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.
Cast
Jeffrey Combs
Herbert West
Bruce Abbott
Dan Cain
Barbara Crampton
Megan Halsey
David Gale
Dr. Carl Hill
Robert Sampson
Dean Alan Halsey
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
Dr. Harrod
Peter Kent
Melvin the Re-Animated (uncredited)
Ian Patrick Williams
Swiss Professor (uncredited)
Bunny Summers
Swiss Woman Doctor (uncredited)
Al Berry
Dr. Gruber (uncredited)
Barbara Pieters
Nurse
Annyce Holzman
E-R Patient Corpse
Velvet Debois
Slit Wrist Girl Corpse
Robert Holcomb
Motorcycle Accident Corpse
Mike Filloon
Bullet Wound to Face Corpse
James Earl Cathay
Psycho Ward Guard #2
James Ellis
Psycho Ward Guard #1
Derek Pendleton
Swiss Policeman #1
Gene Scherer
Swiss Policeman #2
Gerry Black
Mace
Craig Reed
One Arm Man Corpse
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- Release Date 10/18/1985
- Language English
- Director Stuart Gordon
- Writers William Norris, Dennis Paoli, Stuart Gordon
- Editor Lee Percy
- Cinematographer Mac Ahlberg
- Producer Brian Yuzna
- Company Empire Pictures
- Budget $900,000
- Homepage www.re-animatorfilms.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| FI | Oct 18, 1985 | Theatrical | K-18 |
| NO | Oct 18, 1985 | Theatrical | 18 |
| SE | Oct 18, 1985 | Theatrical (Limited) | 15 |
| United States | Oct 18, 1985 | Theatrical | NR |
| Spain | Jan 16, 1986 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Jan 17, 1986 | Theatrical (Heavily cut; passed uncut in 2007) | 18 |
| France | Mar 12, 1986 | Theatrical | 12 |
| IE | May 23, 1986 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Germany | Oct 31, 1988 | Physical | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jul 11, 2004 | TV (Veronica) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Jun 21, 2006 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Jun 26, 2014 | Physical (Blu ray) | 16 |
| Japan | Jan 9, 2020 | Theatrical (Limited) (Restoration limited rerelease) | — |
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