
Re-Animator
1985
Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.
Directed by Stuart Gordon
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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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- Director
- Stuart Gordon
- Written by
- H.P. Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft, Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon
- Produced by
- Brian Yuzna
- Composer
- Richard Band
- Cinematographer
- Mac Ahlberg
- Editor
- Lee Percy
- Makeup FX
- Anthony Doublin, Everett Burrell, John Carl Buechler, John Naulin
- Studio
- Empire Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 7.0/10 (1,661 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 73/100
- IMDb
- 7.1/10 (78,024 votes)
Cast

Jeffrey Combs
Herbert West

Bruce Abbott
Dan Cain

Barbara Crampton
Megan Halsey

David Gale
Dr. Carl Hill

Robert Sampson
Dean Alan Halsey

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Dr. Harrod

Peter Kent
Melvin the Re-Animated

Ian Patrick Williams
Swiss Professor

Bunny Summers
Swiss Woman Doctor
Al Berry
Dr. Gruber
Barbara Pieters
Nurse
Annyce Holzman
E-R Patient Corpse
Velvet Debois
Slit Wrist Girl Corpse
Robert Holcomb
Motorcycle Accident Corpse
Mike Filloon
Bullet Wound to Face Corpse
James Earl Cathay
Psycho Ward Guard #2

James Ellis
Psycho Ward Guard #1
Derek Pendleton
Swiss Policeman #1
Crew
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MAN-MADE MONSTERS #20: Re-Animator (1985) & Depraved (2019)
The Evolution of Horror — ZOMBIES Pt 12: Re-Animator (1985) & Death Becomes Her (1992)
Re-Animator Collection
Appears in

Arrow Video

BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist

Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies

Man-Made Monsters - The Evolution of Horror Podcast

Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time

Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films

Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time

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