Lost Soul.
Excellent documentary chronicling Richard Stanley's decent into dope paranoia and supernatural freakery whilst trying to film The Island of Dr Moreau.
There are so many moments of utter madness in the film that when Stanley talks about hiring a magician to cast a sigil magic spell to aid him in a meeting, you don't question it but just go along with it...then the mighty Brando arrives on set.
Brando comes off as even a bigger arse than you could possibly imagine. He's great!
Stanley presents himself in a fairly good light underneath the bitterness. He also comes across as a man with little understanding of the Hollywood machine and that it takes more than artistic vision to make a film.
Recommended and playing on UK Netflix presently.
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