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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) -- In this remake of 1933's 'Island of Lost Souls', a demented doctor spends years on a desolate tropical island working on a drug that will effectively alter animals into humans.  Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.

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Director:
Don Taylor
Writers:
H.G. Wells (novel)
Al Ramrus (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
13 July 1977 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Doctor Is In-SANE! more
Plot:
A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 nominations more
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Island of the Damned more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
Nigel Davenport replaced Ian Bannen. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: During the opening scene when the boat is being pushed ashore you can see the shadow of the boom mic in the water's edge. more
Quotes:
Sayer of the Law: Are we not men? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Nanny: From Flushing with Love (#5.10)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Island of the Damned, 29 August 2001
Author: Oslo Jargo (osloj@yahoo.com) from FINLAND

If you saw this as a kid, you always thought it was a classic. Although it doesn't hold up when one is an adult so much, it is still a decent flick to watch if you sprained your ankle and can't get out of the house. The plot concerns a stranded engineer (York) of a freighter that lands on a remote island that is inhabited by strange creatures. Lancaster is superb as the ingenious Dr Monreau who is a gifted geneticist and biologist who wants to merge animals with man to get the perfect creation that only science can manufacture. He is obviously a disciple of Nietzsche and Spencer. There is a creepiness about the island that the film manages to sustain throughout. The make-up is excellent and the beast men are rather frightening (not recommended for children under 7). Basheart plays the sayer of the law, who as an aged and wisdom filled creature whom attempts to dissuade complete anarchy amongst the beast men. Not a bad production.

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