Re-Animator
Re-Animator

Movie spotlight

Re-Animator

1985
Movie
86 min
English

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.

Insights

IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic70/100
Google Users89%
Director: Stuart GordonGenres: Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Plot Summary

A medical student named Herbert West moves into a new apartment and begins experimenting with a glowing green serum that can reanimate dead bodies. His increasingly gruesome and unethical experiments attract the attention of his professor and others, leading to a chaotic and bloody confrontation.

Critical Reception

Re-Animator is widely regarded as a cult classic of the horror-comedy genre, praised for its black humor, gore, and inventive special effects. While initially met with mixed reviews due to its extreme content, it has since gained a dedicated following and is considered one of the best adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's work.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its inventive gore and dark humor.

  • Lauded as a unique and stylish horror-comedy.

  • Considered a cult classic with a dedicated fanbase.

Google audience: Audiences often highlight the film's outrageous humor, creative practical effects, and memorable performances, particularly from Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West. Some find the gore excessive, but it's generally seen as a key part of the film's appeal.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for Best Horror Film at the 1986 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. Won Best Film at the Fantasporto film festival in 1986.

Fun Fact

The iconic 'head in a box' scene required a real cat and a cleverly disguised puppeteer to achieve its disturbing effect.

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TMDB Reviews

3 reviews
Sierbahnn

Sierbahnn

This is a staple of its genre, and for good reason. It is hokey, it is overacted, the effects are messy, sure, but that does not makes it any less brilliant. While teasing some Lovecraft-story ideas, this is its own beast, and stands on its...

TheTenth

TheTenth

In 1985 I was 15, and already a big horror movie fan. With Evil Dead, Halloween, Friday 13th, Italian horror ... the genre was dynamic. Then, reading Mad Movies, I see this very gore movie inspired by a short Lovecraft tale, coming soon. ...

Gimly

Gimly

I don't feel as strongly about _Re-Animator_ as much of the horror community does. I absolutely enjoy it, recommend it, even. Just in more of a Watch-Enjoy-Done sort of way. Very different from your typical Lovecraft fare. _Final rati...