A Haunting Experience Awaits You
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...It will scare you to pieces.
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Herbert West's Unconventional Perspective on Life
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Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders... and another one on his desk.
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The Continuation Beyond Death
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Death Is Just The Beginning...
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Exploring the Horrors of Re-Animator
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H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale of horror
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A conversation between Hill's Head and West
Hill's Head:
Weeeeesssssssst...
West:
Yes, doctor, it's Herbert West! What are you thinking?
Hill's Head:
Yoooooooouuuuu...
West: [''taking notes'']
You...
Hill's Head:
Baaaaaastaaaaaaaaaaaard...!
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Life and Death in Unexpected Circumstances
Dan:
Herbert, you're insane, now what happened here?
West:
I had to kill him!
Dan:
What?? He's dead?
West:
...Not anymore.
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Responsibility and Blame in Crisis
Dan:
We failed. C'mon, let's go; somebody'll be coming any minute!
West: [''striking the corpse angrily'']
He failed! Not I!
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Discussion of Medical Malpractice and Corpses
West: [''reading toe tags in the morgue'']
Burn victim... Here's your meatball... Shotgun wound to the head...
Dan:
...Aw, God, he's ripe!
West: [''singsong'']
...Malpractice...!
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Consequences of Their Actions in Re-Animator
Dan:
Oh, man, if we get caught--
West:
Well, what will they do, embalm us?
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Urgency in Experimentation and Collaboration
West:
This is the freshest body that we could come across, save of killing one ourselves, and every moment that we spend talking about it costs us results. Now will you give me a hand!
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A Controversial Experiment Sparks Reluctant Collaboration
West:
I will show you, then you will help me.
Dan:
No!
West:
Yes you will. That is why I brought the infernal beast back to life in the first place.
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Debate on Life and Death Concepts
Dan: [''regarding the reanimated Rufus'']
It was dead!
West:
Twice.
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The Painful Sound of Birth
Dan: [''as Rufus is being reanimated a second time'']
God, why does it make that sound?
West:
Birth is always painful.
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Communication Challenges Amidst Chaos
Dan: [''regarding the death of Rufus, his cat'']
You couldn't call, or write a note.
West:
I was busy pushing bodies around as you well know. And what would a note say, Dan? Cat dead; details later'?
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Leaving Switzerland for New Knowledge
Megan:
You... didn't say why you left Switzerland.
West:
There was nothing more I could learn there.
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Exploring the Concept of Death
Cain:
What were you researching?
West:
Death.
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Life and Death in Re-Animator
Swiss Woman Doctor:
You killed him!
Herbert West:
No I did not. I gave him life.
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Locked Doors and Isolation in Re-Animator
Mace: [about the morgue]
Don't know why they keep locked doors around here. Nobody wants in, and ain't nobody gettin out.
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Observation of an Unusual Laboratory
Dr. Hill: [about West's basement lab]
Hmm. Interesting little la-bor-ah-tory you have here.
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A Suggestion for Mister West
Dr. Hill: [about the two pencils West has just deliberately snapped]
Mister West. I suggest you get yourself a pen.
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A Declaration of Love
Dan Cain: [whispered to Megan, in the film's final line]
I love you.
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Understanding Life and Death in Re-Animator
Dan Cain: [about Dean Halsey]
He's not insane. He's dead.
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Reality and Illusion in Perception
Dan Cain: [about the death & reanimation of Dean Halsey]
This is a dream. Fiction.
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Critique of Ineffective Teaching Methods
Herbert West: [Herbert west to Dr. Hill after pencil snapping lesson]
How can you teach such drivel? These people are here to learn and you're closing their minds before they even have a chance!
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Determined Pursuit of a Controversial Theory
Herbert West: [''wields two full reagent hypodermics'']
I am not through here! I told you I have a theory: overdose!!
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The Challenges of Unrecognized Genius
Herbert West:
You'll never get credit for my discovery. Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow.
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Disappointment in a Fellow Scientist's Choices
Herbert West:
I must say, Dr. Hill, I'm very disappointed in you. You steal the secret of life and death and here you are, trysting with a bubble-headed co-ed. You're not even a second-rate scientist.
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Expectations and Reality in Experimentation
Herbert West: [regarding the dead cat he is reanimating]
Don't expect it to tango; it has a broken back.
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Questioning the State of Life and Death
Herbert West: [''picks up the dead cat and drops it with a clunk'']
Do you agree he's dead now? Do you agree that he's dead now?
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The Promise of Unprecedented Medical Success
Herbert West: [to Dan, trying to convince him to assist in his research]
We can achieve every doctor's dream! You'll be famous, and live lifetimes.
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