Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014 · Movie · 1h 38m
The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 82% of the 2,037 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
125 audience votes
Key crew
- David GregoryDirector
- David GregoryWriter
- Mark RaskinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard StanleySelf
- Kier-La JanisseSelf
- Michael GingoldSelf
- Graham HumphreysSelf
- Edward R. PressmanSelf
- Robert ShayeSelf
- Tim SullivanSelf
- Tim ZinnemannSelf
- Fairuza BalkSelf
- Bruce Spaulding FullerSelf
- Marco HofschneiderSelf
- Rob MorrowSelf
Themes
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