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Re-Animator gets remastered for 40th anniversary 4K Ultra HD release

December 18, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures have announced a newly restored 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray release of Stuart Gordon’s 1985 cult classic Re-Animator in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Check out the cover artwork, details and trailer below…

SEE ALSO: Re-Animator and From Beyond: Stuart Gordon does Lovecraft

In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, Re-Animator returns, and for the first time ever, in a stunning 4K UHD restoration, approved by producer Brian Yuzna. The restoration brings new life to this horror classic, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s twisted tale.

The film follows Herbert West, a brilliant yet unhinged medical student who creates a serum that reanimates the dead with horrifying consequences. Director Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator shocked audiences with his blend of grotesque horror and dark humor and became an instant cult classic upon its release in 1985. The film stars Jeffrey Combs as “Herbert West,” Bruce Abbott as “Dan Cain,” Barbara Crampton as “Megan Halsey,” David Gale as “Dr. Carl Hill,” and Robert Sampson as “Dean Halsey.”

New Bonus Features

  • Re-Animator at 40: A Conversation with Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Brian Yuzna
  • Piece By Piece: Cutting Re-Animator – A New Interview with Editor Lee Percy
  • The Horror of It All: The Legacy and Impact of Re-Animator
  • I Give Her Life: A Look Back at Re-Animator: The Musical
  • Re-Animating a Horror Classic: The 4K Restoration of Re-Animator
  • The Organic Theater Company of Chicago: A 1977 documentary featuring Stuart Gordon
  • New 40th anniversary 4K UHD trailer

Legacy Bonus Features

  • Integral Version (105 mins)
  • Isolated Score
  • Audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and actors Graham Skipper and Jesse Merlin of Re-Animator: The Musical
  • Audio commentary with Stuart Gordon
  • Audio commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Bruce Abbott, and Robert Sampson
  • Re-Animator: Resurrectus – Feature-length documentary on the making of the film featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew.
  • Interviews with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna, writer Dennis Paoli, composer Richard Band and former Fangoria editor Tony Timpone
  • Music discussion with composer Richard Band
  • The Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and The Organic Theater – Director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his continued commitment to the stage.
  • Theater of Blood – Re-Animator: The Musical lyricist Mark Nutter on adapting the cult classic for musical theater
  • Extended scenes
  • Deleted scene
  • Trailer & TV spots
  • Stills gallery
  • Barbara Crampton In Conversation: The Re-Animator star sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning 2015 interview.
  • A Guide to Lovecraft Cinema: Chris Lackey, host of the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, provides a comprehensive look at the many cinematic incarnations of Lovecraft’s work.
  • Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers: Herbert West, Re-Animator actor Jeffrey Combs reads H.P. Lovecraft’s original classic story.

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick is Executive Editor of Flickering Myth, responsible for overseeing editorial coverage across film, television and pop culture.

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