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Re-Animator (1985)

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Reviews Counted:38

Fresh:35

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: Perfectly compositing humor and horror, the only thing more effective than Re-Animator's gory scares are its dry, deadpan jokes.

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale

Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson

Director: Stuart Gordon

Director: Stuart Gordon
Screenwriter: Dennis Paoli, William J. Norris, Stuart Gordon
Producer: Brian Yuzna

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Reviews for Re-Animator

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It's so politically incorrect that there is no way anyone would be able to make it today.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
06/19/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

It's sweet when a classic lives up to its legend, isn't it?

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
06/15/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

This is one of the greatest films ever made. Period. It's outrageous, erotic, gory, jaw-dropping, genre-busting ,shocking, and altogether exhilarating filmmaking.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
05/05/08
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
PopMatters

A classic horror-comedy.

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01/29/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

In its best moments, the film itself practically leaps off the screen.

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10/22/07
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

Stuart Gordon doesn't just push the envelope of good taste with this one; he tears right through it.

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07/10/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

While Re-Animator fails as a faithful adaptation of Lovecraft, it is an incredibly demented movie in its own right that combines a plethora of downright disgusting grand guignol with disturbing black humor.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/05/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's this kind of flat-footed stuff that gives garbage a bad name.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
06/05/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

Pic has a grisly sense of humor, and sometimes is so gross and over the top the film tips over into a bizarre comedy.

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06/05/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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The plot... took a genre obsessed with masked killers, monsters et al, completely by storm.

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04/18/07
Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning
Empire Magazine
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Re-Animator was Stuart Gordon's first (and best) movie.

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04/13/07
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

A comically ghastly B-movie delight.

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03/20/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

The injection of humour into HP Lovecraft's 1922 tale is what saves this splatterfest from being mere fodder for gorehounds.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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12/02/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

No review available.

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11/01/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Re-Animator exploits our fears of segmentation, of being many fragments of a body living independently.

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11/01/05
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

No review available.

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08/15/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A campy horror classic with style

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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10/08/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Brilliantly campy and fun Lovecraft adaptation.

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08/19/04
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com
 
 
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Latest News for Re-Animator

March 17, 2009: Re-Animator Producers Talk Remake Opens in new window
According to producers Brian Yuzna and Ray Haboush, their "Re-Animator" remake is cruising through development, with Ezra Godden and Elisha Cuthbert attached as the leads. More...

March 02, 2009: Producers Plan 3-D Re-Animator Remake Opens in new window
Add another picture to the remake pile: Shock Till You Drop has gotten word that a "Re-Animator" remake is in the works -- and that it could be in 3-D. More...

May 17, 2006: William H. Macy Elects to Visit "House of Re-Animator"
The creators of the original "Re-Animator" are getting back together to do a 4th chapter. This one will be called "House of Re-Animator," and it will star... More...

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