Re-Animator
Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.
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Stuart Gordon
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Gimly
I don't feel as strongly about _Re-Animator_ as much of the horror community does. I absolutely enjoy it, recommend it, even. Just in more of a Watch-Enjoy-Done sort of way. Very different from your typical Lovecraft fare. _Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._
TheTenth
In 1985 I was 15, and already a big horror movie fan. With Evil Dead, Halloween, Friday 13th, Italian horror ... the genre was dynamic. Then, reading Mad Movies, I see this very gore movie inspired by a short Lovecraft tale, coming soon. I go there at 2pm, watch the movie and end up seeing it 7 times in 3 days. The cast gives an insane (!!!) performance, especially Jeffrey Combs of course, but having Bruce Abbott try to keep his sanity and stay alive in the horrific events. Barbara Crampton will be mainly remembered by being licked by a severed head, but she does a nice "normal" character. The couple try to save what they can (sanity and life) and are quite a counterpoint to West and his madness of overcoming death, whatever consequences there may be. Most scenes are in the Arkham faculty, some at Dan's apartment. This also enhances the madness of it all, with a regular setting where usually nothing wrong could happen. The "gore" SFX still are vivid in my mind. So OK more modern SFX are done now, but those rubber body parts with liters of blood were really efficient, and I'll add "physical". Those computer generated very often lack the practical physicality of holding a severed hand or head they do now (must be a challenge for the actors to interact with nothing beside a green sceen. Overall these elements create a powerfully entertaining movie.
Sierbahnn
This is a staple of its genre, and for good reason. It is hokey, it is overacted, the effects are messy, sure, but that does not makes it any less brilliant. While teasing some Lovecraft-story ideas, this is its own beast, and stands on its own legs. The casting is ok, apart from Jeffrey, of course, who is tearing up each and every scene. He is grand in this.
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Re-Animator FAQs
Stuart Gordon is the director of Re-Animator.
The cast of Re-Animator includes Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, Peter Kent as Melvin the Re-Animated, Bunny Summers as Swiss Woman Doctor, Bruce Abbott as Dan Cain, Gene Scherer as Swiss Policeman #2, Craig Reed as One Arm Man Corpse, Barbara Crampton as Megan Halsey, David Gale as Dr. Carl Hill, Robert Sampson as Dean Alan Halsey, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon as Dr. Harrod, Ian Patrick Williams as Swiss Professor, Al Berry as Dr. Gruber, and more.
The duration of Re-Animator is 1h 26 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Re-Animator trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Re-Animator was released on 18 Oct 1985.
Re-Animator is listed under Science Fiction, Comedy, and Horror on Fanbiz.
Re-Animator has 3 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.3/10. One reviewer wrote: "I don't feel as strongly about _Re-Animator_ as much of the horror community does. I absolutely enjoy it, recommend it, even. Just in more of a Watch-Enjoy-Done sort of way...."
