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Re-Animator

- 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.

Release Date : 1985-10-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Empire Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Herbert West

Original Name : Jeffrey Combs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan Cain

Original Name : Bruce Abbott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Megan Halsey

Original Name : Barbara Crampton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Carl Hill

Original Name : David Gale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dean Alan Halsey

Original Name : Robert Sampson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Harrod

Original Name : Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melvin the Re-Animated (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Kent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swiss Professor (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Patrick Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swiss Woman Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Bunny Summers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Gruber (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Berry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Barbara Pieters

Gender : Male

Character Name : E-R Patient Corpse

Original Name : Annyce Holzman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slit Wrist Girl Corpse

Original Name : Velvet Debois

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motorcycle Accident Corpse

Original Name : Robert Holcomb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bullet Wound to Face Corpse

Original Name : Mike Filloon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psycho Ward Guard #2

Original Name : James Earl Cathay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psycho Ward Guard #1

Original Name : James Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swiss Policeman #1

Original Name : Derek Pendleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swiss Policeman #2

Original Name : Gene Scherer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mace

Original Name : Gerry Black

Gender : Male

Character Name : One Arm Man Corpse

Original Name : Craig Reed

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

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

@TheTenth

2021-06-23

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.