Re-Animator

Re-Animator is a 1985 American science fiction horror film based on the H. P. Lovecraft story "Herbert West–Reanimator." Directed by Stuart Gordon, it was the first film in the Re-Animator series. The film has since become a cult film, driven by fans of Jeffrey Combs (who stars as Herbert West) and H. P. Lovecraft, extreme gore, and the combination of horror and comedy. At Zurich University Institute of Medicine in Switzerland, Herbert West bring... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 18, 1985

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 26 min

Also known as:

  • Re-Animator

Film

Directed by

Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon (born August 11, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is a director, writer and producer of films and plays. Most of Gordon's film work is in the horror genre, though he has also ventured into science fiction. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon is a fan of H. P. Lovecraft...

Tagline:

  • Herbert West Has A Very Good Head On His Shoulders... And Another One In A Dish On His Desk
  • Death is just the beginning...
  • It will scare you to pieces.

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Cinematography:

Release date(s):

Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1985
  • Mar 20, 2007
  • Dec 10, 1997
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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 26 min

Country of origin:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 900,000
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Adapted From

Herbert West--Reanimator

"Herbert West—Reanimator" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written between October 1921 and June 1922. It was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication Home Brew. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film Re-Animator...

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 5,926
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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