The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 American science fiction horror film, the third major film adaptation of H. G. Wells novel The Island of Doctor Moreau, about a scientist who attempts to convert animals into people. The film stars Marlon Brando, David Thewlis, Val Kilmer, Ron Perlman, and Fairuza Balk, and was directed by John Frankenheimer, who was brought in half a week after shooting started. The screenplay is credited to the original director Richard Stanley and Ron Hutchinson.

Montgomery unloads a shipment of rabbits at a pen, and one runs away while he slaughters another for Douglas meal. They then head on to the Main House where Douglas is warned not to wander. There, he meets a daughter of Dr. Moreaus called Aissa Fairuza Balk, but Montgomery turns him away from her and leads him to his room. On the way, they discuss how Moreau vanished after becoming obsessed with his animal research. Montgomery locks Douglas in his room, but he manages to escape that night. He then comes across a laboratory where he witnesses the birth of a mutant baby, belonging to and delivered by humananimal hybrids. He is noticed, escapes, and runs into Aissa who leads him to the village of the mutants. On the way, they find the partially eaten corpse of a rabbit, not far from a leopard hybrid called LoMai Mark Dacascos. At the village, they find the Sayer of the Law Ron Perlman whose Law preaches being human in terms of restraint and discipline. Dr. Moreau Marlon Brando, referred to as The Father by the mutants, appears. He controls the villagers by using a remote control that causes pain through an implant under the creatures skin. Moreau forces the village to hand over Douglas only to peacefully take him to the House to discuss the situation.Douglas, Montgomery and Moreau gather and he introduces his hybrid children and later dine. Then, he explains his creations he introduced human DNA into animals in search of a higher being, incapable of harm. The existing Beast Folk are imperfect, but Moreau claims to be closer than Douglas could possibly imagine in his quest. Moreaus son Azazello Temuera Morrison comes in with the rabbit, to the disgust of Moreau who abhors killing. When he learns of the eaten rabbit, he promises that there will be a trial the next day. Douglas tries to escape by boat, but finds it overrun with ratlike creatures and gives up. ........

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