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Re-Animator is the first film collaboration between Gordon and Combs, the second being From Beyond, released in 1986. It is the first film in the Re-Animator film series, followed by Bride of Re-Animator in 1990 and Beyond Re-Animator in 2003. Released to mostly positive reviews, Re-Animator has since been considered a cult film.
Oct 18, 1985 · A medical student experiments with re-animating dead tissue in this adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's story. The film features gore, humor, and a cult performance by Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West.
- (72K)
- Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Stuart Gordon
- 1985-10-18
Re-Animator is an American film series consisting of three horror films directed by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna. Loosely based on the 1922 serialized short story "Herbert West–Reanimator" by H. P. Lovecraft, the films follow the exploits of Herbert West, the inventor of a serum that can re-animate deceased bodies.
Sep 13, 2023 Full Review Paul Attanasio Washington Post Re-Animator is splatter heaven. Based on the sci-fi novel by H.P. Lovecraft, Re-Animator's gore is exceeded only by its wit.
- (65)
- Jeffrey Combs
- Stuart Gordon
- Horror, Comedy
A horror comedy film based on H.P. Lovecraft's novel about a scientist who re-animates dead bodies. Watch the trailer, read the overview and user score, and find out more about the director and writers.
Adapted from H.P. Lovecraft’s sepulchral 1922 pulp horror story, arguably the first such tale to ever consider scientifically affected corpses as zombies, Re-Animator is Stuart Gordon’s...
- 2 min
- 327.2K
- Umbrella Entertainment
A medical student experiments with a serum that can re-animate the dead, causing chaos and horror at a New England university. Based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft, the film features gore, gags and a decapitated head.
