Bernard Cuffling, Chris Sarandon, J.B. Bivens

Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries. The husband is a chemical engineer, and th...( read more  read more... )e smells from his experiments (and the delivery of what appear to be human remains at all hours) are beginning to arouse the attention of neighbors and local law enforcement officials. When the detective and wife find a diary of the husband's ancestor from 1771, and reports of gruesome murders in the area begin to surface, they begin to suspect that some very unnatural experiments are being conducted in the old house. Based on an H.P. Lovecraft story.

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R, 108 min.

Directed by: Dan O'Bannon

Release Date: June 1, 1991

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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005

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  • March 30, 2008
    The catacomb fight scene in the dark was cool. Lots of blood drenched aftermaths in this movie. Chris Sarandon is a champ
  • December 27, 2006
    Hard to find adaptation of Lovecraft's Case of Charles Dexter Ward, with something of a noir twist (if I'm remembering correctly).
  • September 14, 2009
    Smart, but boring horror. Some scenes were extremelly creepy though.

    36/100
  • May 26, 2008
    This Lovecraft film, (Based on the story, 'The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward') is a more accurate account of the original tale by Lovecraft than 'The Haunted Palace'. Chris Sarandon really flexes his acting muscles playing the dual identity of two characters...still not an ...( read more)exact Lovecraft story on film, but close enough, slowly paced, but done quite well, It is essential to any Lovecraft Fans film library...
    Gorewhore Out.
  • March 31, 2008
    Decent enough. A couple of good scenes. Pretty much a R-rated X-Files episode.
  • March 21, 2008
    A particularly solid Lovecraft film that treats the material far more like the author did himself than someone like Stuart Gordon (love his work, but he does get uber-sleazy). O'Bannon shows still he's a far better writer than director, but he did some amazing touches with this f...( read more)ilm that is another great example of early-90s B-movie coolness. Unpretentious, great effects, Chris Sarandon as a psychomaniac, mad scientist work, and a gothic atmosphere transposed to modern times. Good times for those who dig Lovecraft stories and hate that there's still not enough good adaptations of his work. It ain't perfect, but it sure as hell beats the usual crap named after his masterpieces.
  • December 8, 2007
    Always have to give horror a shot :)
  • July 14, 2007
    Maybe it's just impossible to get Lovecraft properly translated to the screen. Anybody have some suggestions that might prove me wrong?
  • July 2, 2007
    The Resurrected begins with the taint of TV-movie, through its low budget set design, 90s costumes, and hoary voice-over. Chris Sarandon is terrific in his dual roles, though. Once the story goes underground to the evil Curwen's caves, the movie becomes one freak-out after anot...( read more)her.

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