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
McKissick Island that was not formally recognized by the two states until 1999. The island always had a small population, and as of 2006 it was reported that only one house was on the island. The only road sign on it uses the Nemaha County street grid of 647A Avenue and 739A Road rather than the Atchison County, Missouri grid which surrounds it. The island was alluded to but not mentioned in the XKCD cartoon "River Border" on 27 April 2018. The island derives its name from the McKissick family, who bought land in the area in the 1840s before Missouri's borders