Re-Animator (1985 film)

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Re-Animator (1985 film) is a cult-classic 1980s horror-comedy about a medical student who develops a serum to reanimate the dead, loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s serialized story.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Re-Animator	2
Re-Animator (1985 film) canonical	2
Re-Animator (film)	2
Beyond Re-Animator (2003 film)	1
Bride of Re-Animator (1990 film)	1
Reanimator	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8316044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Re-Animator (1985 film)
Context triple: [Herbert West–Reanimator, influenced, Re-Animator (1985 film)]

A. Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
B. Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 Universal horror film that continues the Frankenstein saga, following the son of the original doctor as he revives the Monster with disastrous results.
C. The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget cult horror film directed by Sam Raimi, renowned for its inventive camerawork, extreme gore, and darkly comic tone that helped redefine modern horror cinema.
D. Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying homage to 1950s EC horror comics through a series of macabre, darkly humorous stories.
E. The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British horror film blending dark comedy and elaborate, art-deco-styled revenge plots, starring Vincent Price as a vengeful, disfigured genius.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Re-Animator (1985 film)
Target entity description: Re-Animator (1985 film) is a cult-classic 1980s horror-comedy about a medical student who develops a serum to reanimate the dead, loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s serialized story.

A. Ghoulies
Ghoulies is a 1985 horror-comedy film about mischievous demonic creatures that became a cult favorite in the home-video era.
B. Blankenstein
Blankenstein is a historic district of the town of Hattingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known for its medieval castle and picturesque setting along the Ruhr River.
C. Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 Universal horror film that continues the Frankenstein saga, following the son of the original doctor as he revives the Monster with disastrous results.
D. The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 low-budget cult horror film directed by Sam Raimi, renowned for its inventive camerawork, extreme gore, and darkly comic tone that helped redefine modern horror cinema.
E. Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, paying homage to 1950s EC horror comics through a series of macabre, darkly humorous stories.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ
basedOn	Herbert West–Reanimator NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Mac Ahlberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Stuart Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	Empire Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
editedBy	Lee Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	1980s American horror cinema ⓘ
followedBy	Bride of Re-Animator NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	comedy ⓘ horror ⓘ science fiction horror ⓘ splatter ⓘ
hasTheme	mad science ⓘ reanimation of the dead ⓘ
homeMedia	Blu-ray ⓘ DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ
mainCharacter	Dan Cain NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Carl Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert West NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Halsey NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicBy	Richard Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	cult following ⓘ dark humor ⓘ graphic gore effects ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOfSeries	Re-Animator film series NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotSummary	A medical student develops a serum capable of reanimating the dead, leading to horrific and darkly comic consequences. ⓘ
producer	Brian Yuzna NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Empire Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear	1985 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	86 ⓘ
screenwriter	Dennis Paoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ William Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Arkham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Miskatonic University NERFINISHED ⓘ
starring	Barbara Crampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ David Gale NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Combs NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herbert West–Reanimator → influenced → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bride of Re-Animator (1990 film)

Herbert West–Reanimator → influenced → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beyond Re-Animator (2003 film)

Herbert West–Reanimator → hasAdaptation → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

The Movement → producer → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reanimator

Mac Ahlberg → notableWork → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Re-Animator

Mac Ahlberg → workedOn → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Re-Animator

From Beyond → followsWork → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Re-Animator (film)

From Beyond → sharesCastWith → Re-Animator (1985 film) ⓘ