RE-ANIMATOR Screens Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“Who’s going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow! “

 RE-ANIMATOR plays midnights this weekend (October 6th and 7th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series. Tickets are $8.

Any film that features scream queen Barbara Crampton tied up and stripped down while a live, lascivious severed head drools all over her luscious bod has gotta be doin’ something right!RE-ANIMATOR was the stylish and wonderfully wild 1985 feature film debut for Stuart Gordon, based on H.P. Lovecraft’s 1922 story “Herbert West, Re-Animator”. West is an arrogant young medical student who believes he’s unlocked the secret to reanimating dead tissue, thanks to his glowing-green liquid known as “Re-Agent”. West, played by Jeffrey Combs, comes into the life of promising doctor-to-be Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) and thoroughly changes his life for the worst, as bodies and body parts start to come to demonic life.

Where RE-ANIMATOR succeeds is in its gleeful no-holds barred approach. The story is extremely preposterous and Gordon and his cast do not attempt to lend proceedings any gravity, opting instead for an over-the-top, anything-goes, tongue-in-cheek style. From the opening pre-credits scene, in which a characters eyes bulge and burst from his skull, viewers know that this is going to be all about the gore. And what a lot of gore we get!! Highlights include a brain removal, a juicy finger biting, a bone saw through the torso, a decapitation with a spade, a crushed head thrown at a wall, an exploding stomach with writhing intestines, and that infamous scene in which a stark naked Miss Crampton receives a bit of (severed) head!

I saw RE-ANIMATOR opening night at the old Creve Ceour cinema opening night back in ’85 and had no idea what to expect other than what I’d read in the newest Fangoria, which described the film as “moist”. I remember laughing so hard at the ‘head’ scene. I was literally rolling in the aisle, slapping the theater floor. RE-ANIMATOR just goes to show us how well horror and comedy can coexist in the same film. I saw it again a few days later and that scene was cut out! I’m sure the digital print showing this weekend will be uncut.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Coming up at midnights:

Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28              ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW  with live shadow cast, Samurai Electricians!
All tickets $10

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) is there with custom trivia questions about the films and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8. We hope to see everyone late at night in the coming weeks.