Re-Animator
Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$900 000
Revenue
$2 023 414
Director
Actors
Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Peter Kent, Ian Patrick Williams, Bunny Summers, Al Berry
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli
Producer
Brian Yuzna, Michael Avery, Bruce William Curtis
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Anthony Barnao
Editing
Lee Percy
All team (26)
All team (26)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Having no experience in feature filmmaking, Stuart Gordon frequently relied on the help of his mentor, cinematographer Mac Alberg.
- Before filming this movie, Stuart Gordon—whose wife appeared in a small role as a doctor—spent 15 years working as a director at his own theater in Chicago.
- 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).
- The opening scene in Switzerland was filmed in a single day on the advice of Brian Yuzna. He believed that such an opening would give the audience a clear understanding of what to expect next.
- 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.
- 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.
- According to Stuart Gordon, he originally planned to make a six-part film, with each episode lasting half an hour. Furthermore, they were to be shot in black and white, mimicking the classic low-budget horror films of years past. However, the producers rejected this idea.
- The director's cut of the film is 95 minutes long.
- Simultaneously with the filming of 'Re-Animator', the actor who played the corpse—who died of a heart attack and was then revived by West—was working as Arnold Schwarzenegger's stunt double in the film 'The Terminator' (1984).
- 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.
- After the film's release, Stuart Gordon earned the nickname 'The Re-Animator'.
- Until the script for 'Re-Animator' came into his hands, Stuart Gordon had not read Lovecraft; however, intrigued, he went to the library, where he avidly read all the available stories by the famous writer.
- Once the film was completed, Brian Yuzna decided not to submit it to the ratings board. It was a risky move, but the enticing 'Not Rated' label greatly fueled the audience's interest.
- 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.
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