Fascinating doc about the notorious Hollywood BOMB, The Island of Dr. Moreau. One of the most honest documentaries about the film business since Overnight (Boondock Saints). Like an accident, you just can't take your eyes off of it.

If you love watching bad movies and you love watching bad movies get made, then this is the documentary for you. Hilarious, insightful, and even a bit heartbreaking, Lost Soul is a somber look at how even the most talented of people can let a promising film go down in flames.

Anyone who has seen the 1996 New Line movie The Island of Dr Moreau will have loved or loathed its perverse charms. Cards on the table, I'm in the former camp. Brando has the measure of what he's in and plays it like delirious farce. This fascinating documentary tracks the appalling personal journey of its original director Richard Stanley as he wrestles with Hollywood egos, abysmal weather and producers who seem to delight in sabotaging his every step.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau is directed by David Gregory, and it's about when Richard Stanley wanted to do The Island of Dr. Moreau after Hardware as he is a longtime fan of the source material. When he got his script finished, the effects done, got his actors, and when he starts shooting it, production problems start arise whether it be weather problems, or is just dealing with actors. When I heard about this film from a YouTuber called Comic Book 19, I definitely wanted to see it on Netflix as the person talking about it was interesting, and that I was fascinated about how the production of the film was a disaster as read about it on Wikipedia even though it is Wikipedia, so it could've been wrong. When I finished the documentary, it was really investing to watch. When I was hearing about Richard Stanley's introduction to how he's a fan of the source material, and what his vision was for the film, I was interested in it and really thought that it was going to work, but then I realized that it wasn't made as problems arise with the production. The interviewers kept me on focus, how it all went to disaster, and how Richard Stanley really tried to create the film version that he thought by whatever it takes. I was also getting emotionally invested in it when they start talking about how Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando kept messing with the production of the film and with each other, and it really felt like a miracle that the film was even made, even if the vision that Richard Stanley had on it is basically replaced by John Frankenheimer's version which even he didn't want to be involved either. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau is a fantastic documentary that I'm glad someone took notice of it and got it made.

Interesting documentary about how an absolute train wreck of a film came to be.

This surprising documentary reminded me a lot of Lost in La Mancha, a similar film that recounted the failed attempt of Gilliam to direct his adaptation of Don Quixote. Richard Stanley is interviewed about his failed attempt to shoot The Island Of Dr. Moreau. Notorious tanker at the box office , this film has a backstory more entertaining and far more chaotic than the film itself. It's nice to hear some of the original cast and crew member talking about the disasters and series of unfortunate events that plagued the project from start to finish. Definitely entertaining .

I saw the island of doctor monroe in the theater as a teenager. It was memorable because it was so weird. I tend to like these documentaries like lost in la mancha, Jodorowsky's Dune etc. about film making gone wrong. There are so many things that can go wrong and its unfortunate because you can get a sense of the original vision.

Mielenkiintoinen dokkari katastrofaalistesta leffaprojektista. Taas yksi projekti joka saa miettimään kuinka huikea leffa olisi tullut jos alunperin ohjaajaksi palkattu intohimoinen henkilö olisi saanut rauhassa tehdä mieleisensä elokuvan ilman studion puuttumista ja mihin vain yksikin väärä näyttelijövalinta voi johtaa (Kilmer). Jos ei muuta niin tästä dokkarista selviää miksi lupaava ja kulttimaineessa oleva Richard Stanley ei ole tämän jälkeen päässyt ohjaamaan ja miksi äärimmäisen vittumaisen Val Kilmerin ura lopulta kusi pahasti. Brandon palkkaaminen miehen uran ihan loppuvaiheilla ei ollut hyvä idea millään mittarilla... Coppola sai miehestä irti viimeisen loistavan roolityön Ilmestyskirjassa (1979). Sen jälkeen mies tarjosi ohjaajille lähes pelkästään vittuilua.

An excellent documentary .. I'm pleased by the visuals as well as the story which goes deep into the emotional elements of filmmaking .. Thanks also to David Gregory for using my footage from my YouTube, MrMike4uk 'Moved to London' for his low budget/ no budget production .. Michael Anderson

Richard Stanley vaikutti todella sympaattiselta hepulta. Harmi, että joutui Hollywood-egojen pelinappulaksi.

very insightful and interesting Documentary, reminded me of the Heart of Darkness documentary

This was a fairly enjoyable documentary about the making of 1996 adaptation of Island of Dr.Moreau.I was hoping for a bit more from this movie but it still a very interesting look out how easily a movie can fall apart in Hollywood when actors think they are bigger than the movie and studios don't have enough faith in the director.Wish that Val Kilmer had talked but at least we heard from quite a few of the people involved.

I watched this film a few weeks ago and was completely fascinated. This man is a genius but sadly didn't have the strength of character to stand up to the studios and tell them no, he couldn't reign in Kilmer and frankly was a little out of control. Would still have loved to have seen his version rather than the one we got.

I never knew the story behind the '96 version of 'Island of Dr. Moreau'. I find it a testament to Mr. Stanley's dedication to his art and his *heart* that the documentary about how a vision can be twisted into a tragic mockery a thousand times better than the mockery that audiences got. I think, too, that if Val Kilmer is suffering from a mystery illness, it is something he more than deserves. Karma, man - She's a bitch, and rightly so. We need more people like Richard Stanley in the creative world.

For a director, it doesn't get more terrifying than this. To have ones creativity ripped away from them in the name of ego.