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Release Date:
18 October 1985 (USA)
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Tagline:
H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale of horror more
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A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus. full summary | add synopsis
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H.P. Lovecraft
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Death
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4 wins
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2 nominations
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(118 articles)
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Gordon and Combs Take Nevermore On The Road
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"Get a job in a sideshow."
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jeffrey Combs | ... | Herbert West |
| Bruce Abbott | ... | Daniel 'Dan' Cain |
| Barbara Crampton | ... | Megan Halsey |
| David Gale | ... | Dr. Carl Hill |
| Robert Sampson | ... | Dean Alan Halsey |
| Gerry Black | ... | Mace (Miskatonic security guard) |
| Carolyn Purdy-Gordon | ... | Dr. Harrod |
 | Peter Kent | ... | Melvin the Re-Animated |
| Barbara Pieters | ... | Nurse |
 | Ian Patrick Williams | ... | Swiss professor |
| Bunny Summers | ... | Swiss doctor |
| Al Berry | ... | Dr. Gruber |
| Derek Pendleton | ... | Swiss policeman #1 |
| Gene Scherer | ... | Swiss policeman #2 |
| James Ellis | ... | Psycho Ward guard #1 |
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86 min (unrated version) | USA:95 min (R-rated version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Finland:K-18 |
West Germany:18 (video premiere) (heavily cut) |
West Germany:Not Rated |
Singapore:(Banned) |
UK:18 (re-rating) (2007) (uncut) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Belgium:16 (video rating) |
Australia:MA (re-rating) (2007) |
Australia:MA (2007 re-rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Italy:VM14 (re-rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
Australia:R |
France:-12 |
Italy:VM18 |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 (Banned) |
UK:18 (cut) |
USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1986) |
USA:R (cut version: 1986) |
Iceland:(Banned) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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The first man who is re-animated at the morgue (who goes on to kill the dean) is Arnold Schwarzenegger's body double.
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Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Dean Halsey is re-animated, the "re-agent" can been seen reflected in Herbert's glasses off of the table's surface.
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Quotes:
[Re-re-animating the dead cat in the basement]
Herbert West: Don't expect it to tango; it has a broken back.
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Herbert West: Don't expect it to tango; it has a broken back.
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Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998)
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Director/Co-writer Stuart Gordon's 1985 adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's story is a grisly, sometimes horrific, yet often hilarious horror film. Having left Zurich after an eye-popping experience, Dr. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is now in the U.S. Taking residence in the home of Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), a medical student dating the Dean's daughter. In the basement, West is more than eager to continue his experiments in giving life to the dead. For those who like their horror movies gory and goofy, Re-Animator is a pretty good choice. Running a quick 86 minutes, the film moves at a good pace and pitch black humor is well mixed with creepy horror. David Gale is particularly good as Dr. Hill. Followed by Bride of Re-Animator in 1990.
Rating: *** ( out of ****)