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Re-Animator

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7.0/10 • 1.6K

1985-10-18 • 1h 26m

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

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.

Directors
Stuart Gordon
Writters
Dennis Paoli, William Norris, Stuart Gordon
Editors
Lee Percy

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  1. Jeffrey Combs

    Jeffrey Combs

    Herbert West

  2. Bruce Abbott

    Bruce Abbott

    Dan Cain

  3. Barbara Crampton

    Barbara Crampton

    Megan Halsey

  4. David Gale

    David Gale

    Dr. Carl Hill

  5. Robert Sampson

    Robert Sampson

    Dean Alan Halsey

  6. Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

    Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

    Dr. Harrod

  7. Peter Kent

    Peter Kent

    Melvin the Re-Animated (uncredited)

  8. Ian Patrick Williams

    Ian Patrick Williams

    Swiss Professor (uncredited)

  9. Bunny Summers

    Bunny Summers

    Swiss Woman Doctor (uncredited)

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Gimly

May 13, 2017

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$900,000.00
Revenue
$2,023,414.00
Keywords
experimentinsanityoverdoseblack humormad scientistdecapitationreanimationlaboratorysevered headhospitalzombieintestinesdeathblack catbased on short storydead catsurgical operationreanimated corpsemedical studentmedical schoollovecraftianbold