The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1977 American horror film and is the second English-language adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel of the same name, a story of a scientist who attempts to convert animals into human beings. The film stars Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera and Richard Basehart, and is directed by Don Taylor. | Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Today is the 25th Anniversary of John Frankenheimer's The Island of Dr. Moreau. So let's celebrate it with a never before posted behind-the-scenes footage from the Stan Winston Studio archive where the team of SWS test the Lo-Mai makeup on the amazing Mark Dacascos. | Stan Winston School of Character Arts

The Island of Dr. Moreau wasn’t just a film—it was a full-blown meltdown. What started as a promising sci-fi remake with Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer turned into one of Hollywood’s most chaotic productions. The original director, Richard Stanley, was fired just days into filming after clashing with Kilmer and the studio. Instead of leaving, he snuck back onto set disguised as a dog-man extra to secretly watch the carnage unfold. Things got worse when Brando arrived late, refused to learn his lin