Re-Animator Turns 40 at the Pabst Theater

Schedule

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Pabst Theater | Milwaukee, WI

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A full 4K screening of the cult classic comedy
Featuring Q&A with Jeffrey Combs (Herbert West)
RE-ANIMATOR TURNS 40
FRI, 3 OCT 2025 at 07:00PM CDT
Ages: All Ages
Doors Open: 06:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 at 10:00AM CDT
Announcement: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 at 10:00AM CDT
40TH ANNIVERSARY!
RE-ANIMATOR is the ultimate 1980s body horror experience, a joyously grotesque peer of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND, and Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a new student at Miskatonic University. He also moonlights as a mad scientist, intent on perfecting a serum that “re-animates” corpses. Soon, everyone wants a piece of the action, including an evil professor and his army of neon-slimed deadites. With berserker direction from Stuart Gordon, career-defining roles from genre icons Barbara Crampton and Combs, and a scene of two adults chasing an undead cat in a basement, RE-ANIMATOR isn’t just a masterpiece of the horror genre—it’s a masterpiece of life.
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Pabst Theater, 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3519, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Pabst \/ Riverside \/ Turner Hall

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