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FILM 1116: THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU

TRIVIA: David Thewlis has vowed never to watch the finished product of the film, it was such a negative experience making it. He skipped its opening premeire.

Fairuza Balk tried to escape the production but was caught on the airport and sent back to the set.

Val Kilmer frustrated director John Frankenheimer so much, that, after shooting Kilmer's last scene in the movie, Frankenheimer is alleged to have said: "Cut. Now get that bastard off my set."

After being fired by the studio, original director Richard Stanley was rumored to have prevailed upon the makeup crew to turn him into one of the background mutants, so that he could at least keep tabs on the making of his dream project. He supposedly did not unmask himself until the wrap party.

Richard Stanley had spent four years developing the project, only to be fired after four days.

Val Kilmer was originally cast as the film's lead but wanted his commitment to the project reduced after being served divorce papers by his then wife Joanne Whalley. This lead to him switching roles with Rob Morrow, originally cast as Montgomery, the Doctor's assistant. Morrow left the film after director Richard Stanley was fired, leading to David Thewlis being cast; ironically, Thewlis was one of the people Stanley originally wanted in the film.

Ron Perlman's character (Sayer of the Law) is blind, so Perlman had lenses put over his eyes so he actually played the role blind.

This film is listed among The 100 Most Amusingly Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE GUIDE.

Ron Perlman accepted his role so he could star with his idol Marlon Brando. He was originally scheduled to shoot for three weeks and ended up staying for four and a half months when several of Val Kilmer's original lines were given to his character.

Marlon Brando wore a small radio receiver to aid him remembering his lines. Co-star David Thewlis claimed "He'd be in the middle of a scene and suddenly he'd be picking up police messages and Marlon would repeat, 'There's a robbery at Woolworths'."