Beyond Re-Animator (2003)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Brian Yuzna

Writers:

Xavier Berraondo (script collaborator)
José Manuel Gómez (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 July 2003 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They Thought Prison Would Be The Death Of Him. But For Dr. West, Death Is Only The Beginning.

Plot:

Everyone's favorite mad scientist Herbert West is currently in jail after having state's evidence turned against him by his former assistant...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Jail | Experiment | Mad Scientist | Scientist

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jeffrey Combs	...	Dr. Herbert West
Tommy Dean Musset	...	Young Howard 'Howie' Phillips
Jason Barry	...	Dr. Howard Phillips
Bárbara Elorrieta	...	Emily Phillips
Elsa Pataky	...	Laura Olney
Ángel Plana	...	Kitchen Zombie
Javier Sandoval	...	Cop 1
Santiago Segura	...	Speedball
Lolo Herrero	...	Sergeant Moncho
Enrique Arce	...	Cabrera
Nico Baixas	...	Moses
Simón Andreu	...	Warden Brando
Joaquín Ortega	...	Officer Falcon
Raquel Gribler	...	Nurse Vanessa
Daniel Ortiz	...	Winni

Also Known As:

Beyond Re-Animator (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence/gore, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

Germany:95 min (Fantasy Film Fest) | Spain:96 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Canada:(Banned) (Prince Edward Island) (DVD rating) | Singapore:(Banned) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | South Korea:Limited (original rating) | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM14 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Castelao Producciones

Trivia:

Jason Barry's character is named Howard Phillips. The movie is based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft, whose full name is Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Also, the last name of Elsa Pataky's character is Olney, which is the last name of the main character (Thomas Olney) in Lovecraft's story "The Strange High House in the Mist."

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Laura and Howard are making love near a mirror, you can briefly see the reflection of a hand on the lower right side of the mirror. It makes a quick movement which looks like a "go ahead fast" sign.

Quotes:

Sgt. Moncho: West! What do you have there? Is that some kind of animal?
Herbert West: Why Moncho? Are you hungry?
Sgt. Moncho: Is that a rat?

Movie Connections:

References Day of the Dead (1985)

Soundtrack:

Re-Animator Theme

Gory enough but stupid and too cruel

Another sequel to "Re-Animator". Wasn't "Bride of..." bad enough? According to this Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is in prison after the massacre at Miskatronic (basically "Bride..." didn't happen). Dr. Howard Phillips (Jason Barry) is the new young doctor at the prison...and he wants to work WITH West. Soon they have their own secret lab and are experimenting. Howard's girlfriend Laura (Elsa Pataky) realizes something is going on and things quickly barrel out of control.

OK--in terms of gore this matches the first one AND goes farther. However in story it falls apart. It's really stupid (even for a "Re-Animator" film) and full of unpleasant characters. There's also a VERY mean streak going through this. All the women are young, sexy and treated as sex objects (Pataky deserves credit for doing this) and there's a revolting scene where a man has his best parts bitten off! The dark humor which worked so well in the first comes across as sick and stupid here. Worst of all Combs just walks through his role. There are some good things about this--Barry is good in his role (and has a brief nude scene) and Pataky is excellent (especially at the end). I suppose some people will like the virtual non-stop gore too. Basically this lacks the speed and off the wall humor that worked so well in the first. So--if you're looking for gore this is your film. However it has stupid events and unpleasant characters. Use your own judgment.