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Re-Animator, 1985

Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson

Directed by: Stuart Gordon

Written by: Dennis Paoli

Language: English, German

Country: USA

Runtime: 86 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.3

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Re-Animator can be described as disturbing, scary, and suspenseful. The plot revolves around a mad scientist, chaos and mayhem, and an experiment gone awry. Its comic aspect comes from silly humor. Re-Animator's main genres are independent, horror, and comedy. In terms of style, it is gory. In approach, it is not serious and fantastical. Re-Animator is set, at least in part, at a college. It is located in Austria. It takes place in the 1980s. Visually, Re-Animator involves special effects. It is derived from a short story. The movie has received attention for being a cult favorite, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Re-Animator is well suited for teens and a boys' night. Note that it involves nudity, profanity, and violent content.

Summary of Re-Animator

Herbert West (Jeffery Combs) has found the secret to eternal life--or so he thinks. West needs fresh cadavers to continue his experiments in the re-animation of dead tissue, so he enlists the help of young medical student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) to steal bodies from the local morgue. Despite all the warning signs of failure, the eccentric West's research continues. The results are crazed zombies that roam the streets, severed heads that talk, murder, madness, and chaos, all in the name of science, of course. Director Stuart Gordon's film debut, an adaptation of the short story by H.P. Lovecraft, is a masterpiece of ghoulish fun. Graphic special effects, good scripting, and perfectly over-the-top performances make RE-ANIMATOR a classic horror film in the tradition of THE EVIL DEAD and RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD.

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Language:	English, German
Country:	USA
Release date:	18 October 1985
Runtime:	86 min

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Jeffrey Combs

as Herbert West

Bruce Abbott

as Daniel 'Dan' Cain

Barbara Crampton

as Megan Halsey

David Gale

as Dr. Carl Hill

Robert Sampson

as Dean Alan Halsey

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If you are a fan of gore films, this one is for you. I really enjoyed this film because it was surprisingly well made and acted. The direction is tight and adds suspense and all of the principle characters are well acted. To call it a cult-classic... Read and rate it

30.March.2009
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by: deckard0
deckard0 rated this movie8/10Great

There is an ideal version of this movie that I would give five stars, but it has never been released. If you combined the rated and unrated versions of this movie into one ultimate edition, you would have one of the greatest horror movies of the... Read and rate it

18.March.2009
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by: Stephen
Stephen rated this movie8/10Great

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