Re-Animator (1985)
Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders... and another on his desk.
A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
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Jeffrey CombsHerbert West
Bruce AbbottDan Cain
Barbara CramptonMegan Halsey
David GaleDr. Carl Hill
Robert SampsonDean Alan Halsey
Carolyn Purdy-GordonDr. Harrod
Peter KentMelvin the Re-Animated (uncredited)
Ian Patrick WilliamsSwiss Professor (uncredited)
Bunny SummersSwiss Woman Doctor (uncredited)Al BerryDr. Gruber (uncredited)Barbara PietersNurseAnnyce HolzmanE-R Patient CorpseKeywords
ZombieDeathBlack humorStudentHospitalInsanityExperimentMad scientistCult filmBased on short storyLaboratoryH. p. lovecraftMedical schoolDecapitationDead catReanimated corpseMedical studentOverdoseSevered headBlack catReanimationSurgical operationIntestines
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · Horror · Science FictionTheme affinityZombie · Death · Black HumorVisual styleReanimationDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference150392
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What is Re-Animator about?
A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
How long is Re-Animator?
Re-Animator has a runtime of 86 minutes.
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