The Resurrected (1991)
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(1,469 ratings)
This low-budget film from Alien scriptwriter Dan O'Bannon (his first film since the 1985 zombie hit Return of the Living Dead) is one of the more loyal adaptations of fantasy author H.P. Lovecraft, taking as its source the short story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Set in Lovecraft's home… More This low-budget film from Alien scriptwriter Dan O'Bannon (his first film since the 1985 zombie hit Return of the Living Dead) is one of the more loyal adaptations of fantasy author H.P. Lovecraft, taking as its source the short story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Set in Lovecraft's home town of Providence, Rhode Island, the story involves the investigations of hard-boiled private eye John Marsh (John Terry) into the mysterious activities of Charles Dexter Ward (Chris Sarandon). It seems that Ward is becoming increasingly obsessed with the occult practices of his distant ancestor Joseph Curwen (also played by Sarandon) who was reputed to have found the secret of resurrecting the dead. Much to the horror of his wife Claire (Jane Sibbett), Ward is slowly being possessed by Curwen's malevolent spirit, and he is compelled to perform horrible experiments on the locals in pursuit of his goal. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dan O'Bannon
- Genres
- Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1991 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 20, 2005
- Studio
- Live Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Jeremy Heilman, MovieMartyr.com
An assured but sadly neglected independent horror film.
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
The thrills, chills, and intermittent gore-spills are way too few and far between to keep the loyal horrorheads from getting restless.
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Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
A surprisingly effective version of H.P. Lovecraft's almost-unfilmable horror story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Chris Sarandon's villain steals the show.
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Cast
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John Terry
as John March
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Jane Sibbett
as Claire Ward
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Chris Sarandon
as Charles Dexter Ward
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Richard Romanus
as Lonnie Peck
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Laurie Briscoe
as Holly Tender
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Ken Cameroux
as Captain Ben Azandor
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Patrick Pon
as Raymond
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Bernard Cuffling
as Doctor Waite
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Charles Kristian Pitts
as Ezra Ward
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Megan Leitch
as Eliza
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Deep Roy
as Main Monster
