Bride of Re-Animator

"Date. Mate. Re-animate."

1990 1h 36m EN

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6.4

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57%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 518🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 18,862

HorrorComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey.

“Date. Mate. Re-animate.”

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Cast

Jeffrey Combs
Dr. Herbert West
Bruce Abbott
Dr. Dan Cain
Claude Earl Jones
Lt. Leslie Chapham
Fabiana Udenio
Francesca Danelli
David Gale
Doctor Carl Hill
Kathleen Kinmont
Gloria
Mel Stewart
Dr. Graves
Irene Cagen
Nurse Shelley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brian Yuzna
Writers: Woody Keith, Rick Fry, Brian Yuzna
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Re-Animator Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brian Yuzna, shot by Rick Fichter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Band. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Teschner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brian Yuzna directs. Rick Fichter behind the camera. Richard Band scores. Peter Teschner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
336 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
5Part of the "Re-Animator Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Brian Yuzna, shot by Rick Fichter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Richard Band. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Peter Teschner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott and Claude Earl Jones carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Date. Mate. Re-animate.".
11IMDB entry: tt0099180 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 13 themes, including "experiment", "halloween", "dark comedy", "bat".
13Released under 10 different titles around the world.