About this episode

The episode discusses the notorious film 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' and its troubled production.

“The idea that you’re gonna put Kilmer and Brando in the same movie and you expect this to go well...” - Steve This week on WHM, Remake-ril boards a plane to fly to a mysterious destination in the South Pacific as the guys chat about one of the most notorious Hollywood disasters of the 1990s, John Frankenheimer’s The Island of Dr. Moreau ! Who on Earth thought it was a good idea to get Brando involved in this? Does our society really want monkey butlers? What was Kilmer smoking while filming this—no seriously, any strain info? How was this movie only PG-13 with all these horrific mon-stars? Why was mainstream pop culture kinda cool with a little light beastiality in the 1990s? And credit where credit’s due, Stan Winston hit it out of the park with the monster make-up. PLUS: The return of the VHS Trailer Game! The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) stars David Thewlis, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Daniel Rigney, Temuera Morrison, Nelson de la Rosa, Mark Dacascos, Ron Perlman, Marco Hofschneider, and Marlon Brando as Dr. Moreau; directed by John Frankenheimer. This episode is sponsored in part by Rocket Money! Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at RocketMoney…

People in this episode

Hosts: Remake-ril, Steve

Topics covered

• Hollywood disasters
• film analysis
• 1990s cinema
• beastiality in pop culture
• movie make-up effects
• Val Kilmer
• Marlon Brando

Keywords

• The Island of Dr. Moreau
• John Frankenheimer
• Val Kilmer
• Marlon Brando
• Hollywood disasters
• movie analysis
• beastiality
• 1990s films
• monster make-up

Sponsors

Rocket Money, Pestie

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Island of Dr. Moreau

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