History Trivia / TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau

** He was replaced by the veteran John Frankenheimer. However, most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with him, especially Fairuza Balk, whom he bullied during the entire production. He was hired to control Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos - and failed '''''miserably'''''; The two actors refused to work together, resulting in scenes where little made sense. Brando even had Daniel Rigney's role replaced by Nelson de la Rosa (who would go on to inspire [[Franchise/AustinPowers Mini-Me]].)

** On the plus side, he was replaced by the great John Frankenheimer. However, most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with him, though he was hired to control Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos - and failed '''''miserably'''''; The two actors refused to work together, resulting in scenes where little made sense. Brando even had Daniel Rigney's role replaced by Nelson de la Rosa (who would go on to inspire [[Franchise/AustinPowers Mini-Me]].)

* ExecutiveMeddling / TroubledProduction: The 1996 version was rocked by this, kicking off when director and screenwriter Richard Stanley was canned after four days of shooting.
** On the plus side, he was replaced by the great John Frankenheimer. However, most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with him, though he was only guy who could master Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos and failed miserably; The two actors refused to work together, resulting in scenes where little made sense. Brando even had Daniel Rigney's role replaced by Nelson de la Rosa (who would go on to inspire [[Franchise/AustinPowers Mini-Me]].)

* ThrowItIn:

** Majai, Moreau's MiniMook, was little person Brando met before production and insisted be included in the film.

** On the plus side, he was replaced by the great John Frankenheimer. However, most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with him, though he was only guy who could master Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos and failed miserably. Brando even had Daniel Rigney's role replaced by Nelson de la Rosa (who would go on to inspire [[Franchise/AustinPowers Mini-Me]].)

** On the plus side, he was replaced by the great John Frankenheimer. However, most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with him, though he was only guy who could master Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos and failed miserably. Brando even had Daniel Rigney's role replaced by Nelson de la Rose (who would go on to inspire [[Franchise/AustinPowers Mini-Me]].

** On the plus side, he was replaced by the great John Frankenheimer. However, most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with him, though he was only guy who could master Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/RonPerlman, Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/DavidThewlis signed due to the perspective of working with Creator/MarlonBrando (Thewlis also had the motivations of a trip to Hawaii and a nice paycheck).

** And [[Film/HarryPotter Professor Remus Lupin]] as Edward Douglas (which is a bit of a HilariousInHindsight moment, if you think about it).

** Not to mention [[Film/TheGodfather Don Vito Corleone]]/[[ApocalypseNow Col. Kurtz]]/[[Film/{{Superman}} Jor-El]] as Dr. Moreau himself.

* ThrowItIn: One scene has Moreau wearing an ice bucket on his head, because Brando showed up with it and no one asked him to take it off.

** On the plus side, he was replaced by the great John Frankenheimer.
** Whom most of the cast and crew ''hated'' working with.
*** Though he was only guy who could master Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/MarlonBrando's egos.

* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/RonPerlman, ValKilmer and DavidThewlis signed due to the perspective of working with MarlonBrando (Thewlis also had the motivations of a trip to Hawaii and a nice paycheck).

*** Though he was only guy who could master ValKilmer and MarlonBrando's egos.

** [[AttackOfTheClones Jango Fett]] plays Azazello.

* ThrowItIn: One scene has Moreau wearing an ice bucket on his head, because Brando showed up with it and no one asked him to take it off.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Creator/RonPerlman is the Sayer of the Law.
** Kiril is played by [[ANewHope Porkins]] (or, alternately, [[Film/FlashGordon Munson]], or [[Film/{{Batman}} Lt. Eckhardt]], or [[RaidersOfTheLostArk Major Eaton]]).
** [[ReturnToOz Dorothy Gale]] plays Aissa.
** Montgomery is [[BatmanForever Batman]].

* Retroactive Recognition:

** Kiril is played by [[StarWarsEpisodeIVANewHope Porkins]] (or, alternately, [[Film/FlashGordon Munson]], or [[Film/{{Batman}} Lt. Eckhardt]], or [[RaidersOfTheLostArk Major Eaton]]).

* ShoutOut: It is mentioned in the novel that Montgomery studied on Gower Street in London, which is the street that Darwin lived on.

* AwesomeDearBoy: RonPerlman, ValKilmer and DavidThewlis signed due to the perspective of working with MarlonBrando (Thewlis also had the motivations of a trip to Hawaii and a nice paycheck).

* HeyItsThatGuy: RonPerlman is the Sayer of the Law.

* StanWinston: Did the make-up in the 1996 version.

* ThrowItIn: One scene has Moreau wearing a bucket on his head, because Brando showed up with it and no one asked him to take it off.

* StanWinston: Did the make-up in the 1996 version.

*** Though he was only guy who could master ValKilmer and MarlonBrando's egos.

*** Though he was only guy who could master Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando's egos.