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Re-Animator
1985
“You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.”
House of Wax (1953)
April 16, 19531h 28mEN
6.9
380 votes
Overview
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits.
Director
André de TothWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1.0M
Revenue
$23.8M
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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John Chard
9.0In any format it's a genre highlight. Henry Jarrod is a very talented sculptor of wax figures for a museum. But as the museum starts to flounder, Jarrod's partner, Matthew Burke, insists on taking a new direction, a row ensues and Jarrod is knocked unconscious. Burke seizes the opportunity to torch the museum and get the insurance money, with Jarrod still in the premises. Thought long since dead, Jarrod resurfaces, apparently wheel chair bound and with horribly burned hands. Opening up a new museum, his new figures (made by his protégé under his instruction) look ever more lifelike than be…
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