Home
Re-Animator main backdrop
Re-Animator main poster

Re-Animator

Visit website

7.0/10 • 1.5K

1985-10-18 • 1h 26m

Science FictionComedyHorror

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

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  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)

Reviews2

View Reviews
Gimly Avatar

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.

Media

  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster
  • Re-Animator poster

Recommendations

  • Super Crazy main backdrop

    Super Crazy

    6.8

  • Bride of Re-Animator main backdrop

    Bride of Re-Animator

    6.5

  • No Backdrop

    Re-Cut

    6.6

  • From Beyond main backdrop

    From Beyond

    6.5

  • Oedipus Rex main backdrop

    Oedipus Rex

    6.8

  • Re-Kill main backdrop

    Re-Kill

    6.1

  • Beyond Re-Animator main backdrop

    Beyond Re-Animator

    6.0

  • The First King main backdrop

    The First King

    7.1

  • 009 Re:Cyborg main backdrop

    009 Re:Cyborg

    7.0

  • Dagon main backdrop

    Dagon

    6.1

  • Night of the Creeps main backdrop

    Night of the Creeps

    6.7

  • Teen Wolf main backdrop

    Teen Wolf

    6.2

  • The Mist main backdrop

    The Mist

    6.9

  • Meander main backdrop

    Meander

    6.0

  • Rolling Thunder main backdrop

    Rolling Thunder

    6.8

  • Brain Damage main backdrop

    Brain Damage

    6.7

  • Scare Package main backdrop

    Scare Package

    5.6

  • Summer Rental main backdrop

    Summer Rental

    6.1

  • TerrorVision main backdrop

    TerrorVision

    5.8

  • Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes main backdrop

    Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

    7.4

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 school