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| A. Mace | |
| Aliases: | Mace |
| Continuity: | Re-Animator |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Security guard |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Miskatonic Medical School, Arkham, Massachusetts |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Re-Animator |
| Actor: | Gerry Black |
A. Mace is a fictional security guard featured in the 1985 sci-fi/horror film Re-Animator. He was played by actor Gerry Black.
Biography[]
A. Mace was a middle-aged African American male who worked as a security guard at Miskatonic Medical School. He maintained a desk station outside of the autopsy room. Mace was known for smoking cigars while on duty.
When third-year med student Dan Cain wheeled a cadaver past his desk, Mace told him that Doctor Carl Hill was currently using the autopsy room. Mace made a joke about why there were so many locked doors around the morgue area. "Nobody wants in," he said, "And ain't nobody gettin' out". [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of A. Mace was created by director Stuart Gordon and screenwriters Dennis Paoli and William J. Norris based on concepts originally developed by author H. P. Lovecraft.
- In the film, the character is credited only as Mace. His first initial is provided on his name tag.
- Actor Gerry Black received sixth billing in the opening credits for Re-Animator.
- Actor Gerry Black is also known for playing a towny in Howling VI: The Freaks in 1991 and a man named Harold in Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker, also in 1991.
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References[]
- ↑ Re-Animator (1985); Chapter 2: "Miskatonic Medical School"