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Re-Animator

Re-Animator

Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.

19857.01h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by Stuart Gordon
Written by H.P. Lovecraft, William Norris, Dennis Paoli
Produced by Brian Yuzna
Box OfficeBudget: $900KRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Herbert West

Bruce Abbott

Bruce Abbott

Dan Cain

Barbara Crampton

Barbara Crampton

Megan Halsey

David Gale

David Gale

Dr. Carl Hill

Robert Sampson

Robert Sampson

Dean Alan Halsey

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Dr. Harrod

Peter Kent

Peter Kent

Melvin the Re-Animated (uncredited)

Ian Patrick Williams

Ian Patrick Williams

Swiss Professor (uncredited)

Bunny Summers

Bunny Summers

Swiss Woman Doctor (uncredited)

A

Al Berry

Dr. Gruber (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

experimentinsanityoverdoseblack humormad scientistdecapitationreanimationlaboratorysevered headhospitalzombieintestinesdeathblack catbased on short storydead catsurgical operationreanimated corpsemedical studentmedical schoollovecraftianamused

About Re-Animator

Re-Animator is a science fiction, comedy, horror film released in 1985 exploring themes of experiment, insanity, overdose, black humor, mad scientist, decapitation. Directed by Stuart Gordon, it stars Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton. 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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