The Island of Doctor Agor (1971)
- Directed by
- Tim Burton
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A boy-made creature escapes from a mad scientist's island lab. A young filmmaker shot this home movie with his friends using animal cages and beaches for sets.
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What happens
The Island of Doctor Agor is a 1971 American short animated film written and directed by then-thirteen-year-old Tim Burton, who also starred in the title role of Doctor Agor. The short is one of Burton's first animated films, and was adapted by Burton from the H. G. Wells 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau. The film starred Burton's friends and classmates and was shot with a Super 8 camera, utilizing locations such as the LA Zoo's animal cages and beaches in Malibu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Living (1971)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.