis  ...more
Synopsis: On a remote tropical island, Dr. Moreau has appointed himself ruler over a menagerie of genetic mutants fashioned in his gene-splicing chamber of horrors. The products of his misguided attempt to create a more "pure" human species, the man-beasts worship Moreau as their god and "father" and live by his code of law -- a code rigidly enforced by radio-operated implants in their bodies capable of inflicting pain and death. Into this surreal nightmare arrives UN negotiator Edward Douglas (David Thewlis), ... Full Synopsis
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Cavett Binion, AMG Review
Troubled by cast and crew changes, constant script revisions and poor advance press, this oddball adaptation of the H.G. Wells story represents one of horror cinema's more interesting failures. Marlon Brando assays the title role in one of the goofiest performances of his increasingly eccentric career, playing Wells' seminal mad scientist in pristine cleric's robes, dark glasses and clown-white makeup. ... Full Review
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Marlon Brando
Dr. Moreau
Val Kilmer
Montgomery
David Thewlis
Douglas
Fairuza Balk
Aissa
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