Beyond Re-Animator (2003)

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 Emily searches the house for the strange noise right before being surprised by her brother, she crosses the living room. A cameraman is visible in the large wall mirror for the entire tracking shot.

Quotes:

Howard Phillips: In movies they call this the death house, but you guys wouldn't call it that. What do you call it?
Sgt. Moncho: The death house.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Angry and Moist: An Undead Chronicle (2004)

Soundtrack:

Re-Animator Theme

Excellent and Very Funny Cult Trash-Movie

After thirteen years in a prison ruled by a very mean director, Dr. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is invited to be the assistant of the new-comer Dr. Howard Phillips (Jason Barry), a brilliant resident, in the penitentiary infirmary. After being introduced to each other, Dr. Phillips discloses that the last experiment of Dr. West killed his sister thirteen years ago, when he was a boy, and he became fascinated with the possibility of bringing dead people back to life. The journalist Laura Olney (Elsa Pataky), who is covering a matter for her newspaper in the prison, has an affair with Dr. Phillips, and they fall in love for each other. However, the experience of Dr. West looses control and the place becomes a branch of hell. "Beyond Re-Animator" was a great surprise for me. I did not expect anything interesting in this sequel, but I decided to risk, based on the names of Brian Yuzna and Jeffrey Combs. When I saw twice the microphone mistakenly in the scene in the beginning of the movie, when Dr. West is having a conversation with Sergeant Moncho (Lolo Herrero) in his cell, I thought that I was going to lose my time watching this film. However, "Beyond Re-Animator" is an excellent and very funny trash-movie, with a great potential of cult-movie. The story is very bloody and has lots of black humor and gore, recalling the style of Peter Jackson's "Braindead". This movie is a worthwhile sequel of the cult "Re-Animator" and "Bride of Re-Animator". Along the credits, there is another very funny scene. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Re-Animator – Fase Terminal" ("Re-Animator – Terminal Phase")