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Re-Animator (1985)

UNRATED 86 min  -  Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   18 October 1985 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

H.P. Lovecraft (story), Dennis Paoli (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Combs ...
Bruce Abbott Bruce Abbott ...
Dan Cain
Barbara Crampton ...
David Gale David Gale ...
Robert Sampson Robert Sampson ...
Dean Halsey
Gerry Black Gerry Black ...
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon Carolyn Purdy-Gordon ...
Peter Kent ...
Barbara Pieters Barbara Pieters ...
Ian Patrick Williams ...
Bunny Summers Bunny Summers ...
Swiss Woman Doctor
Al Berry Al Berry ...
Derek Pendleton Derek Pendleton ...
Swiss Policeman #1
Gene Scherer Gene Scherer ...
Swiss Policeman #2
James Ellis James Ellis ...
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Storyline

A medical student and his girlfriend become involved in a bizarre experiment into reanimating the dead conducted by the student's incorrigible housemate in this campy sendup of an H.P. Lovecraft story. The emphasis is on humour but once the dead walk, there is gore aplenty. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Student | Experiment | H.P. Lovecraft | Death | Scientist  | See more »

Taglines:

It will scare you to pieces. See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ζωντανός-Νεκρός See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$543,728 (USA) (20 October 1985) (129 Screens)

Gross:

$2,023,414 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(unrated version)  | USA: (R-rated version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

David Gale was made to shave his head and wear a toupee, as this was found to be in keeping with Dr. Hill's character. In the DVD commentary, it was revealed that this was also necessary for budgetary reasons, as there was no money available to match Gale's hair on a prosthetic head prop. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: As Dan and West walk around the basement looking for the reanimated cat, the shadow of the square camera lens hood as well as the boom mic attached to it are visible. See more »

Quotes

Dan Cain: [Dan's cat has died and been found in Herbert's refrigerator] You can call, or write a note.
Herbert West: I was busy pushing bodies around as you well know and what would a note say, Dan? "Cat dead, details later"?
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Connections

Spoofed in Re-Penetrator (2004) See more »