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The Bonkers On All Levels 90's Movie

The 1996 film adaption of The Island of Dr. Moreau is a sci-fi horror movie about an island of animal-human hybrids, created by Dr. Moreau in an attempt to create a perfect being. Sounds pretty odd and strange, yet interesting enough for a movie, right? Well, it bombed, got terrible reviews, and multiple Razzie nominations. It was failure based on all metrics available. But if you worked on the movie, you probably already knew that was coming.

For as weird and hard to follow as the movie appeared to be, the behind the scenes stories are even more alarming. A director who was fired (in spite of a protective blood ritual) and a demanding star in the cast turned a 6-week shoot into a 6-month long nightmare. It turned out to be a more interesting topic for a movie than the movie itself.

Here's the story of how the filming of The Island of Dr. Moreau became an absolute dumpster fire:

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THE PRODUCTION MARLON BRANDO ALKILMER OF THE 1996 MOVIE THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU WAS A ROYAL SHIT SHOW. THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU New Line Cinema was cMore: 6 Famous Films You Had No Idea Were Hell Behind The Scenes

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THE MOVIE STARRED MARLON BRANDO & VAL KILMER. Before Brando even showed up on set, Kilmer had many demands, including having a treehouse built for hisMore: 6 Famous Films You Had No Idea Were Hell Behind The Scenes

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When Stanley was fired, he destroyed all his notes and storyboards so the future director couldn't use them. He refused to board the plane to return hMore: 6 Famous Films You Had No Idea Were Hell Behind The Scenes

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John Frankenheimer was hired as the new director, and filming began again. MARLON BRANDO REFUSED TO LEARN HIS LINES SO HIS ASSISTANT READ THEM TO HIM More: 6 Famous Films You Had No Idea Were Hell Behind The Scenes

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Eventually a few members of the film's production team found Richard Stanley in the rainforest. They even snuck him onto the set, where Stanley wore aMore: 6 Famous Films You Had No Idea Were Hell Behind The Scenes

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THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU WAS SCHEDULED TO FILM ON LOCATION FOR SIX WEEKS, BUT IT TOOK SIX MONTHS. It was a flop at the box office and among critics. More: 6 Famous Films You Had No Idea Were Hell Behind The Scenes

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