The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.
Direction
David Gregory weaves dozens of interviews into delicious narrative chaos.
Production
Unbelievable archival footage of the actual meltdown in progress.
Writing
Truth stranger than fiction — you couldn't make this up.
Director
David Gregory
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Stanley briefly returned to the set in costume as one of the dog-men after being fired, staying incognito for days.
The documentary helped rehabilitate Stanley's reputation, leading to his eventual return to feature filmmaking with Color Out of Space in 2019.
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