Island of Lost Souls

René Cardona, 1974

Spine #586

Picked by 3 guests

Crime

Criterion TMDB

Directed by René Cardona

Written by José León Sánchez, Icaro Cisneros, René Cardona, René Cardona Jr.

Edited by Alfredo Rosas Priego

Cast Mario Almada, Eric del Castillo, Wolf Ruvinskis, Alejandro Ciangherotti Jr., Marianne Sauvage, Xavier Marc, Rodrigo Puebla, Eduardo Noriega

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DEVO: Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh actor

“Island of Lost Souls. That's the classic that inspired both the film and the song, the Jocko Homo song. I remember watching this movie at my girlfriend's family's House on a big old tubed giant old-fashioned television set and going, 'That's Akron, Ohio. I live there.' I saw it like 1967 maybe and never forgot it. Island of Lost Souls is only 70 minutes long. I just realized how much they packed into a short time span. This one is fantastic and mercifully short.”

DEVO: Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh

Jacqueline Novak and John Early actor

“I'm getting Island of Lost Souls. A twisted treasure from Hollywood's pre-code days. Remember pre-code days? I've never seen it.”

Jacqueline Novak and John Early

Gaspar Noe director

“I haven't seen it in a long time. Island of Lost Souls.”

Gaspar Noe