Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders… and another one on his desk.
Film Synopsis
Re-Animator (1985) follows a determined medical student who develops a serum that reanimates the dead, drawing his roommate into increasingly reckless experiments that blur the line between scientific ambition and horrific consequence. As grotesque resurrections, escalating chaos, and murderous desire spiral beyond control, campus corridors and morgues become battlegrounds of flesh and madness. This horror comedy blends splatter-laden shock and black humor in a cult classic of mad-science mayhem.
Re-Animator 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Ignite BD-ALL 4K/US 2025 | Second Sight BD-ALL 4K/UK 2025 | Arrow BD-ALL/US/OOP 2018 | Arrow BD-ALL/US/OOP 2017 | Image BD-A/US/OOP 2012 | Umbrella BD-B/AU/OOP 2018 | Umbrella BD-B/AU/OOP 2015 | Second Sight BD-B/UK/OOP 2014 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2007 | Elite DVD-0/US/OOP 2002 | Elite DVD-0/US/OOP 1999 |
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| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Stuart Gordon | |||||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Stuart Gordon and Actors Graham Skipper and Jesse Merlin of “Re-Animator: The Musical” | |||||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Eddie Falvey | |||||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Producer Brian Yuzna and Actors Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and Robert Sampson | |||||||||||
| A Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema | |||||||||||
| Re-Animator Resurrectus | |||||||||||
| The Cosmic Horror of HP Lovecraft - Video Essay by Mike Muncer | |||||||||||
| The Horror of it All: The Legacy and Impact of “Re-Animator” | |||||||||||
| I Give Life: A Look Back at “Re-Animator: The Musical” | |||||||||||
| The Organic Theater Company of Chicago | |||||||||||
| Re-Animating a Horror Classic: The 4K Restoration of “Re-Animator” | |||||||||||
| “Re-Animator” at 40 - Conversation with Actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, and Producer Brian Yuzna | |||||||||||
| Barbara Crampton in Conversation - Interview with Actress Barbara Crampton | |||||||||||
| The Catastrophe of Success - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Stuart Gordon | |||||||||||
| Piece By Piece: Cutting “Re-Animator” - Interview with Editor Lee Percy | |||||||||||
| Suzie Sorority and The Good College Boy - Interview with Actress Carolyn Purdy-Gordon | |||||||||||
| Theater of Blood: “Re-Animator: The Musical” - Interview with Lyricist Mark Nutter | |||||||||||
| Interview with Composer Richard Band | |||||||||||
| Interview with Director/Co-Writer Stuart Gordon and Producer Brian Yuzna | |||||||||||
| Interview with Tony Timpone | |||||||||||
| Interview with Writer Dennis Paoli | |||||||||||
| Musical Discussion with Composer Richard Band | |||||||||||
| Extended Scenes | |||||||||||
| Deleted Scene | |||||||||||
| Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers: Herbert West – Reanimator - Actor Jeffrey Combs Reads Lovecraft’s Original Short Story | |||||||||||
| Multi Angle Storyboards | |||||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay] | |||||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Arrow] | |||||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Elite] - Behind-the-Scenes | |||||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Ignite] | |||||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Second Sight] - Behind-the-Scenes, Production | |||||||||||
| Isolated Score | |||||||||||
| Biographies | |||||||||||
| Biography: Director/Co-Writer Stuart Gordon | |||||||||||
| 40th Anniversary 4K UHD Trailer | |||||||||||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||||||||||
| TV Spots | |||||||||||
| TV Spots [Elite] | |||||||||||
| Herbert West: Re-Animator Story | |||||||||||
| Original H.P. Lovecraft Story | |||||||||||
| Original Screenplay |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Ignite’s “Deluxe Edition” 4K UHD includes a 150-page booklet with writing by Alex Kittle, Kate Rife, Ben Sachs, Will Sloan, and Scout Tafoya, interviews with actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, writer Dennis Paoli, and composer Richard Band, and a preface by producer Brian Yuzna, and five art cards. Also available as an “Ultimate Limited Edition” containing a Dr. Hill bobblehead; and as standard 4K and Blu-ray editions.
- Second Sight’s “Limited Edition” 4K UHD includes a 120-page booklet with writing by Sean Abley, Becky Darke, Lindsay Hallam, Josh Hurtado, Michelle Kisner, Justin LaLiberty, Phil Nobile Jr and Heather Wixson, and six art cards. Also available as separate standard 4K and Blu-ray editions without booklet and cards.
- Arrow’s “Limited Edition” Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Michael Gingold, a 92-page booklet containing the 1991 comic adaptation of the film, and four art cards. Reissued as a standard edition without disc containing “Integral Version,” “A Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema,” “Doug Bradley's Spine Chillers,” booklets, and art cards (2017/08/08).
- Image’s Blu-ray is also available as a “Horror Classics Double Feature” with The Hills Have Eyes (1977).
- Second Sight’s SteelBook Blu-ray reissued in standard case (2016/03/14).
- Anchor Bay’s DVD is also packaged with a syringe highlighter pen.
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