Originally
a short story by chilling horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Re-Animator
is a cult classic movie adaptation centered around Daniel Cain (Bruce Abbott)
a third year medical student who's entire life is turned upside down in a matter
of weeks when a young scientist named Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) takes up residency
with him. Dan realizes from the get go that West might be a little off, but dismisses
it to his girlfriend (Barbara Crampton) as being the typical behavior of someone
considered a genius. That is until his beloved cat is found dead in West's room.
It's all down hill from there. That night Dan wakes up to a terrible screaming
in the basement. It's his cat. And he's alive.
Dan can't believe what he's seeing, but West provides a few demonstration and
easily convinces him he's discovered a solution that can bring the dead back to
life. A few mishaps around school (that includes his girlfriend's father being
brutally murdered), and a rival scientist (David Gale), gets word of West's discovery
and tries to steal it from himself. Things don't go all too well there either,
and the climax results in an all out bloody massacre at their university.
Re-Animator
is followed by Bride of Re-Animator where West and Cain go on more re-animating
dead life adventures, which is then is followed by Beyond Re-Animator which catches
up on West many years later incarcerated in prison for his "crimes against
humanity". I could be more detailed here, but really, if you haven't seen
it, rent it.
Below you'll
find extensive reviews collected by many editorials sources on all three Re-Animator
movies. As well as a pictorial cast outline.
Re-Animator
Reviews
Bride
of Re-Animator Reviews
Beyond
Re-Animator Reviews
Re-Animator
Cast
Bride of Re-Animator
Cast
Beyond Re-Animator
Cast
*What was last updated on
this site...
April 3rd - 4th, 2004
Some wonderful Fanfiction
was added by Michelle Murphy and Dr. Worm. In addition, a section displaying
some of the artwork found in the Re-Animator
comic book series was created.