Re-Animator

Re-Animator (1985)

Timing: 1:26 (86 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1985-10-18

Country

United States

Production

Empire Pictures

Genre

Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror

Budget

$900 000

Revenue

$2 023 414

Website

https://www.re-animatorfilms.com/Re-Animator.html

Director

Stuart Gordon

Actors

Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Peter Kent, Ian Patrick Williams, Bunny Summers, Al Berry
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Scenario

Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli

Producer

Brian Yuzna, Michael Avery, Bruce William Curtis

Operator

Mac Ahlberg

Composer

Richard Band

Artist

Audition

Anthony Barnao

Editing

Lee Percy
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• According to Stuart Gordon, he initially planned to make a six-part film, with episodes lasting half an hour each. These were to be shot in black and white, mimicking the style of classic low-budget horror films of past years. However, the producers rejected this idea.
• Stuart Gordon hadn't read Lovecraft until he came across the script for 'Re-Animator,' but, intrigued, he went to the library and devoured all the available stories by the famous writer.
• While filming 'Re-Animator,' the actor who played the man who died of a heart attack and was then revived by West also worked as Arnold Schwarzenegger's stunt double in 'The Terminator' (1984).
• After the film was completed, Brian Yuzna decided not to submit it to the rating board. This was a risky move, but the enticing 'Not Rated' label greatly piqued audience interest.
• Contrary to the creators' expectations, the film did not receive a barrage of negative criticism; on the contrary, many newspapers wrote about it as a modern classic of horror cinema.
• The director's cut of the film is 95 minutes long.