L'isola perduta

Titolo originale: The Island of Dr. Moreau
Regia: John Frankenheimer | Richard Stanley |
Anno: 1996
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Fantascienza Horror
Tag: island | monster | experiment | genetics | based on novel or book | mutation | hybrid | remake | stranded | held captive | remote island | genetic engineering | south sea island | god complex | cross breed | human animal hybrid | mutants |
Cast: 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 | Agoes Widjaya Soedjarwo | Ron Vreeken | Lou Horváth | Morgan Smallbone | Richard Stanley | Frank Welker |

Il naufrago Edward approda su un' isola sconosciuta che all'apparenza sembra calma e tranquilla. Invitato a rimanere chiuso in una stanza, Edward intuisce qualcosa di strano finché, spinto dalla curiosità, scopre che il luogo in cui è capitato è un laboratorio di ingegneria genetica diretto dal genetista dottor Moreau e dal suo assistente Montgomery. Al riparo da ogni controllo, i due stanno effettuando esperimenti genetici sugli animali per creare una razza superiore di essere umani. Ma gli esiti sono terribili. I primi uomini-bestia usciti dai laboratori sono intelligenti ma possiedono un forte istinto omicida e la loro sete di sangue è placata solo da sedativi imposti con scosse elettriche. Edward si trova nel mezzo della ribellione che mette gli uomini-bestia contro il dott. Moreau. Ne segue una cruenta resa dei conti, in cui il dottore rimane ucciso, e alcune delle creature costruite rimangono a spadroneggiare sull'isola....

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Richard Stanley's original screenplay was much darker, more sexual, and more violent. The ending was [...] D
The scene in which Dr. Moreau is killed and burned required a replica of Marlon Brando. When Brando [...] D
Marlon Brando ate lots of pizzas in his van during the production. He also became obsessed with dwar [...] D
Barbara Steele was originally in talks to play Mrs. Moreau. Her part was scrapped during the product [...] D
The boat bringing the exotic animals to the set got caught in a hurricane. Richard Stanley stayed on [...] D
The studio had designed a baboon character specifically for the Australian actor who had been cast i [...] D
Val Kilmer felt obligated to ask Marlon Brando's permission to "impersonate" him for the scenes wher [...] D
Five of the film's actors have appeared in DC Comics adaptations. Val Kilmer played Bruce Wayne/Batm [...] D
Rob Morrow spent a few days on set to shoot his scenes as Edward Douglas, but became unhappy with th [...] D
According to Richard Stanley, the original shooting script was changed by Ron Hutchinson's rewrites [...] D
James Spader was considered for the role of Edward Douglas. D
David Thewlis skipped the premiere. He has said the experience was so negative that he vowed never t [...] D
Production stalled for three weeks while the studio and producers conducted a search for a new direc [...] D
It was Marlon Brando's idea for Doctor Moreau's chair to have peacock feathers on it. The art direct [...] D
Val Kilmer initially accepted his role so he could work with Marlon Brando. Before filming started, [...] D
Some time after New Line managed to secure Marlon Brando, Richard Stanley learned that New Line had [...] D
Val Kilmer described the shoot as "crazy". Marlon Brando was still recovering from his daughter's su [...] D
The film was released in 1996, 100 years after the source novel was first published. D
Richard Stanley was offered his full fee if he left the production quietly and did not speak about h [...] D
It was Marlon Brando's idea for Doctor Moreau to resemble The Pope, as he felt that he was blasphemi [...] D
According to David Thewlis, Marlon Brando described making the film as like trying to complete a cro [...] D
The screenplay underwent several rewrites. Richard Stanley wrote the first draft of the screenplay, [...] D
As one of the last of the "old style" Hollwood directors, John Frankenheimer's gruff, dictatorial ap [...] D
David Thewlis has stated that he would like to give a real account of the film's production, but fea [...] D
John Frankenheimer also walked into a situation in which many cast members were unhappy. Rob Morrow [...] D
Following emergency consultations with its on-set executives, New Line abruptly fired Richard Stanle [...] D
Val Kilmer frustrated director John Frankenheimer so much that, after shooting Kilmer's last scene i [...] D
Shane Mahan and the rest of the SWS team wound up in Australia for six months, three months longer t [...] D
Assassimon, the baseball bat-wielding ape-creature, seems to be a remnant of an earlier draft of the [...] D
Marlon Brando routinely spent hours in his air-conditioned trailer when he was supposed to be on cam [...] D
Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando spent time together in County Cork Ireland just before filming began. B [...] D
Richard Stanley originally envisioned Jürgen Prochnow as Doctor Moreau. D
David Thewlis signed on for the prospect of working with Marlon Brando, a free trip to Australia, an [...] D
Marlon Brando's performance as Dr. Moreau inspired the character of Dr. Alphonse Mephesto, a mad sci [...] D
Richard Stanley wanted Bruce Willis to play Edward and James Woods to play Montgomery. Willis droppe [...] D
Gary Oldman turned down the role of Montgomery, as he was in rehab at the time. D
This film is listed among "The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made" in Golden Raspberry Award fo [...] D
The actors playing Doctor Moreau's children spent most of their downtime engaging in alcohol, sex, d [...] D
Val Kilmer showed up on set two days late. He hadn't learned his lines, and knew nothing about his c [...] D
When Val Kilmer apes David Thewlis's staid manner of saying "the islanders", he sounds more like Mar [...] D
New Line Cinema honcho Michael De Luca instructed Richard Stanley and the crew to go out to a storm- [...] D
Richard Stanley had reportedly jokingly told the film's production designer to burn the set down. Wh [...] D
Actors playing Moreau's creations would spend hours in makeup, only to find out that they weren't ne [...] D
Fairuza Balk wore a wig in the film. D
John Frankenheimer was tapped to take over as director by New Line Cinema after Richard Stanley was [...] D
When John Frankenheimer demanded more extras, some homeless hippies living in the nearby rainforest [...] D
Richard Stanley had spent four years developing the project, only to be fired after four days. D
Location shooting, scheduled for six weeks, stretched to almost six months. The atmosphere on the se [...] D
In the final scene, as Douglas sails away from the island on the raft, a dolphin surfaces in the bac [...] D
In an interview with Sex & Guts Magazine, Richard Stanley said, "When I left the production, I shred [...] D
Ron Perlman's character is blind. Perlman had lenses put over his eyes so he actually played the rol [...] D
Val Kilmer burned a crewmember in the face with his cigarette. D
One of Stan Winston's favorite movies as a child was L'isola delle anime perdute (1932). D
Due to Marlon Brando's infamous large appetite and dislike of Val Kilmer on set, he would request an [...] D
Last-minute script changes resulted in characters designed for nighttime scenes being filmed in broa [...] D
The film's disastrous production was covered in the documentary Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Ric [...] D
Val Kilmer was originally cast as the lead, but wanted his commitment reduced after his then-wife Jo [...] D
Phillip Kaufman declined the offer to take over as director. D
Fiona Mahl described her audition as the worst she'd ever done. It consisted of making animal noises [...] D
Richard Stanley claimed that the only good footage shot during his time as director was shot from a [...] D
Marlon Brando wore a small radio receiver to help him remember his lines. Co-star David Thewlis clai [...] D
Richard Stanley consulted a warlock in London for advice on the film, such as casting Marlon Brando. [...] D
Originally, Stan Winston Studio was brought on to design and build 42 'beast people' for the film. F [...] D
John Frankenheimer assigned Ron Hutchinson to rewrite the film, leaving everybody in the dark. Pages [...] D
When New Line first greenlit Richard Stanley's version of the script, the project was envisioned as [...] D
Actor Michael J. Fox had been offered the character of Edward Douglas, but the actor turned down the [...] D
This is the fifth cinematic adaptation of Wells' novel. D
Ron Perlman accepted his role so he could star with his idol Marlon Brando. He was originally schedu [...] D
This was the third film that John Frankenheimer took over after the first director was fired. The ot [...] D
Richard Stanley was very unhappy with how the film turned out, not only because of changes to his sc [...] D
John Frankenheimer kept Zbigniew Preisner on as composer, and he completed a score. After the previe [...] D
John Frankenheimer came on board in part because he wanted the opportunity to work with Marlon Brand [...] D
Because Marlon Brando wanted Nelson de la Rosa to be in many more scenes with Dr. Moreau, Shane Maha [...] D
It was Marlon Brando's idea for Doctor Moreau to wear an ice-bucket on his head in one scene. He cam [...] D
Despite the short schedule, all of the requisite silicone makeups and masks had been built and shipp [...] D
The original novel has only the three main characters and the creatures. Every movie adaptation has [...] D
When Val Kilmer encountered Richard Stanley during the wrap party, he apologised for costing the dir [...] D
According to rumor, after the studio fired original director Richard Stanley, he convinced the makeu [...] D
Shane Mahan's team incorporated some animatronics for characters requiring elongated, articulated mu [...] D
When Richard Stanley met Marlon Brando, New Line insisted on sending a female executive to document [...] D
For a scene in which a dead beast-woman gives birth to a mutant baby, Joey Orosco had sculpted a non [...] D
When David Thewlis arrived onset, Marlon Brando said to him, "Go home, David. This is not a good fil [...] D
During filming, David Thewlis fell off a horse and broke his leg. D
Richard Stanley hoped that the film would be billed as "from the collective minds that gave you Il m [...] D
During the dinner scene, the salt and pepper shakers on the table are actually two miniature Daleks [...] D
The production was hit by a hurricane. D
Nelson de la Rosa acted up onset, lashing out physically at Marco Hofschneider, and using his sister [...] D
Richard Stanley said of Val Kilmer, "He'd do [the lines] but he'd throw it all away. And he kept ins [...] D
Marco Hofschneider's part was originally much bigger. His role was cut down because Val Kilmer didn' [...] D
Towards the start of the film, a framed certificate in Swedish bears the names of Dr. Moreau, Alfred [...] D

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