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Dir. David Gregory, 2014, USA, 97 min.
Before John Frankenheimer was brought on to rescue the project, “The Island of Dr. Moreau” (1997) was originally the brainchild of visionary director Richard Stanley. This is the true Hollywood story of one of the most famously cursed productions in the history of cinema.
Screening as part of the series “No Moreau Mr. Nice Guy”
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells, “The Island of Dr. Moreau” tells the story of a shipwrecked man who discovers an island filled with humanoid creatures bred under mysterious circumstances. To say that the film is an overlooked treasure would be a disservice to overlooked treasures, but it is fascinating in the same way that Moreau’s mutants are fascinating to the naive diplomat who lands among them: as a freak product of men’s hubris.
Marred by extreme weather, witchcraft and difficult talent, the actual production of “Dr. Moreau” became its own legend - at points eclipsing the strangeness of the fiction that served as a backdrop.
While this eugenic sci-fi nightmare has been loosely adapted dozens of times over the years, this October we will be presenting two of the boldest interpretations of the original novel - as well as a behind the scenes documentary that includes first hand accounts of the horrific production.
All sales are final and tickets are nonrefundable. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.
Dir. David Gregory, 2014, USA, 97 min.
Before John Frankenheimer was brought on to rescue the project, “The Island of Dr. Moreau” (1997) was originally the brainchild of visionary director Richard Stanley. This is the true Hollywood story of one of the most famously cursed productions in the history of cinema.
Screening as part of the series “No Moreau Mr. Nice Guy”
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells, “The Island of Dr. Moreau” tells the story of a shipwrecked man who discovers an island filled with humanoid creatures bred under mysterious circumstances. To say that the film is an overlooked treasure would be a disservice to overlooked treasures, but it is fascinating in the same way that Moreau’s mutants are fascinating to the naive diplomat who lands among them: as a freak product of men’s hubris.
Marred by extreme weather, witchcraft and difficult talent, the actual production of “Dr. Moreau” became its own legend - at points eclipsing the strangeness of the fiction that served as a backdrop.
While this eugenic sci-fi nightmare has been loosely adapted dozens of times over the years, this October we will be presenting two of the boldest interpretations of the original novel - as well as a behind the scenes documentary that includes first hand accounts of the horrific production.
All sales are final and tickets are nonrefundable. Five minutes after the listed showtime, any unused tickets will be considered no-shows and released to standby customers.