Re-Animator

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Dr. Gruber!

Doctor!

Mr. West!

Mr. West!

Get out!

Move back.

My god.

You idiots!

You'll ruin my notes.

I have to record

his vital signs!

No! No!

Dr. Gruber?

Dr. Gruber, How this happened?

Dr. Gruber?

He's dead.

Of course, he's dead,

the dosage was too large.

You killed him.

No, I did not.

I gave him life.

All right,

I'm gonna zap her again.

Charge up the paddles.

Come on, let's go! Let's go!

Sorry, doctor.

Hold the compressions.

Clear!

Straight line.

All right, let's call it.

Cain.

She just needs a little more time

for the drugs to circulate.

Cain, we have done everything

that can be done for this woman.

She has not responded.

She's gone!

Cain, your optimism is touching,

but a waste of time.

A good doctor

knows when to stop.

- Dr. Harrod, just...

- Take her.

And take her to the morgue.

Gangway...

Mr. Cain.

Hey, Mace!

I got another one for you.

They ain't locked.

Doc Hill's in the autopsy room.

Oh, thanks.

Don't know why they keep

locked doors around here.

Nobody wants in...

and ain't nobody gettin' out.

Yup.

Full house.

Oh, I'm sorry, Dan.

I didn't mean to scare you.

Oh, it wasn't too bad

Dean Halsey.

I just didn't know anybody was here.

You mean, "anybody else".

Dan, this is Herbert West.

He'll be joining you

in your third year.

He was doing independent

research in Switzerland

with Dr. Gruber shortly before he died.

Mr. West, this is Daniel Cain.

(One of Miskatonic Medical's

best young hopes

for the future of medicine.

What were you researching?

Death.

Alan, we don't see you

around here much anymore.

Well, I was just showing

our newest student,

Herbert West here,

the not-so-grand tour.

This should interest you, Carl.

He worked with Hans Gruber.

Mr. West?

This is our eminent brain researcher

and grant machine, Dr. Carl Hill.

I know your work, Dr. Hill.

Quite well.

Your theory on the location

of the will in the brain is...

interesting...

though derivative of Dr. Gruber's

research in the early '70s.

So derivative, in fact, that in Europe

it's considered plagiarized.

And your support of the 12-minute limit on

the life of the brain stem after death...

Six to 12 minutes, Mr...

West. Herbert West.

Frankly, Dr. Hill?

Your work on brain death

is outdated.

Carl, while I remember,

we're having a grant committee

meeting Thursday.

Megan and I would love it

if you came to dinner.

Well, I'd love to, Alan,

looking forward to it.

And looking forward to

seeing you in class, Mr. West.

Hi.

No. No.

Yes! Oh, yes!

Rufus!

Thanks a lot, buddy.

I have to go.

No, stay.

Daddy knows I'm here.

I don't care

what Dean Halsey knows.

Be reasonable.

If I didn't come home

one night...

just one night...

What would he do?

Expel me?

He's out of touch with the times.

That's just the way he is,

the world's last living Puritan.

I really hate it.

The day that you graduate,

the minute you get your M.D.,

I'll marry you,

and I'll help you, and I'll be with you

as much as I can until then.

I promise.

Back to square one.

Well, at least it gives me

a chance to housebreak you.

Housebroken, is it?

I'm going to have to teach

you a lesson, my girl.

What are you doing?

Dan.

Dan... stop, don't.

Dan, stop it!

Come, my pretty.

Dan, I don't like that.

There's not a jury in the world

that would convict me.

Dan, stop it!

Doctor Dan!

Dan, don't, come on, stop.

I really have to go.

Come here! Come to me.

- Oh.

- What?

Oh, sh*t.

Hi.

Can I help you?

You're

here about the apartment.

Yes.

Didn't we meet this morning?

You're...

West. Herbert West.

Excuse me just one sec.

Come in.

Thank you.

I startled you.

Yes, you did.

May I introduce my fiance,

Megan Halsey?

- Miss Halsey.

- Mr. West.

I'm afraid the place is still

kind of a mess, Mr. West.

Oh... Herbert.

So, you've

just come from Europe?

Switzerland.

What was Dr. Gruber like?

He was pretty famous.

Yes, pretty famous...

Does this building

have a basement?

Oh, yes.

Yes.

I think this will be just fine.

I have my things outside,

shall I move in now?

Look, I have to go.

I think you and Mr. West

have a lot to discuss

before you decide anything.

Oh, I've decided.

Well, I'd like-

You know, you'll never even

know that I'm here.

Dan, I...

Except, of course,

on the first of the month.

Mr. West?

Miss Halsey?

You didn't say why

you left Switzerland.

There was no more

I could learn there.

Do we... have a deal?

Done.

Done.

You make the incision

at the base of the skull...

cutting away

enough of the faschia...

to get your fingers in...

and then grasping firmly

with both hands,

you pull the skin forward

over the head,

very much like peeling

a large orange.

Once the skull is plainly visible,

you take the bone saw...

And you cut around the perimeter.

And there you have it,

ladies and gentlemen,

the human brain.

Once the brain stem

of an individual,

I'm talking about the reticular

activating system,

heart regulation,

respiratory center.

Once these activities cease,

the brain can only survive

an additional six to 12 minutes.

Six to 12 minutes.

Until...

brain death brings about

an irreversible conclusion.

We all want to retain

our personalities

in some idyllic afterlife.

We all pray for some miracle,

some drug, potion, pill.

Perhaps, though,

it takes something else.

Perhaps it takes desire,

an obsessive desire.

Perhaps it ta...

We will discuss the location of the will

in the brain structure

at another time.

Mr. West!

I suggest you get

yourself a pen!

Class dismissed.

How can you teach such drivel?

These people are here to learn

and you're closing their minds

before they even have a chance!

What are you here for,

Mr. West?

You know, you should have

stolen more of Gruber's ideas,

then at least you'd have ideas!

Mr. West!

It is going to be

a pleasure to fail you.

I would like to propose a toast

to the National Science Foundation

for recognizing the genius

of Dr. Carl Hill,

and for awarding

Miskatonic Medical School

its largest grant ever.

Your new laser drill is going

to revolutionize neurosurgery.

To the foundation,

and to Miskatonic.

It's all right, sweetheart,

you can drink up.

We're celebrating.

I know, Daddy,

but I have to go soon.

After preparing such a feast,

you must be tired.

I have a study date.

With Daniel?

Yeah.

Daniel Cain'?

Herbert West has moved in

with him, hasn't he?

For the time being.

That must be him Excuse me.

So, your daughter

is seeing Cain, eh?

You think that's wise, Alan'?

Dan!

Hello, sir.

Dr. Hill.

Would you join us

for a glass of wine?

Actually, we have some

work to do.

Why don't you study here?

Well, I've her home soon,

don't worry.

Well then, one last toast?

To Megan...

my esteemed colleague's capable,

beautiful, loving daughter,

the obsession of all

who fall under her spell.

Dan.

No.

Please!

Okay, what is it?

I don't know, it's...

Look, it's not you, really.

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