The Island of Doctor Agor (1971)

Directed by

Tim Burton

Genre

horror film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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.

amateurwhimsicalcrudeplayfuldarkly comiclow-budgetquirkyexperimental

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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