# Re-Animator (1985)

> An obsessive medical student unleashes a fluorescent reanimation serum, turning a New England campus into a riot of mad science, corpse horror, and black comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1132

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror
- Director: Stuart Gordon
- Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Peter Kent, Ian Patrick Williams
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089885/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: manic, blackly comic, grotesque, midnight movie, cult horror marathon

## Synopsis

A mad scientist's obsession with life and death leads to hilariously horrific consequences.

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- [Dead Heat (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/25450)
- [Pet Sematary II (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/5950)
- [Return of the Living Dead III (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/17226)
- [From Beyond (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/8583)
- [Bride of Re-Animator (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/10882)
- [Dead & Buried (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14327)
- [The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/2080)
- [Frankenhooker (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/16391)
- [Blood Diner (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/42771)
- [Necronomicon (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/20658)

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