The Resurrected (1991)
- Starring:
- John Terry, Jane Sibbett, (more)
- Director(s):
- Dan O'Bannon
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Resurrected
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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 108 mins
Complete Cast of The Resurrected
- John Terry - John March
- Chris Sarandon - Charles Dexter Ward
- Laurie Briscoe - Holly Tender
- Patrick Pon - Raymond
- Charles Kristian - Ezra Ward
- Deep Roy - Main Monster
- Jane Sibbett - Claire Ward
- Richard Romanus - Lonnie Peck
- Ken Cameroux - Captain Ben Azandor
- Bernard Cuffling - Doctor Waite
- Megan Leitch - Eliza
- Director(s):
- Dan O'Bannon
- Writer(s):
- Brent V. Friedman, Martin Allen
- Producer(s):
- Tony Scotti, Kenneth M. Raich, Mark Borde
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Violence, Not For Children, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Horror
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