Re-Animator1985
“Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.”
Directed by Stuart Gordon
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🏆 4 wins & 5 nominations total
The premise
Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.
Horror Vault's take
When driven, abrasive scientist Herbert West arrives at Miskatonic University, he wastes no time recruiting a fellow medical student into his unsanctioned morgue experiments — ones aimed at nothing less than conquering death itself. What begins as clandestine late-night research spirals into escalating carnage as West's glowing green reagent produces results that are as catastrophic as they are undeniable. Director Stuart Gordon balances gleeful splatter with pitch-black comedy, crafting a film that revels in its own outrageous excess. Anchored by Jeffrey Combs' unforgettable, unhinged performance, Re-Animator remains a landmark of 1980s horror.
Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Severed Body Parts, Sexual Violence, Nudity, Animal Death
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Cast
Jeffrey Combs
Herbert West
Bruce Abbott
Dan Cain
Barbara Crampton
Megan Halsey
David Gale
Dr. Carl Hill
Robert Sampson
Dean Alan Halsey
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Dr. Harrod
Peter Kent
Melvin the Re-Animated
Ian Patrick Williams
Swiss Professor
Bunny Summers
Swiss Woman Doctor
Al Berry
Dr. Gruber
Barbara Pieters
Nurse
Annyce Holzman
E-R Patient Corpse
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