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Re-Animator
''Re-Animator'' (also known as ''H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator'') is a 1985 American 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 re-animate deceased bodies. He and his classmate Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) begin to test the serum on dead human bodies, and conflict with Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), who is infatuated with Cain's fiancée ( Barbara Crampton) and wants to claim the invention as his own. Originally devised by Gordon as a theatrical stage production and later a half-hour television pilot, the television script was revised to become a feature film. Filmed in Hollywood, the film originally was released without a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and was later edited to obtain an R rating. It garnered its largest audience through the unra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride Of Re-Animator
''Bride of Re-Animator'' is a 1990 American comedy horror film produced and directed by Brian Yuzna and written by Yuzna, Rick Fry, and Woody Keith. It is a sequel to the 1985 film ''Re-Animator'' and the second entry in the Re-Animator (film series), ''Re-Animator'' film series. Like its predecessor, it is loosely based on the serialized story "Herbert West–Reanimator" by H. P. Lovecraft. Unlike its predecessor, it was released direct-to-video. The plot of ''Bride of Re-Animator'' roughly follows episodes "V. The Horror from the Shadows" and "VI. The Tomb-Legions" of the Lovecraft story, and follows doctors Herbert West and Dan Cain as they attempt to create a living woman from dead tissue. The film stars Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones, Fabiana Udenio, David Gale, and Kathleen Kinmont, with Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West. It was followed by a sequel, ''Beyond Re-Animator'', released in 2003. Plot Eight months after the events of ''Re-Animator'', doctors Herbert West and Dan Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re-Animator (film Series)
''Re-Animator'' is an American film series consisting of three horror films directed by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna. Loosely based on the 1922 serialized short story "Herbert West–Reanimator" by H. P. Lovecraft, the films follow the exploits of Herbert West, the inventor of a serum that can re-animate deceased bodies. West is portrayed by actor Jeffrey Combs in all three films. The first film in the series, ''Re-Animator'', was released in 1985. Directed by Gordon and produced by Yuzna, it stars Combs alongside Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, and David Gale. It was followed by a sequel, ''Bride of Re-Animator'', in 1990, directed by Yuzna and again starring Combs and Abbott. The third film, ''Beyond Re-Animator'', was released in 2003. Films Unproduced sequels Two unproduced sequels were ''Island of Re-Animator'', an ''Island of Doctor Moreau''-style story, and the better known ''House of Re-Animator'', which would have featured Dr. Herbert West reanimating the Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert West–Reanimator
"Herbert West–Reanimator" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written between October 1921 and June 1922. It was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication ''Home Brew''. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film ''Re-Animator'' and its sequels, in addition to numerous other adaptations in various media. The story is the first to mention Lovecraft's fictional Miskatonic University. It is also one of the first depictions of zombies as scientifically reanimated corpses, with animalistic and uncontrollable temperaments. Plot Lovecraft originally serialized the story in ''Home Brew'' Vol. 1 #1–6, an amateur magazine published by his friend George Julian Houtain. From the Dark The narrator recounts his history with the title character, who has recently disappeared. He details his time as a medical student at Miskatonic University, which is when the narrator became fascinated by West's theories, which pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Re-Animator
''Beyond Re-Animator'' is a 2003 horror film directed by Brian Yuzna and starring Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, Elsa Pataky, Simón Andreu and Santiago Segura. It is the third and final installment in the ''Re-Animator'' film series. An international co-production of Spain and the United States, ''Beyond Re-Animator'' premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel, though it was produced independently and acquired by the channel only as a distributor; this showing was cut to a TV-PG rating. The film received a limited theatrical run in the U.S. and was assigned an R rating, and a slightly longer unrated cut was released on home media in some countries. Plot For the past 13 years, Dr. Herbert West has been serving a prison sentence due to a murder at the hands of one of his zombies. With what scant supplies he has on hand in the prison medical center, Dr. West has been capable of performing only extremely basic experiments on rats. However, his lack of supplies does not prevent him from uncoveri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Alan Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright. Initially recognized for his provocative and frequently controversial work in experimental theatre, Gordon is perhaps more widely known for work in film. Most of Gordon's cinematic output was in the horror genre, though he also ventured into science fiction and film noir. Born in Chicago, Gordon became known for experimental and sometimes controversial live theater at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Moving back to Chicago, he founded and led the Organic Theater Company. In the early 1980s, Gordon went to California to pursue movie making. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon was a fan of H. P. Lovecraft and adapted several of the author's stories for the screen, including ''Re-Animator'', '' From Beyond'', and ''Dagon'', as well as the ''Masters of Horror'' episode ''Dreams in the Witch-House''. He turned to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna is an American producer, director, and writer. He is best known for his work in the science fiction and horror film genres. Yuzna began his career as a producer for several films by director Stuart Gordon, such as ''Re-Animator'' (1985) and '' From Beyond'' (1986), before making his directorial debut with the satirical body horror film ''Society'' (1989). He also served as a co-writer for the comedy ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'' (1989). Yuzna was the first American filmmaker to adapt a manga, ''Bio Booster Armor Guyver'', into a live-action feature, ''The Guyver'' (1991). He has helmed several adaptations of the work of H. P. Lovecraft, and has assisted many first time directors, including Stuart Gordon, Christophe Gans, and Luis De La Madrid, in getting their projects made. Early life Yuzna was born in Manila, Philippines, to American parents. He grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Panama, before moving to the United States in the 1960s, settling in Atlanta, Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Abbott
Bruce Paul Abbott (born July 28, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Originally beginning his career in theater, Abbott later gained notoriety for his role as Dan Cain in the cult film, cult sci-fi horror films ''Re-Animator'' (1985) and ''Bride of Re-Animator'' (1990). He has also had roles in the horror films ''Bad Dreams (film), Bad Dreams'' (1988) and ''The Prophecy II'' (1996), as well as the sci-fi film ''Out of Time (1988 film), Out of Time''. From 1992 to 1993, he portrayed Judge Nicholas Marshall on the television series ''Dark Justice''. Early life Abbott was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated from David Douglas High School in 1972. His career began as a dancer and actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, where he spent three seasons from 1975 to 1978, appearing in productions of ''A Winter's Tale'', ''All's Well That Ends Well'', ''Henry VI Part 2'', ''The Tempest'', and ''The Tragedy of King Richard III''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for starring in horror films, such as ''Re-Animator'', and appearances playing a number of characters in the ''Star Trek'' and the DC animated universe television franchises. Early life Combs was born in Oxnard, California, the fifth of nine children born to Jean Owens (formerly Sullins; 1921–1986) and Eugene "Gene" Combs (1922–1999), and raised in Lompoc. Both of his parents were from the Ozarks region of Arkansas. A graduate of Lompoc High School, as a senior, Combs played the lead role of Captain Fisby in a stage production of '' The Teahouse of the August Moon''. Combs then attended Santa Maria's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and later developed his acting skills in the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington. In 1980, after spending several years performing in playhouses on the West Coast, Combs moved to Los Angeles. He landed his first role in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Paoli
Dennis Paoli is a screenwriter and playwright known for his work on horror films, specifically those directed by Stuart Gordon. He has written or co-written five of Gordon's films, including (1985) and '' From Beyond'' (1986). He has also collaborated with Gordon on the stage productions of ''Bleacher Bums'', '' Re-Animator: The Musical'', and ''Nevermore: An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe'', and on two episodes of the Showtime horror television series ''Masters of Horror''. Paoli serves as the coordinator of the Hunter College Hunter College is a public university in New York City. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also admi ... writing center. He established the Heidi Paoli Fund in honor of his late wife ( 1987) to distribute donations to approved cancer charities from a variety of fundraising sources. Filmography Film Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films—both paths would define her continued accolade-winning career. Crampton made her television debut on the daytime drama '' Days of Our Lives'' (1983–84) before a supporting role as Leanna Love on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1987–93, 1998–2002, 2006–07). Later in her career, she would appear in television horror anthologies such as Syfy's '' Channel Zero: The Dream Door'' (2018), Hulu's '' Into the Dark'' (2019), and Shudder's ''Creepshow'' (2021). She made her film debut in ''Body Double'' (1984), but received recognition in the comedy horror film ''Re-Animator'' (1985) as Megan Halsey and the science fiction film '' From Beyond'' (1986) as Dr. Katherine McMichaels. Later defining roles are '' Chopping Mall'' (1986), '' Puppet Master'' (1989), ''Castle Freak'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gale (actor)
David Quentin Gale (2 October 1936 – 18 August 1991) was a British character actor. He is primarily known for his role as the evil, treacherous (and re-animated) neurosurgeon Dr. Carl Hill in the 1985 cult classic film ''Re-Animator'', and its 1990 sequel '' Bride of Re-Animator''. After ''Re-Animator's'' success, he was cast as a villain in a number of other science fiction and horror films such as ''The Guyver'', ''The First Power'', ''Syngenor'', and ''The Brain'', before his death due to complications of open heart surgery in 1991. David Gale was also a soap opera actor in the seventies and eighties, appearing as the priest Mark Reddin on ''The Secret Storm'' from 1972–74, mobster Beau Richardson on ''The Edge of Night'' from 1976–77, and evil Father-In-Law Rusty Sentell, Sr. on ''Search for Tomorrow'' from 1982-83. Biography David Gale was born October 2, 1936 in Wimbledon, UK, but moved with his family to New Jersey at a young age. He grew up in a very religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Band
Richard Howard Band is an American composer of film music. He has scored more than 140 projects, including '' From Beyond'', which won the award for Best Original Soundtrack at the Sitges Film Festival. Lately he scored ''Exorcism at 60,000 Feet'' (2020) and ''Necropolis: Legion'' (2019). Life and career Band was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of the film director/producer Albert Band, the brother of director/distributor Charles Band, and the uncle of musician Alex Band. Band has been composing film music for horror and science fiction films regularly. His first notable score was for ''Laserblast'', which he co-composed with Joel Goldsmith. His score for Stuart Gordon's ''Re-Animator'' was lauded by the magazine ''Music From the Movies'', which said, "Band’s music is dark and direct, creating an intense and eerie atmosphere, but always with a humorous touch.... Surely, Richard Band is unquestionably one of the most underrated composers in the film business." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
