Movie

Re-Animator

“Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another one on his desk.”

★ 7.0(1,677)19851h 26m

Re-Animator is streaming on Foxtel Now in Australia, and available to rent or buy on JustWatch TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fetch TV. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Stuart Gordon
Release date: 1985-10-18
Runtime: 1h 26m
Language: English
Box office: $2,027,771
Budget: $900,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Empire Pictures
Part of: Re-Animator Collection

Re-Animator — trailer

About Re-Animator

Re-Animator is a 1985 movie in the Science Fiction, Comedy and Horror genres, directed by Stuart Gordon, starring Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott and Barbara Crampton. It has a runtime of 1 hour 26 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.0/10 from 1,677 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Re-Animator in Australia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Jeffrey Combs

Herbert West

Bruce Abbott

Dan Cain

Barbara Crampton

Megan Halsey

David Gale

Dr. Carl Hill

Robert Sampson

Dean Alan Halsey

Carolyn Purdy-Gordon

Dr. Harrod

Peter Kent

Melvin the Re-Animated

Ian Patrick Williams

Swiss Professor

Bunny Summers

Swiss Woman Doctor

Al Berry

Dr. Gruber

Barbara Pieters

Nurse

Annyce Holzman

E-R Patient Corpse

Themes & keywords

experimentinsanityoverdoseblack humormad scientistdecapitationreanimationlaboratorysevered headhospitalzombieintestinesdeathblack catbased on short story