Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau Comes Home
Steve Barton
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If you haven’t seen Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (review) yet, then you are in for a real treat. Check out the Blu-ray and DVD details right here.
From the Press Release:
The acclaimed Severin Films original production LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU will make its Blu-ray and DVD debut on July 14th. Discs will contain over an hour of outtakes, additional interviews with John Frankenheimer and Barbara Steele, concept art gallery with Stanley commentary, Boar Man Diary featurette, location featurette, and more.
The Special “House of Pain” Edition will also contain a DVD of the long thought lost 1921 German version of Moreau, THE ISLAND OF THE LOST, with English subtitles plus more interview featurettes. A third disc will contain a brand new audiobook recording of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau read by Richard Stanley.
In 1995, visionary writer/director Richard Stanley (HARDWARE, DUST DEVIL) got the green light for his dream project: an epic adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. But only days into production, an unprecedented storm of natural disasters, monstrous egos, and disturbing imagery – along with chaos, insanity, and witchcraft – would trigger perhaps the most infamous behind-the-scenes catastrophe in modern movie history.
Now, director/producer David Gregory (THE THEATRE BIZARRE, PLAGUE TOWN) reveals the untold story behind “one of the all-time greatest cinematic train wrecks” (Variety) in this “wonderfully weird and gripping” (Entertainment Weekly) documentary featuring never-before-seen footage and startling new interviews with actors Fairuza Balk, Marco Hofschneider, and Rob Morrow; studio executives; crew members; and Stanley himself.
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