Re-Animator
Re-Animator film series logo
Directed byStuart Gordon
Brian Yuzna
Based onHerbert West–Reanimator
by H. P. Lovecraft
StarringJeffrey Combs
Bruce Abbott
Barbara Crampton
David Gale
Release dates
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Film Year Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Re-Animator 1985 Stuart Gordon[1] Stuart Gordon, William J. Norris, Dennis Paoli Brian Yuzna
Bride of Re-Animator 1990 Brian Yuzna[2][3] Rick Fry, Woody Keith, Brian Yuzna
Beyond Re-Animator 2003 Miguel Tejada-Flores, José Manuel Gómez, Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna, Julio Fernández, Carlos Fernández

Unproduced sequels

Two unproduced sequels were Island of Re-Animator, an The Island of Doctor Moreau-style story,[4] and the better known House of Re-Animator,[5] which would have featured Dr. Herbert West reanimating the President of the United States.[4]

Remakes

In 2017, an Italian version entitled Herbert West: Re-Animator was released with Emanuele Cerman as Dr. Herbert West.[6][better source needed]

A film by the name of Antihuman was set to release in early 2017 before being rebranded as Re-Animator: Evolution, with Johnathan Schaech in the lead role as Dr. Herbert West. The title was then changed to Herbert West: Re-Animator with a release date of December 15, 2018, and Schaech no longer on the cast list. It was described as "much darker, more thought-provoking, and more so grounded in science than the original film" and to be in tune with the original Lovecraft story. However, no news has been released since late 2016.[7][8]

Other media

Comic books

Between 1991 and 1992, Adventure Comics, a division of Malibu Comics, released two miniseries related to the films:

In 2008 the character featured in issue 15 of the comic book series Hack/Slash. In the issue the character of Cassie must deal with the fallout from her long lost father colluding with West. The issue is set chronologically after the events in the third film.[9]

References

  1. ^ Maslin, Janet (October 18, 1985). "Screen: Stuart Gordon Directrs 'Re-Animator'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Canby, Vincent (February 22, 1991). "Review/Film; Bride's Head Revisited". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Buchanan, Jason (2007). "Beyond Re-Animator". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Squires, John (November 8, 2016). "'House of Re-Animator': The Presidential Sequel That Never Happened". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  5. ^ Condit, Jon (September 25, 2006). "Exclusive: Yuzna Talks Re-Animator Future!". Dread Central. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Herbert West: Re-Animator (2017)". IMDb. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ^ Miska, Brad (September 19, 2016). "'Re-Animator: Evolution' is Basically a Remake (Exclusive)". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Calvario, Liz (September 20, 2016). "'Re-Animator: Evolution' In Development, Will Be 'A Remake of Sorts' of the Original". IndieWire. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Richards, Dave (August 20, 2008). "Seeley talks Hack/Slash, Re-Animator Crossover". CBR. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

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