The Island of Doctor Agor
| The Island of Doctor Agor | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tim Burton |
| Written by | Story: H. G. Wells Adaptation & screenplay: Tim Burton |
Release date | 1971 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Island of Doctor Agor is a 1971 American
animated film written and directed by then-thirteen-year-old Tim Burton, who also starred in the title role of Doctor Agor.[1][2] 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
Plot
 | This article needs a plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
- Tim Burton – Doctor Agor
Response
Though the film was written about by Nancy Kilpatrick in the 2004 book The Goth Bible,[2] in the 2005 book The Films of Tim Burton, author Alison McMahan concluded that because of the timing of an April 1 posting of an IMDb comment, the film listing is "likely" a joke.[5]
However, in the 2006 book Burton on Burton, Burton himself specifically speaks of the film when recounting his early days making Super 8 films.[3]
References
- ISBN 9781857431797.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link - ^ ISBN 9780312306960. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 9780571229260. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Tim Burton's early movies (1971–1986)". The Tim Burton Collective. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ISBN 9780826415660. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
External links
- The Island of Doctor Agor at the Internet Movie Database
- The Tim Burton Collective