Dick Berman (Film Fest: Re-Animator 1985)
Summary
Hosts Ben Harrison and Adam Pranica review the 1985 horror film Re-Animator, starring Jeffrey Combs, as part of their Combstober festival. They discuss the film’s technical prowess, its John Carpenter-esque gore, and the surprising discovery that Rick Berman worked as a production assistant on the project. The episode covers the plot’s escalation from a medical school experiment to a chaotic battle involving reanimated corpses, while also touching on the film’s distinct lighting and practical effects.
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