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A Balasaur Score of 40 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 4.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 23%, Metacritic 37/100. Most of the 430 1990s science fiction movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
After surviving a plane crash caused by a magnetic storm, United Nations attorney Edward Douglas 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.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Metacritic37/100
585 audience votes
Key crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Richard StanleyScreenplay
- Ron HutchinsonScreenplay
- Gary ChangOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marlon BrandoDr. Moreau
- Val KilmerMontgomery
- David ThewlisDouglas
- Fairuza BalkAissa
- Ron PerlmanSayer of the Law
- Marco HofschneiderM'Ling
- Temuera MorrisonAzazello
- William HootkinsKiril
- Daniel RigneyHyena-Swine
- Nelson de la RosaMajai
- Peter ElliottAssassimon
- Mark DacascosLo-Mai
Stills
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Themes
islandmonsterexperimentgeneticsbased on novel or bookmutationhybridremakestrandedheld captiveremote islandgenetic engineering