Screening as part of our “It’s Alive!!!” thematic season – notes by Jay Hildreth:
Re-Animator: a violent romp which becomes one of the most fun iterations of the story to view. Very much in the vein of other 1980’s ‘fun’ horrors such as Evil Dead 2, the scarier elements go so over the top that it ends up becoming an absolute riot to watch. Becoming a major cult hit, it spawned what many cult classics of the era eventually gained- a direct to VHS sequel aptly titled Bride of the Re-Animator…
This time directed by the original film’s producer and eventually known for his own cult classic Society, Brian Yunza, the sequel brings an army of re-animated whilst retaining the blood splatting spirit of the first.
The legacy of Re-Animator has lived on through its cult status, not just on the screen but making a musical stage debut in 2011. In a rare chance to see them together on the big screen, our Halloween double bill will provide laughs, chills and more than anything an insanely fun time to be had by all, even if you’ve never seen a single iteration of Frankenstein.