Re-Animator
Directed by Stuart Gordon
This classic ‘80s cult horror hit follows a student who brings the dead back to life. Herbert West (the brilliant Jeffrey Combs) has just enrolled at a new school after an attempt to revive a former professor went very wrong. Convinced he’s on the verge of a breakthrough, West sneaks into the morgue and revives a corpse, and that’s where the terror—and comedy—begins. RE-ANIMATOR was the first, and still the best, of Stuart Gordon’s gruesome (and raunchy) H.P. Lovecraft adaptations. 30 years later, it remains essential viewing for any true horror fan. Contains violence and gore.
This beloved ‘80s cult horror hit follows a student who brings the dead back to life.
Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton
Member Reviews
Classic 80's banger. . . wish I'd seen it sooner.
What the hell was that? Gonna be watching the second movie now.
Medical students get into a feud with the HEAD of Department!
Has this film aged particularly well? No. The practical makeup FX are extremely ropy at times and the sexual assault might not sit particularly well with the sensibilities of today's audiences but the whole thing is so unhinged and gleeful that it really doesn't matter very much at all. This time around, I was delighted by a number of blink-and-miss-it sight gags as well as (of course) Jeffrey Combs' scenery-munching magnificence. I like to take this off the shelf every few years and Shudder has saved me the effort of even getting up to do so.
Great