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Re-Animator

Re-Animator (also known as H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator) is a 1985 American science fiction comedy horror film loosely based on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft serial novelette "Herbert West–Reanimator". Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzna, the film stars Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, a medical student who has invented a reagent which can…

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Based on
"Herbert West–Reanimator" by H. P. Lovecraft
Box office
$2 million
Budget
$900,000-1.3 million
Cinematography
Mac Ahlberg
Country
United States
Directed by
Stuart Gordon

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Re-Animator

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related to Production · 28
Re-Animator → Bob Greenberg, Brian Yuzna, Charles Band's Empire Pictures, Chicago, Chicago Public Library, Dennis Paoli, Dracula, Empire, Frankenstein, Gordon, He, Herbert West, Hollywood, However, John Carpenter's Dark Star, Lovecraft, Lovecraft's, Mac Ahlberg, Organic Theater, Originally
related to Reception · 21
Re-Animator → American, Anthony Perkins, Beady-eyed, Buñuel, Combs, David Edelstein, In, It, Janet Maslin, Jeffrey Combs, Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times, Paul Attanasio, Pauline Kael, Roger Ebert, The, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Top Ten Movies, Village Voice
related to Legacy · 18
Re-Animator → Barbara Crampton, Beyond Re-Animator, Brian Yuzna, Bride, Cinema, Doctor Moreau, From Beyond, Guide, In, Island, Jeffrey Combs, Lobby, Lovecraft, Lurker, Stuart Gordon, The Island, This, Wells
related to R-rated version · 14
Re-Animator → America, Dean Halsey, Dr, Halsey's, Herbert West, Hill, However, In, Motion Picture Association, MPAA, The R-rated, US, West, When Re-Animator
related to Release · 8
Re-Animator → Creation Entertainment's Weekends, Horror, However, It, May, North America, October, The
related to External links · 6
Re-Animator → Animator, Box Office MojoRe-Animator, IMDbRe-Animator, Metacritic, Official, Rotten TomatoesRe-Animator
Starring · 5
Re-Animator → Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott, David Gale, Jeffrey Combs, Robert Sampson
related to Integral cut · 5
Re-Animator → German Blu-ray, Integral, R-rated, This, US
Screenplay by · 3
Re-Animator → Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon, William J. Norris
Languages · 2
Re-Animator → English, German

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Re-AnimatorBased on"Herbert West–Reanimator" by H. P. Lovecraft1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorBox office$2 million1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorBudget$900,000-1.3 million1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorCinematographyMac Ahlberg1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorDirected byStuart Gordon1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorDistributed byEmpire International Pictures1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorEdited byLee Percy1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorLanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorLanguagesGerman1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorMusic byRichard Band1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorProduced byBrian Yuzna1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorProduction companyRe-Animator Productions1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorRelease dateOctober 18, 1985 (1985-10-18)1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorRunning time86 minutes1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorScreenplay byDennis Paoli1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorScreenplay byWilliam J. Norris1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorScreenplay byStuart Gordon1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorStarringBruce Abbott1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorStarringBarbara Crampton1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorStarringDavid Gale1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorStarringRobert Sampson1.00infobox
Re-AnimatorStarringJeffrey Combs1.00infobox
Re-Animatoris afirst film collaboration between Gordon0.90text

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