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Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses.

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Awards
Won the Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award (1985)
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Box office
Grossed $2.03M worldwide, about 2.3 times its $900K budget
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Based on
Based on Herbert West: Reanimator
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Filming locations
Filmed in Los Angeles
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Setting
Set in Zurich
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Sequels
Followed by Bride of Re-Animator
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Collection
Part of Re-Animator Collection
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Music
Music by Richard Band
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Director: Stuart Gordon
Writers: H.P. LovecraftStory, Novel
Dennis PaoliWriter
William NorrisWriter
Stuart GordonWriter
Status: Released
Release date: October 18, 1985
Original language: English
Budget: $900K
Revenue: $2M
Countries: United States of America
Collection: Re-Animator Collection

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