Directed by Stuart Gordon Written by H.P. Lovecraft   Dennis Paoli   William Norris   Stuart Gordon   Cast Jeffrey Combs ... Herbert West Bruce Abbott ... Dan Cain Barbara Crampton ... Megan Halsey David Gale ... Dr. Carl Hill Robert Sampson ... Dean Halsey Gerry Black ... Mace Carolyn Purdy-Gordon ... Dr. Harrod Peter Kent ... Melvin the Re-Animated Barbara Pieters ... Nurse Ian Patrick Williams ... Swiss Professor Bunny Summers ... Swiss Woman Doctor Al Berry ... Dr. Gruber Derek Pendleton ... Swiss Policeman #1 Gene Scherer ... Swiss Policeman #2 James Ellis ... Psycho Ward Guard #1 James Earl Cathay ... Psycho Ward Guard #2 Annyce Holzman ... E-R Patient Corpse Velvet Debois ... Slit Wrist Girl Corpse Lawrence Lowe ... Failed Operation Corpse Robert Holcomb ... Motorcycle Accident Corpse Mike Filloon ... Bullet Wound to Face Corpse Craig Reed ... One Arm Man Corpse Jack Draheim ... Tall Skinny Guy Corpse Robert Pitzele ... Bald O-R Corpse Uncredited Cast Kim Deitch ... Bald Doctor John Forker ... Hospital Visitor Greg Robbins ... Hospital Patient Produced by Michael Avery   Bruce William Curtis   Bob Greenberg   Charles Donald Storey   Brian Yuzna   Original Music by Richard Band

Additional Info Premiere: October 18, 1985 DVD Release: May 07, 2002 Blu-ray Release: September 04, 2012 Country: Distributor: Image Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Empire Pictures Re-Animator Productions (copyright holder) Distributors Empire Pictures   (1985) (USA) (theatrical) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Arrow Films   (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Avid Home Entertainment   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Elite Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Elite Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1987) (USA) (TV) (pay television) Image Entertainment   (1986) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Image Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Live Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) (exclusively distributed by) Modern Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Re-Animator Productions   (1995) (World-wide) (all media) (copyright owner) Sci-Fi Channel   (2003) (USA) (TV) (cable television) Tubi TV   (USA) (video) (streaming) (restored version) Vestron Television   (1989) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Vestron Video   (1986) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.8 / 10 Our Rating 8.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.1 / 10 Female Users 6.6 / 10 Site Ranking #2,061 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 19 total ratings Almost Perfect 9 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,057 Peppermint (2018) #2,058 Limitless: Season 1 (2015) #2,059 The Devil's Backbone (2001) #2,060 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) #2,061 Re-Animator (1985) #2,062 Whisper Of The Heart (1995) #2,063 Jersey Girl (2004) #2,064 Bandits (2001) #2,065 The Equalizer 3 (2023)