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Beyond Re-Animator (2003): Cast, Box Office, Plot & Where to Watch

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Beyond Re-Animator is a 2003 comedy horror film directed by Brian Yuzna, starring Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Herbert West, Jason Barry and Bárbara Elorrieta. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $302,586 worldwide. Stream it on Amazon MX Player and Amazon Prime Video, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

Where to watch Watch the trailer
Beyond Re-Animator (2003) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 35m (95 min)
Director
Brian Yuzna
Genres
Comedy , Sci-Fi , Horror
Original language
English
Studio
Castelao Productions
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Beyond Re-Animator About?

The premise of Beyond Re-Animator without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Even behind the walls of a maximum‑security prison, Dr. Herbert West refuses to accept death as an end. Still obsessed with reanimating the dead, he conducts cramped cell experiments, pushing nature into chaos. His work is halted when a new prison doctor arrives, joined by the brother of the woman who suffered from West’s earlier experiments.

Beyond Re-Animator Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • based on short story
  • part of trilogy
  • childhood trauma
  • gore
  • sequel
  • exploitation
  • third part
  • mad doctor
  • prologue
  • scene during end credits
  • glowing liquid
  • mad scientist
+38 more
  • severed head
  • subjective camera
  • zombie
  • prison
  • man wears eyeglasses
  • female frontal nudity
  • reanimation
  • rat
  • stolen identity
  • laboratory
  • lust
  • reagent
  • cannibal
  • nipples
  • prison riot
  • experiment gone wrong
  • fellatio
  • electric chair
  • mercy killing
  • split personality
  • escape from prison
  • prison warden
  • sex scene
  • decapitation
  • death of sister
  • female reporter
  • insanity
  • psychopath
  • prison doctor
  • soul transference
  • swat team
  • beating with a cane
  • death by electrocution
  • insane laughter
  • severed penis
  • sadist
  • man bites a woman's breast
  • man rips a woman's clothes off
Where to watch

Where to Watch Beyond Re-Animator

Stream it on Amazon MX Player and Amazon Prime Video, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.

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Cast & crew

Beyond Re-Animator Cast & Characters

Jeffrey Combs leads the cast as Dr. Herbert West, with Jason Barry as Dr. Howard Phillips and Bárbara Elorrieta as Emily Phillips. Directed by Brian Yuzna; 19 actors are credited in all.

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Plot

Beyond Re-Animator Plot Summary

What happens in Beyond Re-Animator from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

For the past thirteen years, Dr. Herbert West Jeffrey Combs has been serving a prison sentence, limited to the medical center’s scant supplies as he toils over experiments that once seemed impossible. He has quietly perfected a breakthrough he calls NPE (Nano-Plasmic Energy), a transformative force that can be extracted from a living brain through an electroshock-like method, stored in a capsule that resembles a small light bulb, and then reattached to a corpse to restore life. When paired with a specially developed re-agent, reanimated bodies regain their memories, skills, and motor functions, closely mirroring real humans once again. This is not mere mindlessness; it’s a carefully controlled revival—until it isn’t.

Full summary

The whole story of Beyond Re-Animator, scene by scene

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Box office

Beyond Re-Animator Box Office

Beyond Re-Animator grossed $302,586 worldwide.

2003 box office

Worldwide gross

$302.6K

International
$302.6K
Videos

Beyond Re-Animator Trailers & Videos

2 videos: 2 trailers.

Beyond Re-Animator - Trailer
  • Trailer Beyond Re-Animator (2003) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Beyond Re-Animator?

9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

Question 1 of 9

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Who is the scientist behind the re‑animation experiments?
Cars

Cars in Beyond Re-Animator

7 cars on screen, including the 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria and the 1997 Ford Mondeo MkII.

All 7 cars
  • 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria in Beyond Re-Animator 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Minor role
  • 1997 Ford Mondeo MkII in Beyond Re-Animator 1997 Ford Mondeo MkII Minor role
  • 2000 Iveco Daily in Beyond Re-Animator 2000 Iveco Daily Minor role
  • 1988 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet I Typ 17 in Beyond Re-Animator 1988 Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet I Typ 17 Minor role
Details

Beyond Re-Animator Also Known As

15 alternative titles, including “Re-animator 3” and “Re-Animator 3: Beyond Re-Animator”.

Also known as
  • Re-animator 3
  • Re-Animator 3: Beyond Re-Animator
  • 리애니메이터: 좀비오 3
  • Повернення реаніматора
  • Возвращение реаниматора
  • Re-Animator III
  • Re-Animátor - A visszatérés
  • מאחורי מחייה הרקמות
  • 活跳尸3
  • Návrat Re-Animátora
  • Re-Animator: Fase Terminal
  • Soro Maléfico - O Regresso
+3 more
  • RE-ANIMATOR 死霊のしたたり3
  • 幽靈新人種
  • Au-delà du réanimateur

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FAQ

Beyond Re-Animator FAQ: Where to Watch, Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch, box office and post-credit scenes of Beyond Re-Animator, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Beyond Re-Animator?

Beyond Re-Animator runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).

When was Beyond Re-Animator released?

Beyond Re-Animator was released on April 4, 2003.

Who directed Beyond Re-Animator?

Beyond Re-Animator was directed by Brian Yuzna.

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Who is in the cast of Beyond Re-Animator?

Beyond Re-Animator stars Jeffrey Combs as Dr. Herbert West, Jason Barry as Dr. Howard Phillips and Bárbara Elorrieta as Emily Phillips, among 19 credited actors.

Where can I watch Beyond Re-Animator?

In the US, Beyond Re-Animator is streaming on Amazon MX Player, Amazon Prime Video and Plex and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).

How much did Beyond Re-Animator make at the box office?

Beyond Re-Animator grossed $302,586 worldwide.

Does Beyond Re-Animator have a post-credit scene?

No. Beyond Re-Animator has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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