The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) of Dr. Moreau" later received six nominations for the Razzie Awards including Worst Picture and Worst Director, winning Worst Supporting Actor for Marlon Brando (Val Kilmer was also a nominee in this category). The film also got nominations for two Saturn Awards: Best Make-Up and Science Fiction Film. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) The Island of Dr. Moreau is a 1996 American science fiction horror film, the third major film adaptation of the 1896 novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau" by H. G. Wells. The film was directed by John Frankenheimer (who was brought in half a week
Plummers Island Plummers Island Plummers Island is a 12-acre Potomac River island in Montgomery County, Maryland, about nine miles upriver from Washington, D.C., which holds the distinction of being the most scientifically studied island in North America. It is visible from the American Legion Memorial Bridge of the Capital Beltway, just downriver (east) of the bridge. Scientific study of Plummers Island began in 1899, when botanist Charles Louis Pollard formed the Washington Biologists' Field Club and began the search for a field camp near the club's Washington, D.C. home. The club leased the island in 1901, and bought it seven years later;