Overview:
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.| Status: | Released (1987-03-13) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 5 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $5,923,044 |
| Screen: | Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel |
| Productions: | Rosebud Releasing Corporation, Renaissance Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis Company |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 11357: Bruce Campbell - Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
- 11749: Sarah Berry - Annie Knowby
- 11750: Dan Hicks - Jake
- 11751: Kassie DePaiva - Bobby Joe
- 11754: Richard Domeier - Ed Getley
- 11769: Ted Raimi - Possessed Henrietta
- 11753: Denise Bixler - Linda
Crews
- 7623: Sam Raimi - Director - Directing
- 7623: Sam Raimi - Screenplay - Writing
- 11641: Scott Spiegel - Screenplay - Writing
- 11643: Alex De Benedetti - Executive Producer - Production
- 11646: Irvin Shapiro - Executive Producer - Production
- 11359: Robert Tapert - Producer - Production
- 11468: Joseph LoDuca - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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The Flaming Groovy! Yes indeed, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are back to shake some action with this remake of their own The Evil Dead (1981), only this time with more money and more overt humour. A quick prologue sets things up nicely, then BAM! Ash (Campbell) and his squeeze are ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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RELEASED IN 1987 and written & directed by Sam Raimi, “The Evil Dead” chronicles events when two Michigan State students (Bruce Campbell & Denise Bixler) travel to a remote cabin in western Tennessee for spring break wherein they discover a copy of the Book of the Dead and an audiota ....
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Not really much of a fan of slasher/gore films, but friends suggested I give this a try purely because the film does not try to take itself too seriously, and despite the fact there is lots of gore here, none of it looked particularly realistic and only adds to the extremely black hu ....
Continue reading ->Nathan
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The Evil Dead II takes everything fans loved from the original and ramps it up to one thousand, but is that such a good thing? The direction from Raimi is very present once again with fantastically creative shots and quick zooms that are such a staple of his. The story is way more fl ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**I don't understand the hype.** When watching this film, I got the serious impression that “Army of Darkness” ended up being a kind of sequel or spin-off to this work, considering the themes involved and the persistence of the main actor, Bruce Campbell. Both films have similarit ....
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