The Lazarus Effect (2015)

A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.

Director:

David Gelb

Writers:

Luke Dawson, Jeremy Slater

Stars:

Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mark Duplass	...	Frank
Olivia Wilde	...	Zoe
Sarah Bolger	...	Eva
Evan Peters	...	Clay
Donald Glover	...	Niko
Ray Wise	...	Mr. Wallace
Scott Sheldon	...	Security Guard
Emily Kelavos	...	Little Girl
James Earl	...	Security Guard Terrence
Amy Aquino	...	President Dalley
Sean T. Krishnan	...	Lawyer
Ator Tamras	...	Burned Figure
Cato	...	Rocky the Dog

Storyline

THE LAZARUS EFFECT follows a group of researchers led by Frank and his fiancé Zoe who've achieved the unimaginable - bringing the dead back to life. After a successful, yet unsanctioned, trial on a newly deceased animal, the team is ready to unveil their breakthrough to the world. When the dean of their university learns of their underground experiments, their project is unexpectedly shut down and their materials confiscated. Frank, Zoe and their team take matters into their own hands, launching a rogue attempt to recreate their experiment, during which things go terribly wrong and one of their own, Zoe, is horrifically killed. Fueled by terror and grief, Frank pushes them to do the unthinkable: attempt to resurrect their first human test subject. Initially, the procedure appears a success, but the team soon realizes something is wrong with Zoe. As her strange new persona reveals itself, the team quickly becomes stuck in a gruesome reality. They are no longer faced with the question ...

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Plot Keywords:

experiment | serum | university | electrocuted | hell | 

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Taglines:

Evil will rise

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of horror violence, terror and some sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Reawakening

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,203,437 (USA) (27 February 2015)

Gross:

$25,799,043 (USA) (5 June 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions, Chapter One Films, Lionsgate

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The potato chips in the film are the fictional Let's Potato Chips, which are also found in the TV show Community (2009), starring Donald Glover.

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Goofs

When applying the bandage to Zoe's head, it's clearly backwards with the white side facing out, then later it is applied in the proper direction.

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Quotes

Zoe: Did I just die?

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Connections

References Rocky (1976)

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Soundtracks

Sworn By Mayhem
Performed by K.A. Talbot

User Reviews

Would not recommend

I've long stopped going to horror movies expecting to get scared, or see anything remotely decent. Instead I view them as comedy movies, trying to entertain myself by how bad the films are, so it's pretty safe to say my expectations when seeing a horror movie are about as low as it gets and yet "The Lazarus Effect" still left me astonished by just how bad, uninteresting and not even remotely scary it was. There was nothing new or unique about the movie, and literally the only aspect of the movie that could be considered scary (if you're not already desensitized to those, like most people) were the jump scares, and even those were predictable.

I've been disappointed by a lot of movies, but this is thee first time it was bad enough that I actually took the time to write out a review.