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Herbert West (Jeffery Combs) has found the secret to eternal life--or so he thinks. West needs fresh cadavers to continue his experiments in the re-animation of dead tissue, so he enlists the help of young medical student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) to steal bodies from the local morgue. Despite all the warning signs of failure, .. Read more

Starring Bruce Abbott, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Barbara Crampton
Director Stuart Gordon
Genres Comedy, Horror

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Herbert West (Jeffery Combs) has found the secret to eternal life--or so he thinks. West needs fresh cadavers to continue his experiments in the re-animation of dead tissue, so he enlists the help of young medical student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) to steal bodies from the local morgue. Despite all the warning signs of failure, the eccentric West's research continues. The results are crazed zombies that roam the streets, severed heads that talk, murder, madness, and chaos, all in the name of science, of course. Director Stuart Gordon's film debut, an adaptation of the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, is a masterpiece of ghoulish fun. Graphic special effects, good scripting, and perfectly over-the-top performances make RE-ANIMATOR a classic horror film in the tradition of THE EVIL DEAD and RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD.

Starring Bruce Abbott, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Barbara Crampton, Jeffrey Combs
Director Stuart Gordon
Studio ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 18.gif
Genres Comedy, Horror
Language English
Released DVD: 12 Mar 2007
Production year: 1985
Format DVD

Re-Animator (1985)

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Fabulous. Funny. Furious.

    This was one of the best horror films of the 1980s.

    From the opening titles, which use an update of the theme from Psycho, this is played absolutely straight, which is what makes it also one of the funniest horror films since the Dr Phibes duo.

    Herbert West - a wonderful performance from Jeffrey Combs - has discovered a means of re-animating the dead. But his work does attract envy from his professor. And it does have its... side-effects.

    This was writer and director Stuart Gordon's first film. You really don't want to see the others. If you've a somewhat twisted sense of humour, you really do want to see this.

      • unprinted from London
      • Posted 01 Nov 2003 23:33

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    'Don't be silly! Who's going to believe a talking head?' - Herbert West (Re-animator)

    I first saw this movie when it came out. I wasn't sure what to expect and what I found was an exhilerating voyage into loonsville. Loosely based on a Lovecraftian tale, Medical Student Herbert West (Jeffery Combs) develops a luminous green reagent that brings the dead back to life with disasterous consequenses. This film is undoubtedly low budget but is laced with fantastic jokes and dollops of gore. Over the top? I think so. Highly watchable? Definately. You will feel like you're right back in the eighties watching this film. Bring popcorn and sickbags.

      • Merlin from London, England
      • Posted 03 Nov 2005 23:42

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