Re-Animator

Theatrical - Wide 1985-10-18

Cast Jeffrey Combs Bruce Abbott Barbara Crampton David Gale
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Written by Dennis Paoli William Norris Stuart Gordon

Genres: Comedy Horror

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In this H.P. Lovecraft tale, Herbert West is a Swiss scientist who has discovered a fluid which brings dead tissue back to life. After the suspicious death of his professor in Switzerland, West moves to Miskatonic University to continue his research.... See more He involves fellow student Dan Cain and his fiancée Megan Halsey in his research by experimenting on their dead cat. Dan, fascinated by West’s research, agrees to smuggle him into the hospital morgue with predictable results.

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