Reanimator Academy (1992 film)
Summary
"Readin', writin' and reanimatin'!" Edgar Allan Lovecraft is the brainy outcast in the hard partying Delta Epsilon Delta Fraternity. Edgar develops a reanimating serum to bring a severed head back to life - attracting the attention of a local gangster.
Details
- Release Date: 1992
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Comedy, Horror
- Runtime: 1 hr 20 min
- Starring: Steve Westerheit, Connie Speer, Richard Perrin
- Director: Judith Priest
- Writer: Benton Jennings, Judith Priest
- Producer/Production Co: Judith Priest, Visual Impediment
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (I would expect the equivalent of a PG, with perhaps some mild Violence, Profanity and Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
A low-budget affectionate fan parody/"spiritual successor" of the films from the Re-Animator (1985 franchise), with a heavier emphasis on slapstick and morbid humor over horror.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Jurassic Griffin, (link) - "...Is it good? I would argue no, but it’s fun enough for the hour and ten minutes it plays... the majority of the time is devoted to jokes. The majority of the jokes don’t completely land. That does not matter: the earnest way in which the jokes are made makes up for the lack of laughs...."
Synopsis
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Edgar Allan Lovecraft is the brainy outcast in the hard partying Delta Epsilon Delta Fraternity. Edgar develops a reanimating serum to bring a severed head back to life - attracting the attention of a local gangster.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
- Supposedly, there are two "Reanimator Academy" films, but they are actually two parts of the same film, which is perhaps confusing, but confusing seems to be the effect they were aiming for....
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: parodies "Herbert West - Reanimator (fiction)"
- character: "Edgar Allan Lovecraft"
- race: Deadites
