The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
PG
5.6
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1977

·

99m

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Summary

A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turned beasts into human beings.

Director

Don Taylor

Novel

H.G. Wells

Screenplay

Al Ramrus

Screenplay

John Herman Shaner

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

March 27, 2022

6

A typically unremarkable Michael York is shipwrecked onto a tropical island populated by Burt Lancaster and a rather motley collection of people and mutated people/animals. These are the results of the doctor's experiments over the years, as he has tried to create a perfect creature. Time hasn't been kind to this; the effects are straight out of "Planet of the Apes" but Lancaster is quite sinister as the obsessed "Dr. Moreau". Keep an eye out for Lancaster's long-term acrobatic buddy Nick Cravat who turns up as "M'Ling". I recall seeing this at the cinema when I was 10 (or so) and the final scene has stuck in my mind ever since.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$6,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

island
experiment
genetics
mutant
hybrid
remake