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Director:
Brett Leonard
Writers:
Gimel Everett (writer)
Brett Leonard (writer)
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Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
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Plot:
A renegade doctor is shot dead and entombed with his fiendish experiments in the basement of an abandoned wing of a mental hospital... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Jeremy Slate ... Dr. Gerald Swan
Cheryl Lawson ... Jane Doe
Stephen Gregory Foster ... Christian Meyers
Danny Gochnauer ... Dr. Colin Ramzi
Geha Getz ... Sister Clair
Joan Bechtel ... Nurse Kygar
Mara Everett ... Nurse Robbins
Jack A. Sunseri ... Head Orderly Jimmy (as Jack Sunseri)
Frederick Dodge ... Patient
Nettie Heffner ... Night Nurse
Luana Speelman ... Day Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Walker Craig ... Patient
Sheila De'Maris ... Patient #1
Skyy Diaz ... Orderly #2
Rory Edelman ... Little Sara
Randall Fontana ... Jimmy
Randy Fontana ... Jimmy

Damon Foster ... Zombie
Michael Jacobs ... Bud Higgins
Guy Messenger ... Patient

Rebekah Score ... Patient (as Rebecca Craig)
Jason Slate ... Male Orderly
Brett Leonard ... Bearded mental patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
Brett Leonard 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gimel Everett  writer
Brett Leonard  writer

Produced by
Gimel Everett .... producer
Scott McAboy .... co-executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dan Wyman 
 
Cinematography by
Marty Collins 
 
Film Editing by
Gimel Everett 
Brett Leonard 
 
Makeup Department
David W. Mosher .... special makeup effects artist: sculptor, moldmaker, fabricator
Michael Wick .... special makeup effects artist: sculptor, moldmaker, fabricator
 
Production Management
Brian Rogers .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sandy Isaac .... first assistant director
 
Special Effects by
Ed Martinez .... special effects
 
Music Department
Jurgen Brauninger .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Katalin Kovacs Rogers .... script supervisor
Shanna McCullough .... body double: Cheryl Lawson
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead Pit (USA) (DVD box title)
Incubo in corsia (Italy) [it]
Nekros tin avgi no 2 (Greece) [el]
Re-animator Hospital (France) (video title) [fr]
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Runtime:
95 min | 102 min (uncut version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Finland:K-18 | Australia:R | UK:15 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Santa Clara, California, USA more
Company:
Skouras Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The script for this film was written in three weeks. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: Boom mic visible on left side of frame in wide screen version during earthquake sequence when camera tilts down from ceiling into hallway. more
Quotes:
Dr. Colin Ramzi: I've done life; now I'm doing death. more

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enjoyable - dark & atmospheric, 26 August 2002
Author: KGB-Greece-Patras from Greece

This can't be really taken TOO seriously, mostly because of the cliches in, but the atmosfear (in a way, similar to Re-animator) is deadly and creepy. This is quite nice zombie movie. If you are a horror fan, this is definately recommended.

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