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Richard Stanley(I)

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Richard Stanley
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Richard Stanley is the award-winning South African-born filmmaker, who made a name of himself with his first feature film, the sci-fi movie Hardware (1990). A low budget movie about a mad-dog android loose in an apartment was released in 1990. Critics slammed it as a Terminator rip-off, yet the film became a financial success. The 1.5 million dollar budget was paid back quite handsomely and continuation was imminent.

In 1992, Stanley followed Hardware with Dust Devil (1992), a story based on the myth of a Namibian serial killer. A fallout with the distributors led to the re-cutting of the US version, while the bankruptcy of the British-based production company Palace Pictures temporarily shut the post-production down in Europe and the film remained mauled or unfinished, depending how you look at it. Finally Stanley himself managed to finance a new, restored print from the original negative, which has later gained a cult following similar to Hardware.

His third feature was to be The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), an adaptation of the famed H.G. Wells novel. Unfortunately it ended up a victim of creative disputes, leading to him being sacked a few days after production began. The finished film, released in 1996, carries little to no resemblance to the version he was originally set to make, using only about two words of his original script.

This, however, hasn't beaten the visionary filmmaker down and horror movie fans are now waiting for him to come back... with a one mean vengeance.
BornNovember 22, 1966
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BornNovember 22, 1966
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Known for

    Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, and Julian Hilliard in Color Out of Space (2019)
    Color Out of Space
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Hardware (1990)
    Hardware
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1990
    The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
    The Island of Dr. Moreau
    4.6
    • Writer
    • 1996
    Robert John Burke in Dust Devil (1992)
    Dust Devil
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Dunwich
      • Writer
      • Pre-production



    • Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, and Julian Hilliard in Color Out of Space (2019)
      Color Out of Space
      6.1
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Rebecca Forsythe in Replace (2017)
      Replace
      4.8
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Vallonden som byggde gud (2015)
      Vallonden som byggde gud
      Video
      • short story
      • 2015
    • L'autre monde (2013)
      L'autre monde
      5.8
      • writer
      • 2013
    • The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
      The Theatre Bizarre
      5.2
      • screenplay (segment "The Mother Of Toads")
      • 2011
    • Imago mortis (2009)
      Imago mortis
      4.8
      • screenplay collaboration
      • 2009
    • The Sea of Perdition
      5.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • The Abandoned (2006)
      The Abandoned
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • The Sun's Gone Dim
      3.3
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • How to Make a Freak
      Video
      • interview questions
      • 2005
    • Europe - 99euro-films 2 (2003)
      Europe - 99euro-films 2
      6.3
      • Writer (segment "Children of the Kingdom")
      • 2003
    • The Secret Glory (2001)
      The Secret Glory
      6.4
      • Writer
      • 2001
    • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
      The Island of Dr. Moreau
      4.6
      • screenplay
      • 1996
    • Brave (1994)
      Brave
      7.2
      • Writer
      • 1994
    • Robert John Burke in Dust Devil (1992)
      Dust Devil
      6.2
      • written by
      • 1992

    Director



    • Dunwich
      • Director
      • Pre-production



    • Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, and Julian Hilliard in Color Out of Space (2019)
      Color Out of Space
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2019
    • L'autre monde (2013)
      L'autre monde
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
      The Theatre Bizarre
      5.2
      • Director (segment "The Mother Of Toads")
      • 2011
    • The Sea of Perdition
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • The Sun's Gone Dim
      3.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Europe - 99euro-films 2 (2003)
      Europe - 99euro-films 2
      6.3
      • Director (segment "Children of the Kingdom")
      • 2003
    • The White Darkness (2002)
      The White Darkness
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2002
    • The Secret Glory (2001)
      The Secret Glory
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2001
    • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
      The Island of Dr. Moreau
      4.6
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Marillion: The Great Escape
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Brave (1994)
      Brave
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Fields of the Nephilim: Revelations (1993)
      Fields of the Nephilim: Revelations
      8.1
      Video
      • Director (segments "Preacher Man", "Blue Water")
      • 1993
    • Robert John Burke in Dust Devil (1992)
      Dust Devil
      6.2
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Blue Pearl: Naked in the Rain
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Voice of the Moon (1990)
      Voice of the Moon
      6.6
      Short
      • Director (as R Stanley)
      • 1990

    Actor



    • Betamax (2015)
      Betamax
      6.7
      • Dennis
      • 2015
    • That Deadwood Feeling (2009)
      That Deadwood Feeling
      8.2
      Video
      • The Actor
      • 2009
    • Anna Walton in Vampire Diary (2006)
      Vampire Diary
      4.2
      • Spanish Rapist
      • 2006
    • The Sun's Gone Dim
      3.3
      Video
      • 2006
    • Europe - 99euro-films 2 (2003)
      Europe - 99euro-films 2
      6.3
      • (segment "Children of the Kingdom")
      • 2003
    • Dagon (2001)
      Dagon
      6.2
      • Fish Monster (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
      The Island of Dr. Moreau
      4.6
      • Melting Bulldog (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeleine Stowe in 12 Monkeys (1995)
      12 Monkeys
      8.0
      • Man in Transit Lounge (uncredited)
      • 1995
    • Brave (1994)
      Brave
      7.2
      • Man in the table (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Robert John Burke in Dust Devil (1992)
      Dust Devil
      6.2
      • Transforming Dust Devil in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Hardware (1990)
      Hardware
      5.9
      • Talking Elevator (voice, uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Charles Helps in Incidents in an Expanding Universe (1985)
      Incidents in an Expanding Universe
      5.2
      • Clean Shaven Pretentious Filmmaker
      • Greasy Beggar
      • Green Army Gunner ...
      • 1985
    • Rites of Passage (1983)
      Rites of Passage
      5.6
      Short
      • Primordial Man
      • 1983
    • Texas (1980)
      Texas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Frankie (credit only)
      • 1981

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    The Theatre Bizarre
    Trailer 2:06
    The Theatre Bizarre
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
    Trailer 2:20
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
    Trailer 2:20
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
    Vampire Diary
    Trailer 1:49
    Vampire Diary

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • R Stanley
    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • November 22, 1966
      • Fishhook, South Africa
    • Parents
      • Penny Miller
    • Other works
      Directed at least two music videos for the band Fields of the Nephilim ("Preacher Man" and "Blue Water") in the late 1980's.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Removed as director of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) after one to four (accounts vary) days of filming. He snuck back onto the the set in a dog-man mask.
    • Quotes
      I do not feel that at any time it was ever my decision to make any of the movies I made, although I don't regret them.
    • Trademarks
        Typical elements of his movies are extreme violence, occultism, oneiricism and visionariness.
    • Salary
      • Hardware
        (1990)
        $12,000

    FAQ

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    • How old is Richard Stanley?
      58 years old
    • When was Richard Stanley born?
      November 22, 1966
    • Where was Richard Stanley born?
      Fishhook, South Africa
    • How tall is Richard Stanley?
      5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters
    • What is Richard Stanley known for?
      Hardware, Dust Devil, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and Color Out of Space

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