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Re-Animator

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"Modern Classic of Splatter"
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Re-Animator may be based on a lurid tale from almost a century ago but this film version emerged from the onslaught of (often forgettable) effects horror flicks of the eighties as a modern classic. Loaded with humour, inventive gore and with a trio of perfectly cast ‘heroes’ and a fantastic, sneering villain it has rarely been topped. This is one of those movies that can be tossed on every few months and feel at once as fresh and delightful as it was the day it was released and yet also like a favourite pair of slippers. Great fun.

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Well here it is…one of the greatest all time horror comedies you will ever lay your eyes on watching.During the mid 80's producer Brian Yuzna teamed up with director Stuart Gordon to bring to the big screen a movie unlike anything anyone had seen before,the story of Herbert West,a man who's somewhat wacky experiments had created a serum that could reanimate the dead,however with rather unfortunate side effects.Any film buff who is a fan of actor Jeffery Combs will revell in one of if not his greatest performance ever as the out of control if not sane Herbert West,not to mention the absolute insane performance givien by the late David Gale as another crazed scientist hell bent on stealing West's incredible discovery.With enough blood guts and gore to go into overdrive horror fans be ready..Reanimator is still the benchmark of what great film making is all about and believe me,you will rave about this film to just about everybody you see after watching it,followed by 'The Bride of Reanimator" and the once again over the top and brilliant “Beyond Renimator” Get your friends together,turn of the lights,turn up the volume and get ready to get blowen away by one of the most original,intense and funny motion pictures your senses will ever take in.

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Re-Animator is a 1985 American science fiction horror comedy film loosely based on the H. P. Lovecraft episodic novella “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 Lovecraft, extreme gore, and the combination of horror and comedy.

Adapted from H.P. Lovecraft’s se­pulchral 1922 pulp horror story, arguably the first such tale to ever consider scientifically affected corpses as zombies, Re-Animator is Stuart Gordon’s cult classic trip into the realm of the living dead.Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs, From Beyond) reveals to fellow graduate student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses. West’s secret reagent is a powerful injection with the capacity to give life where there is none – destined to capture the imagination of the entire scientific community. However, between life and death is a thin thread of understanding and when obsession gets the better of West, there is no stopping his wicked ways – dead or alive!Presented complete and uncut in gore-glistening HD with all-new special features, Re-Animator is a true horror-fest of mortal manipulation in the most demented sense.

Awards

  • Won, Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival, 1985 – Best Film
  • Won, Fantafestival, 1986 – Best Film
  • Won, Fantafestival, 1986 – Best Special Effects
  • Nominated, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1986 – Best Horror Film
  • Nominated, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1986 – Best Make Up
Release date NZ
July 8th, 2015
Movie Format
Blu-ray Region
  • Region B
Language
English, German
Length (Minutes)
104
Number of Discs
1
Country of Production
  • USA
Genre
Original Release Year
1985
Box Dimensions (mm)
135x171x14
UPC
9344256011696
Product ID
23016751

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