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Re-Animator

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A medical student (Jeffrey Combs) brings his headless professor back from the dead with a special serum.
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Perfectly mixing humor and horror, the only thing more effective than Re-Animator's gory scares are its dry, deadpan jokes.

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David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture This is just good, evil fun. Oct 16, 2025 Full Review John Coleman New Statesman Charles Addam's Fester would be the ideal audience for Re-Animator, a sick, gore-spewing, surgical romp. Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Boston Phoenix Re-Animator is poky and theatrical, but its over-deliberate pace is what makes it funny as well as disgusting. Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy As far as tongue-in-bloody-cheek gore fests go, this update of the H.P. Lovecraft tale deserves a place at the, ahem, head of the class. Rated: 3/4 Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Amie Simon I Love Splatter Re-Animator is a true horror classic-and very deserving of your time. Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Lauren Humphries-Brooks Suddenly A Shot Rang Out It is, indeed, one of the best, maddest Lovecraft adaptations ever likely to be made. Oct 20, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Catherine Very campy, which is always a plus in comedies. The two male leads had decent acting chops and some very silly chemistry. Plagiarist professor man was just eating scenery every second he had a chance. I did like practical effects, though they were not the best. Good to see once to help fit it into the Lovecraft pop culture, but not something I plan to seek out again. The script was just... meh. Probably because Mr. West and I shared opinions on the female love interest/damsel in distress. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Katie Cult favorite beautifully remastered in 4K. Loved seeing it on the big screen! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/25 Full Review Charcoal Effect Jeffrey Combs is an American treasure. It's absolutely amazing to watch any of his films on the big screen. Happy Anniversary, Re-animator! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Jesus Gory madness. Still a cult classic! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review dominicsedillo1980 "Cat dead. Details later." This movie is a blast. I recommend seeing it without knowing anything about it. I first saw it 25 years ago and it still holds up. Seeing it on the big screen for the 40 year anniversary was awesome. Charles Band's score is great Jeffery Combs is a perfect Herbert West David Gale as Dr. Hill is a great villain and good foil for Herbert West. Also, let's not forget Barbara Crampton (that's all I really need to say: Barbara Crampton). Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review Brian M One of my all time favorites. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/15/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Stuart Gordon

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Jeffrey Combs

Herbert West

Bruce Abbott

Dan Cain

Barbara Crampton

Megan Halsey

David Gale

Dr. Carl Hill

Robert Sampson

Dean Alan Halsey

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Movie Info

Synopsis A medical student (Jeffrey Combs) brings his headless professor back from the dead with a special serum.
Director
Stuart Gordon
Producer
Charles Band, Brian Yuzna
Screenwriter
Stuart Gordon, William Norris, Dennis Paoli
Production Co
Empire Pictures
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M
Runtime
1h 26m
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