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‘ReAnimator' Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary With a Re-Release and Glowing Green Merch
Somehow it's been 40 years since Stuart Gordon's H.G. Lovecraft-inspired Re-Animator hit theaters, boasting an instant-classic performance by Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Herbert West, Miskatonic University's most unhinged medical student turned mad scientist. There's splatter, there's gore, there's body horror, and there's the most distressing severed head scene in the history of cinema. To mark the monumental anniversary of one of the most beloved cult classics ever, Re-Animator is returning to theaters, with a bonus.
Presented by the American Genre Film Archive and Mutant, these special screenings will showcase the Ignite Film and Eagle Rock Pictures' 4K restoration of Gordon's film, ensuring that every gross moment and Combs facial expression will look better than it ever has before. And even fans who are like, 'I've seen it already 50 times' (you know who you are) will want to take note, because attending a screening will be the only way to get your mitts on Mutant's limited-edition screenprinted poster by Phantom City Creative—or Rucking Fotton's glow-in-the-dark commemorative t-shirt.
Here's a look at the goods. First, the 18 x 24 poster, which costs $45. If you love it and can't make it to a screening, Mutant will have a standard edition colorway online starting October 23. But if you want this exact slab of greeny goodness, you've gotta leave the house.
Ditto for this t-shirt, which is only available at screenings. It's $35 and made in collaboration with Rucking Fotten.
Tickets are on sale for the special Re-Animator screenings at participating theaters; you can see a full list with dates (when available) below.
September 26: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown LA / Los Angeles, CA; Alamo Drafthouse Mountain View / Mountain View, CA; Alamo Drafthouse New Mission / San Francisco, CA; Alamo Drafthouse Valley Fair / Santa Clara, CA; Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake / Denver, CO; Alamo Drafthouse Westminster / Westminster, CO; Alamo Drafthouse Naples / Naples, FL; Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville / Chicago, IL; Alamo Drafthouse Seaport / Boston, MA; Alamo Drafthouse Woodbury / Woodbury, MN; Alamo Drafthouse La Vista / Omaha, NE; Alamo Drafthouse Brooklyn / Brooklyn, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan / New York, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Staten Island / Staten Island, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers / Yonkers, NY; Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane / Austin, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Village / Austin, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Cedars / Dallas, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Denton / Denton, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Richardson / Richardson, TX; Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak / San Antonio, TX.
October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29: Olympia Film Society / Olympia, WA
October 3-6: Beacon / Seattle, WA
October 3-4: Late Nite Grindhouse / St. Louis, MO
October 10-13: Hollywood Theatre / Portland, OR
October 10-16: Screenland Armour / Kansas City, MO
October 11-12: Row House Cinema – Hollywood / Pittsburgh, PA
October 17: Roxie / San Francisco, CA
October 18: Sun-Ray / Tampa, FL
October 29: Texas Theatre / Dallas, TX
October/November TBD: Screamfest NOLA at the Broad Theater / New Orleans, LA
November TBD: The Frida Cinema / Santa Ana, CA
TBC: Little Theater / Rochester, NY; Rivoli Theatre / La Crosse, WI; Emagine Willow Creek / Plymouth, MN; Emagine Eagan / Eagan, MN; Cinema Arts Center / Huntington, NY
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