Bride of Re-Animator

Bride of Re-Animator, in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Night Flight Plus, does something a lot of comedies forget to: it's consistently funny. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 504 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Jeffrey Combs — stay for everyone else around them. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Bride of Re-Animator is worth clearing space for. Bride of Re-Animator gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey. The chemistry Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 1990. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Bride of Re-Animator holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Bride of Re-Animator is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Jeffrey Combs anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Bride of Re-Animator was released in 1990, directed by Brian Yuzna. The full 96-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.