Re-Animator
“Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.”
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.
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3 films
Cast
21 people
Jeffrey Combs
Herbert West
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Bruce Abbott
Dan Cain
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Barbara Crampton
Megan Halsey
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David Gale
Dr. Carl Hill
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Robert Sampson
Dean Alan Halsey
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Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Dr. Harrod
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Peter Kent
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Mr. Nanny
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Ian Patrick Williams
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Dolls
Hunters
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Al Berry
Dr. Gruber
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Barbara Pieters
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Annyce Holzman
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Stuart Gordon Director · Dennis Paoli Writer William Norris Writer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $900K · United States release October 18, 1985
Box office
Budget
$900,000
Worldwide gross
$2,027,771
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Empire Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Finland · October 18, 1985
Theatrical
United States · October 18, 1985
Theatrical
France
March 12, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
October 31, 1988 · Physical
Ireland
May 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
January 9, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Restoration limited rerelease
Netherlands
July 11, 2004 · TV · Veronica
June 21, 2006 · Physical · DVD
June 26, 2014 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
October 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Spain
January 16, 1986 · Theatrical
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical · Curtas Festival do Imaxinario
Sweden
October 18, 1985 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
January 17, 1986 · Theatrical · Heavily cut; passed uncut in 2007
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