Description: THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU ( BLU-RAY 1996 -2012) BRAND NEW! - RE-MAKE - SCI-FI - HORROR - THRILLER - DRAMA - FANTASY PRODUCT INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW ~ Product Description Island of Dr. Moreau, The (BD)(Unrated Director's Cut) Val Kilmer and Academy Award(R) winner Marlon Brando star in this fantastic sci-fi thriller. Dr. Moreau uses the key of science to turn animal life forms into human-like beasts who threaten not only Moreau's island laboratory, but ultimately all mankind! Year: 1996 Director: John Frankenheimer Starring: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis The Island of Dr. MoreauTheatrical release poster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 American science fiction horror film, based on the 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells. It was directed by John Frankenheimer (who was brought in half a week after shooting started) and stars Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, and Fairuza Balk. The screenplay is credited to the original director Richard Stanley and Ron Hutchinson. It is the third major film adaptation of the Wells novel, following Island of Lost Souls (1932) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). The production was notoriously difficult, marred by issues with the cast, harsh weather and a skyrocketing budget. Bruce Willis was originally hired to play Edward Prendick, but allegedly dropped out as he started divorce proceedings from Demi Moore, his wife at the time. Willis was replaced by Kilmer, who made his availability limited, and later had anger issues with most of the cast after also being served divorce papers on set. Then actor Rob Morrow quit because of script rewrites. Brando's role as Moreau was supposed to be expanded, but following his daughter's suicide, Brando retreated to his private island, leaving production in limbo, not knowing when or even if he would show up. Brando also did not want to learn his lines, so he requested them through an earpiece and/or improvised his dialogue. Original director Richard Stanley was dismissed by New Line Cinema after problems arose during production, including a major hurricane, with Frankenheimer being brought in to replace him. The film received generally negative reviews and was considered a box office bomb. In 2014, the documentary Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau was released, covering Stanley's experiences while he conceived and developed the project, his time as director, and the aftermath of his departure and the effect it had on the cast, crew, and overall film. Kilmer also shared some behind-the-scenes footage of the film in the 2021 documentary Val where he shared his side of events. Plot United Nations negotiator Edward Douglas survives a plane crash in the Java Sea and is rescued by a passing boat. Aboard, Dr. Montgomery tends to him and promises that Douglas will be taken to Timor. However, when they arrive at Montgomery's destination, "Moreau's Island", he instead advises Douglas to disembark and use the radio there. Douglas and Montgomery go to the Main House, where the former is warned not to wander. According to Montgomery, Moreau vanished after becoming obsessed with his animal research. For his own safety, Douglas is locked in his room by Montgomery, but escapes that night. While exploring, he hears cries and enters a laboratory building. Inside, he finds incubation chambers and artificial “wombs” containing fetuses developing. He hears cries again and sees a human/llama mutant give birth, with doctors attending to the delivery. Douglas's presence is noticed by a doctor—who turns out to be, also, a human/animal hybrid—and flees, finding Aissa, a daughter of Moreau's, who leads him to the ‘village’ of the mutants. There, Moreau is worshipped and referred to as "The Father" by the mutants. He keeps the hybrids subjugated by using a remote-controlled electrical implant, surgically placed at birth under their skin. Moreau introduced human DNA into animals in search of a higher being, incapable of harm. The existing Beast-Folk are imperfect, but Moreau claims to be close to a "solution". Meanwhile, his son Azazello finds a half-eaten rabbit, much to the disgust of the apparent pacifistic Moreau (who forbids meat-eating). After learning of the rabbit, he promises that there will be a "trial" the next day. Douglas tries to escape by boat, but stops as it is overrun with humanoid rats. At the outdoor trial, leopard/human hybrid Lo-Mai runs at Moreau. When the remote-controlled implant does not stop him, Azazello shoots Lo-Mai dead. His body is cremated publicly. Inspecting the charred remains, "Hyena-Swine", a humanoid hyena/pig, notices the control implant embedded in Lo-Mai's arm. He then feels for the same implant on his own body and removes it from the bone, roaring in pain. Hyena later starts saying "no more pain", wanting to spread the word to all the mutants. In addition to the pain, the animals are controlled through regular drugging to prevent them from "retrogressing". Hyena-Swine reveals his removed implant to Montgomery who sets the other beasts after him. Meanwhile, Douglas tries to contact the outside world, but Montgomery sabotages the radio. Hyena-Swine and his trackers—now on his side and also free of implants—break into the main compound and confront Moreau. Enraged, Hyena-Swine says that they reject humanity and Moreau's law. Realizing that he may be in danger, Moreau presses his remote control repeatedly, to no effect—the group subsequently kills him. Douglas fires a gunshot, scaring the group off. Moreau's children grieve, except for Azazello, who steals Montgomery's handgun and goes to join Hyena-Swine's faction. Aissa informs Douglas that she is regressing: her pupils are cat-like, her canine teeth are becoming fangs, and her fingernails are becoming sharper. Douglas can stop this with a serum from the lab. However, Montgomery has gone insane and destroyed it. Moreau was planning to use Douglas's DNA to stop Aissa's regression permanently, completing his experiments. Azazello leads the mutants to the armory. They eventually take over the island, keeping hostages. Montgomery has lost his mind and is promoting hedonism amongst the mutants. Drunk, he sits in Moreau's former throne and is killed by Azazello while watching a mutant orgy. Hyena-Swine's group continues to rampage around the island. Azazello hangs Aissa before being executed by Hyena-Swine, having outlived his usefulness. Douglas survives by telling Hyena-Swine to impose his leadership and be "God Number One" among the others of his faction, especially those who helped him kill Moreau, causing Hyena-Swine to kill his supporters. Eventually, M'Ling, another one of Moreau's sons, triggers an explosion that causes Hyena-Swine to lose his gun and allows Douglas to escape. Outnumbered and defenseless, Hyena-Swine retreats into the burning building and burns himself alive. Peaceful-minded mutants see-off Douglas, who leaves on a raft. The hybrids now want to return to their natural state of being and are in favor of ending Moreau's work. Product details Director : John Frankenheimer Media Format : NTSC, Blu-ray, Director's Cut, Widescreen Run time : 100 minutes Release date : July 24, 2012 Actors : Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Marco Hofschneider Producers : Edward R. Pressman Language : English Writers : Ron Hutchinson, Richard Stanley Country of Origin : USA Number of discs : 1TriviaAccording to rumor, after the studio fired original director Richard Stanley, he convinced the makeup crew to turn him into one of the background mutants, so he could keep tabs on the making of his dream project. He supposedly did not unmask himself until the wrap party. In his autobiography, Val Kilmer mentioned Stanley would yell at him between takes in dog-man make-up, and Kilmer could recognize his voice but not place him among the many extras. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT MY LISTING ~ PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS.SHIPPING WILL BE MEDIA MAIL SO PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO RECEIVE. THE "ESTIMATED" ARRIVAL TIMES ARE SOMETIMES TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED. 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Video Format: NTSC
Music Artist: Gary Chang
Case Type: Blu-ray Case
Rating: NR
Subtitle Language: English, French, Spanish
Director: John Frankenheimer, Richard Stanley
Sub-Genre: Chase, Creatures/Monsters, Gore, mutant, genetics, mad scientist, biotech sci fi, based on novel, based on the works of h.g. wells, torture
Studio: Warner Bros
Edition: Director's Cut, Unrated Edition
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Type: MOVIE: SCI-FI - HORROR - THRILLER
Format: BLU-RAY
Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...)
Language: English
Release Year: 1996
Producer: Claire Rudnick Polstein, Tim Zinnemann, Edward R. Pressman
Actor: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, Daniel Rigney, Temuera Morrison, Nelson de la Rosa, Peter Elliott, Mark Dacascos, Ron Perlman, Marco Hofschneider, Miguel López, Neil Young, David Hudson, Clare Grant, Kitty Silver, Fiona Mahl, William Hootkins
Features: Behind The Scenes Featurette, Widescreen, With Subtitles, Trailer
Run Time: 100 MINUTES
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Psychological, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller & Mystery
Movie/TV Title: The Island of Dr. Moreau (Unrated Director's Cut)
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
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