Re-Animator
1985 · Movie · NR · 86 min · ★ 7.0 · 81% critics
At a medical university, a driven scientist secretly tests a glowing serum that can bring the dead back to life. As the experiments move from theory to the morgue, the results grow increasingly unpredictable, pulling those around him into a chaotic mix of dark humor and gruesome consequences.
Based on Herbert West—Reanimator
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-10-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,678 votes)
- Budget
- $900,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a wildly gory, darkly funny ’80s horror ride with mad-science chaos and practical splatter, in the vein of The Return of the Living Dead or Evil Dead II; Not for you if sexual violence themes or heavy gore are dealbreakers.
Pros: dark humor; outrageous gore; cult 80s energy | Cons: uneven pacing; cheesy effects; uncomfortable sexual content
Themes
- experiment
- insanity
- overdose
- black humor
- mad scientist
- decapitation
- reanimation
- laboratory
- severed head
- hospital
- zombie
- intestines
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 1985
Cast & crew
Jeffrey Combs
as Herbert West
Bruce Abbott
as Dan Cain
Barbara Crampton
as Megan Halsey
David Gale
as Dr. Carl Hill
Robert Sampson
as Dean Alan Halsey
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
as Dr. Harrod
Peter Kent
as Melvin the Re-Animated
Ian Patrick Williams
as Swiss Professor
Bunny Summers
as Swiss Woman Doctor
- AB
Al Berry
as Dr. Gruber
Directed by Stuart Gordon