Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).

Director:

David Gregory

Writer:

David Gregory

Stars:

Richard Stanley, Kier-La Janisse, Michael Gingold

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Stanley	...	Self - Director
Kier-La Janisse	...	Self - Film Writer
Michael Gingold	...	Self - Fangoria Magazine
Graham Humphreys	...	Self - Concept Designer
Edward R. Pressman	...	Self - Producer
Robert Shaye	...	Self - President, New Line Cinema
Tim Sullivan	...	Self - Script Reader, New Line Cinema
Tim Zinnemann	...	Self - Executive Producer
Fairuza Balk	...	Self - Actress
Bruce Spaulding Fuller	...	Self - Special Makeup Effects Artist, Stan Winston Studios
Marco Hofschneider	...	Self - Actor
Rob Morrow	...	Self - Actor
Graham 'Grace' Walker	...	Self - Production Designer (as Graham 'Grace' Walker)
Fiona Mahl	...	Self - Actress
Neil Young	...	Self - Actor

Storyline

A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).

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Plot Keywords:

film about a film | behind the scenes | clash of vision | infamous | remake | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Adventure

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Stanley has said that the documentary is 60% accurate. He noted that some details happened to different people and some darker events are glossed over. He also said that, contrary to the film, he never had four lumps of sugar in his tea.

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Quotes

James Sbardelatti: John, uh, referred to Brando as a genius. Um... after the movie, he didn't.

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Connections

References The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

User Reviews

Be careful what you wish for...

The production of The island of Dr Moreau is one of misfortune, petty grudges and probably jealous sabotage. Richard Stanley who was to be the original director had been offered the "hot seat" after proving himself with a couple good indie films and a meeting with Marlon Brando. This should have been the small town boy makes good, a triumphant feather in his wide brimmed fedora hat, instead it was a disaster that almost cost him his sanity. The documentary follows the concept to production process of the massive calamity that was Dr Moreau, warts and all we are walked through the trails faced by Stanley and cast, from tropical storms to idiotic behaviour by the two "marquee" name stars. It is amazing that the film was ever finished let alone released (it is actually not a bad movie) with petty Val Kilmer and the stupid Marlon Brando trying to undermine the director while taking playground jabs at anybody they could. The crew and some of the people from New line cinema all have their versions of this story, the fact being that it seems like a perfect storm was created where everything that could fail did. Spectacularly. You may feel most for Stanley who seems like he was in over his head and lacking support from his studio and being green as far as big budget went buckled like a belt. If you are interested in the process of film making and want to see a real story of hard ship in this business this documentary should satisfy.

Details

Official Sites:

Severin Films [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 2015 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Company Credits

Production Co:

Severin Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1