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The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

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

19964.91h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Frankenheimer
Written by Richard Stanley, H. G. Wells, Ron Hutchinson
Produced by Edward R. Pressman
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $49.6M

Top Cast

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Dr. Moreau

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Montgomery

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Douglas

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Aissa

D

Daniel Rigney

Hyena-Swine

Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Azazello

N

Nelson de la Rosa

Majai

P

Peter Elliott

Assassimon

Mark Dacascos

Mark Dacascos

Lo-Mai

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Sayer of the Law

Themes & Keywords

islandmonsterexperimentgeneticsbased on novel or bookmutationhybridremakestrandedheld captiveremote islandgenetic engineeringsouth sea islandgod complexcross breedhuman animal hybridmutants

About The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a science fiction, horror film released in 1996 exploring themes of island, monster, experiment, genetics, based on novel or book, mutation. Directed by John Frankenheimer, it stars Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis. 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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