Re-Animator Resurrected on Blu-ray

Horror fans and '80s cult cinema lovers can rejoice! Image Entertainment will resurrect director Stuart Gordon's beloved cult horror classic, Re-Animator, on Blu-ray September 4, 2012. The film will also come to DVD the same day.

Here's a synopsis of the picture direct from Image, "Adapted by Dennis Paoli, William J. Norris and Stuart Gordon from the H.P. Lovecraft short story, Re-Animator tells the strange tale of medical student Dan Cain (Bruce Abbot) and his girlfriend Megan Halsey (Barbara Crampton), both of them drawn to odd new student Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) who’s conducting secret experiments involving the re-animation of dead tissue. When one of the instructors, Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), stumbles upon their activities, West murders him -- but is brought back to life, now thirsting for revenge as well as lusting after Megan. The final denouement features the re-animated Dr. Hill squaring off against Herbert and Dan in a battle royale within the school’s morgue, complete with resurrected “henchmen” and undoubtedly one of the greatest visual double entendres in all horror cinema!"

Re-Animator will be presented in 1.85:1, with a brand-new 1080p HD transfer approved by producer Brian Yuzna, featuring 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Extras will include the following:

• Documentary: “Re-Animator Resurrectus”


• Audio Commentary by Director Stuart Gordon


• Audio Commentary by Producer Brian Yuzna and Actors Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton and Robert Sampson


• Interview with Director Stuart Gordon and Producer Brian Yuzna


• Interview with Writer Dennis Paoli


• Interview with Composer Richard Band


• Music Discussion with Composer Richard Band


• Interview with Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone


• Deleted and Extended Scenes


• Theatrical trailer


• TV Spots

Suggested retail for the Blu-ray is $17.97. Amazon has the disc available for pre-order for $14.99.

As always, be sure to check back for more news regarding this title. And be sure to look for a review of Re-Animator on Blu-ray this fall.

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Source : ign[dot]com