Re-Animator
Re- Animator( also known as H. P. Lovecraft's Re- Animator) is a 1985 American horror comedy film loosely based on the 1922 H.
P. Lovecraft serial novelette" Herbert West – Reanimator".
Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzna, the film stars Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, a medical student who has invented a reagent which can re-animate deceased bodies.
He and his classmate Dan Cain( Bruce Abbott) begin to test the serum on dead human bodies, and conflict with Dr. Carl Hill( David Gale), who is infatuated with Cain's fiancée( Barbara Crampton) and wants to claim the invention as his own.
Originally devised by Gordon as a theatrical stage production and later a half- hour television pilot, the television script was revised to become a feature film.
Filmed in Hollywood on an estimated budget of$ 900,000, the film originally received an X rating, and was later edited to obtain an R rating for video rental stores.
It is the first film in the" Re- Animator" film series, having been followed by" Bride of Re- Animator" in 1990 and" Beyond Re- Animator" in 2003.
Released to mostly positive reviews," Re- Animator" has since been considered a cult film.
Bruce Abbott
Bruce Paul Abbott( born July 28, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor.
Originally beginning his career in theater, Abbott later gained notoriety for his role as Dr. Dan Cain in the cult sci- fi horror films" Re- Animator"( 1985) and" Bride of Re- Animator"( 1990).
He has also had roles in the horror films" Bad Dreams"( 1988) and" The Prophecy II"( 1996), as well as the sci- fi film" Out of Time".
From 1992 to 1993, he portrayed Judge Nicholas Marshall on the television series" Dark Justice".
The Midnight Watch
The Midnight Watch is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Roy Stewart, Mary McAllister and David Torrence.
Twilight Watch
Twilight Watch( also known as" Dusk Watch") is a fantasy novel by Russian writer Sergey Lukyanenko published in 2008.
It is the sequel to" Night Watch" and" Day Watch" and the third part of a saga that follows with" Last Watch" and" New Watch" and concludes with" Sixth Watch".
Bride of Re-Animator
Bride of Re- Animator is a 1990 American horror film directed by Brian Yuzna and was written by Yuzna, Rick Fry and Woody Keith.
H. P. Lovecraft wrote the original serialized story, titled" Herbert West – Reanimator", from which the characters were derived.
The plot roughly follows episodes" V. The Horror from the Shadows" and" VI.
The Tomb- Legions" of the original.
The film stars Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones, Fabiana Udenio, David Gale, Kathleen Kinmont, and Jeffrey Combs.
" Bride of Re-Animator" is the sequel to the 1985 Stuart Gordon film" Re- Animator" and is followed by Yuzna's" Beyond Re- Animator" in 2003; all three films are part of the" Re- Animator" film series.
David Gale (actor)
David Quentin Gale( 2 October 1936 – 18 August 1991) was a British actor.
He is primarily known for his role as the evil, treacherous( and re-animated) neurosurgeon Dr. Carl Hill in the 1985 cult classic film" Re- Animator", and its 1990 sequel" Bride of Re- Animator".
After" Re- Animator's" success, he was cast as a villain in a number of other science fiction and horror films such as" The Guyver The First PowerSyngenor", and" The Brain", before his death during open heart surgery in 1991.
David Gale was also a soap opera actor in the 1970s, appearing as a priest on" The Secret Storm" from 1972- 74, and as double- agent gangster Beau Richardson on" The Edge of Night" from 1976- 77.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Bride of Re-Animator
Bride of Re- Animator is a 1990 American horror film directed by Brian Yuzna and was written by Yuzna, Rick Fry and Woody Keith.
H. P. Lovecraft wrote the original serialized story, titled" Herbert West – Reanimator", from which the characters were derived.
The plot roughly follows episodes" V. The Horror from the Shadows" and" VI.
The Tomb- Legions" of the original.
The film stars Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones, Fabiana Udenio, David Gale, Kathleen Kinmont, and Jeffrey Combs.
" Bride of Re-Animator" is the sequel to the 1985 Stuart Gordon film" Re- Animator" and is followed by Yuzna's" Beyond Re- Animator" in 2003; all three films are part of the" Re- Animator" film series.
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon( born August 11, 1947) is an American filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright.
Initially recognized for his provocative and frequently controversial work in experimental theatre, Gordon is perhaps more widely known for work in film.
Most of Gordon's cinematic work is in the horror genre, though he has also ventured into science fiction and film noir.
Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon is a fan of H. P. Lovecraft and has adapted several of the author's stories for the screen, including" Re- Animator From Beyond", and" Dagon", as well as the" Masters of Horror" episode" Dreams in the Witch- House".
He has turned to the work of Edgar Allan Poe on two occasions, directing" The Pit and the Pendulum" in 1991 and" The Black Cat" for" Masters of Horror" Showtime series in 2007.
Several of his films have gone onto become cult classics.
Charles J. Hunt
Charles J. Hunt( April 8, 1881 – February 3, 1976) was an American film editor and director.
He also worked at various times as an actor, production manager and associate producer.

Question: Do both directors of films The Midnight Watch and Re-Animator share the same nationality?
Answer: yes