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My Take
Richard Stanley is the kind of idiosyncratic filmmaker I can't help rooting for. Coming out of Fish Hoek in South Africa's Western Cape and trained at the University of Cape Town, he built a cult reputation through Hardware and Dust Devil, films drenched in a grimy, hallucinatory texture all his own. His ill-fated stint as the original director of The Island of Dr. Moreau became Hollywood legend, a cautionary tale that only deepened his outsider mystique. I respect directors who refuse to sand down their strangeness for the mainstream. There is a raw, almost mystical sensibility in his work that I find consistently compelling.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Stanley
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・スタンリー
- Reading
- りちゃーど・すたんりー
- Born
- November 22, 1966 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Cape Town
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.shadowtheatre13.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Stanley%20(director)
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Stanley born?
Born November 22, 1966 (age 59).
Where is Richard Stanley from?
Richard Stanley is from Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa.
What does Richard Stanley do?
Richard Stanley works as film director, film producer, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.