The Resurrected
| The Resurrected | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dan O'Bannon |
| Produced by |
Mark Borde Kenneth Raich |
| Written by | Brent V. Friedman |
| Starring |
John Terry Jane Sibbett Chris Sarandon Robert Romanus |
| Cinematography | Irv Goodnoff |
| Distributed by |
Live Home Video Lionsgate (DVD, 2005) |
| Release dates |
 1992 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country |
United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,000,000 est. |
The Resurrected (aka Shatterbrain) is a 1992 horror film, released direct to video. It was directed by Dan O'Bannon and starred John Terry, Jane Sibbett, Chris Sarandon and Robert Romanus. It is an adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft novella The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.
Plot
Claire Ward (Sibbett) hires private investigator John Marsh (Terry) to look into the increasingly bizarre activities of her husband Charles Dexter Ward (Sarandon). Ward has become obsessed with the occult practices of raising the dead once practiced by his ancestor Joseph Curwen (Sarandon in a dual role). As the investigators dig deeper, they discover that Ward is performing a series of grisly experiments in an effort to actually resurrect his long-dead relative Curwen.
Production history
Director O'Bannon and screenwriter Brent V. Friedman had both developed the Lovecraft property over the years, independent of each other. While Friedman receives sole writing credit, O'Bannon did incorporate some of his own ideas into the project.