The Island of Doctor Agor
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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 story 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.
1971 in film
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music...
American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
short animated film written and directed by then-thirteen-year-old Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
, 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 story The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. It is told from the point of view of a man named Edward Prendick who is shipwrecked, rescued by a passing boat, and then left at the ship's destination by the crew along with the ship's cargo of exotic animals...
. The film starred Burton's friends and classmates and was shot with a Super 8
Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format....
camera, utilizing locations such as the LA Zoo's animal cages and beaches in Malibu.
Response
Though the film was written of by Nancy Kilpatrick in the 2004 book The Goth Bible, 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. However, in the 2006 book Burton on Burton, Burton himself specifically speaks of the film when recounting his early days making Super 8 films.External links
- The Island of Doctor Agor at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- The Tim Burton Collective