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The Resurrected

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A Rhode Island private eye (John Terry) learns his client's (Jane Sibbett) husband (Chris Sarandon) is a latter-day sorcerer out to bring back the dead.

Critics Reviews

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 10/06/2021
2/4
An ambitious but underwhelming movie. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com 07/26/2010
64/100
An assured but sadly neglected independent horror film. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 10/18/2005
2.5/5
The thrills, chills, and intermittent gore-spills are way too few and far between to keep the loyal horrorheads from getting restless. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/12/2005
2/5
Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium 08/30/2002
4/5
A surprisingly effective version of H.P. Lovecraft's almost-unfilmable horror story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Chris Sarandon's villain steals the show. Go to Full Review
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Jason H Sep 3 The acting in this movie is atrocious. Even Chris Sarandon is bad in it. See more 10/01/2021 "Three weeks ago Providence was a sane enough place." A rich scientist from an old-money, politically-involved family with deep Rhode Island roots rediscovers the occultic works conducted by an identical ancestor hundreds of years prior. The scientist, played by Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright Night, Child's Play, The Nightmare Before Christmas) becomes convinced he can travel through time and live eternally if his experiments are conducted properly and thoroughly. Unfortunately, his experiments attract unwanted attention from the stench of rotten meat and a few human corpses. The discovery of the latter leads the wife to hire a PI in order to trail her mad hubby. The film starts with a shot of low flying over downtown Providence, but there are several extra buildings matted in! Apparently, that was the lone shot in Rhode Island as it was filmed in Canada. Which could explain why a 30 minute drive to Pawtuxet Valley took over 2 hours, or why they ate hot dogs instead of wieners, or why no locals had New England accents. Based on Lovecraft's "Case of Charles Dexter Ward," I wish they'd make a film based in the time in which the story took place. See more 12/27/2017 Pretty great lost little Lovecraft adaptation. I think it's the closest to the source material I've seen. It's a strange, morbid little film noir. See more 09/29/2017 Great effects, awful movie See more 06/03/2017 Dan O'Bannon's 'lost' film. Based on HP Lovecraft's 'Charles Dexter Ward'. O'Bannon's version of this film was overhauled by the studio while he was dealing with a devastating illness. The results were mixed, and the film went straight to home video. The optical effex are laughable, the same way Hellraiser's are. But the practical effects are an A+, with some of the scariest creatures I've seen in any film! Also called 'Shatterbrain'. RIP Dan. Just fyi, Scream Factory is releasing The Resurrected on Region A blu-ray on Sept. 12, 2017. There is a German region B blu-ray release already available. See more 10/30/2015 An excellent HP Lovecraft film, much overlooked See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A Rhode Island private eye (John Terry) learns his client's (Jane Sibbett) husband (Chris Sarandon) is a latter-day sorcerer out to bring back the dead.
Director
Dan O'Bannon
Producer
Mark Borde, Kenneth Raich
Screenwriter
Brent V. Friedman
Production Co
Scotti Brothers Pictures (I), Borde/Raich, Eurobrothers Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround