Bruce Abbott’s film career was rather brief, and mostly he starred in low budgt flicks. In fact, these days he works as an architect and is semi-retired from performing. However, he did star in one over-the-top, entertaining, cult classic that made it a must to get an autograph from him. That movie was the insanely and disgustingly entertaining 1985 sci-fi horror flick Re-Animator.
Abbott played the straight-laced Dan Cain, opposite the deliciously creepy Jeffrey Combs, as a guy who gets roped into helping his roommate perfect a re-animating agent that brings the dead back to life. If you’ve never seen this film, I suggest that enjoy it over some pizza and beer. And keep your cat at a distance.
Our meeting was uneventful. I simply plopped down the $20 to get the signed photo (above) and a picture with him when he appeared at the Chiller Theatre Show in Parsippany, New Jersey, on April 18, 2009. There were no traces of the glowing green liquid anywhere.
Celebrities from the Chiller Theatre Show will conclude in the next posting…
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