Dr. No (novel) Dr. No (novel) Dr. No is the sixth novel by the English author Ian Fleming to feature his British Secret Service agent James Bond. Fleming wrote the novel in early 1957 at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 31 March 1958. The novel centres on Bond's investigation into the disappearance in Jamaica of two fellow MI6 operatives. He establishes that they had been investigating Doctor No, a Chinese operator of a guano mine on the fictional Caribbean island of Crab Key. Bond travels to the island and meets Honeychile
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) becoming more and more alienated by and hostile towards its wayward co-stars and their authoritarian director. Eventually, a director's cut was released on DVD, extending the 96-minute film to 100 minutes. The film was met with negative reviews; Rotten Tomatoes currently rates the film with a 24% "Rotten", based on 33 reviews. The film grossed only $49 million worldwide on a $40 million budget, which, with marketing and other expenses, lost money for the studio. In an article written upon Brando's death in 2004, critic Roger Ebert described "The Island of Dr. Moreau" as "perhaps [Brando's] worst film". "The Island