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| Jeffrey Combs | ... | Dr. Herbert West | |
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Tommy Dean Musset | ... | Young Howard 'Howie' Phillips |
| Jason Barry | ... | Dr. Howard Phillips | |
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Bárbara Elorrieta | ... | Emily Phillips |
| Elsa Pataky | ... | Laura Olney | |
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Ángel Plana | ... | Kitchen Zombie |
| Javier Sandoval | ... | Cop 1 | |
| Santiago Segura | ... | Speedball | |
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Lolo Herrero | ... | Sergeant Moncho |
| Enrique Arce | ... | Cabrera | |
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Nico Baixas | ... | Moses |
| Simón Andreu | ... | Warden Brando | |
| Joaquín Ortega | ... | Officer Falcon | |
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Raquel Gribler | ... | Nurse Vanessa |
| Daniel Ortiz | ... | Winni | |
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Left to rot in prison for the past thirteen years after the blood-drenched events in Re-Animator (1985) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990), the misunderstood virtuoso of mayhem, Dr Herbert West, finds an unexpected ally in the person of the young medical doctor, Howard Phillips. Behind the thick walls of the impenetrable Arkham State Penitentiary, the blasphemous duo of dreamers set up a secret laboratory to test an entirely new reanimating serum, which--when combined with West's original phosphorescent reagent--can work miracles on the prison's inmates. Now, the stage seems set for the ultimate experiment; however, once more, this is easier said than done. Can the good doctors escape from this concrete pit of death? Written by Nick Riganas
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Herbert West: Why Moncho? Are you hungry?
Sgt. Moncho: Is that a rat?
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Composed by Richard Band
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Main Title Music by Reyn Ouwehand
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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." See more »Goofs
At 57:25, Dr. West says "2000 volts of electric current". Current is not measured in volts, it is measured in amperes or amps. See more »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?
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US DVD release of the film is slightly cut (about thirty seconds total) compared to some R2 releases.- When Speedball ODs on the re-agent, he sits up and his eyeball pops out.
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- When the Doctor Phillips is battling with Laura, a few of the shots where he starts hacking at her neck are trimmed.
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I loved the first Re-Animator movie. "Bride of Re-Animator" was OK. This one is over-the-top, completely twisted, and just plain clean, gory, bloody, guts spattering about, eyeballs crawling around, penis-attacks-rat fun.
This isn't a movie that takes itself seriously, and you shouldn't, either.
Jeffrey Combes is wonderful, as always, as Dr. Herbert West. Dr. West has figured out (or so he thinks) what was missing in his previous "experiments." Needless to say, it doesn't work as planned (hey, it's "just a theory"), and much mayhem ensues. Much. Much more than in the first two movies. Think "Attica" meets "Night of the Living Dead" meets "Freaky Friday." Yes, it's that far off the deep end.
I would recommend this film highly to anyone who enjoys a humorous splatter flick. If you're not a deranged gorehound, you probably won't like this one. Speaking as a longtime deranged gorehound, however, I can safely say that this is one of the finest films ever made in its genre, and certainly worthy of several Academy Awards.
I did mention that I was deranged, right?
Yeah, I did. And if you are, too, see this movie. And don't forget to watch the absolutely classic "Move Your Dead Bones" video that also comes on the DVD. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll like it better than "Cats."
Kudos to Brian Yuzna!