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Evil Dead

Original title: The Evil Dead
  • 1981
  • 13
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
249K
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159
Evil Dead (1981)
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
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Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

  • Director
    • Sam Raimi
  • Writer
    • Sam Raimi
  • Stars
    • Bruce Campbell
    • Ellen Sandweiss
    • Richard DeManincor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    249K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,826
    159
    • Director
      • Sam Raimi
    • Writer
      • Sam Raimi
    • Stars
      • Bruce Campbell
      • Ellen Sandweiss
      • Richard DeManincor
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 237Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
    Ellen Sandweiss
    Ellen Sandweiss
    • Cheryl
    Richard DeManincor
    • Scott
    • (as Hal Delrich)
    Betsy Baker
    Betsy Baker
    • Linda
    Theresa Tilly
    Theresa Tilly
    • Shelly
    • (as Sarah York)
    Philip A. Gillis
    • Fake Shemp
    • (as Phil Gillis)
    Dorothy Tapert
    • Fake Shemp
    Cheryl Guttridge
    • Fake Shemp
    Barbara Carey
    • Fake Shemp
    David Horton
    • Fake Shemp
    Wendall Thomas
    • Fake Shemp
    Don Long
    • Fake Shemp
    Stu Smith
    • Fake Shemp
    Kurt Rauf
    • Fake Shemp
    Ted Raimi
    Ted Raimi
    • Fake Shemp
    Ivan Raimi
    Ivan Raimi
    • Fake Shemp
    Bill Vincent
    • Fake Shemp
    Mary Beth Tapert
    • Fake Shemp
    • Director
      • Sam Raimi
    • Writer
      • Sam Raimi
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    8dworldeater

    "Join us"!

    Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead is a very original splatter flick for it's time that would be a great start to a series and very influncial to loads of other filmmakers. Pretty serious in tone, 2 couples rent a cabin in the woods and discover The Necronomicon and awaken The Evil Dead. Very different for its time this gory fright film delivers on both scares and horrific make up f/x. This has very little comedy and moves at a slower pace than the other entries in the series. I must admit, I prefer Evil Dead 2 with more Bruce Campbell, the introduction of splatstick comedy. Evil Dead 2 is pretty much a reimagined version of the 1st film that does everything the 1st film does better. But, that is only my preference and opinion. Having said that, The Evil Dead is still very good and the most pure horror movie of the lot. A classic.
    Big Movie Fan

    This Film Will Scare You

    The Evil Dead is a film that scared me. In fact, everyone I spoke to has been scared of this film.

    It really is a horrible film. You feel sorry for the characters in it. They are trapped in a cabin in the woods with some evil looking demons. The forest itself is alive and there is no way out. When I first watched this film I wanted the good guys to die because I felt sorry for them.

    This film is one of the great horrors like The Omen, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Nightmare on Elm Street. There are some truly creepy scenes in the film. The scariest scenes are where the girls are possessed by the demons. The other really scary scene is where the demon is in the cellar-I couldn't stop thinking about that scene.

    The best horror films are the ones where the characters are in hopeless situations with no easy way out. The Evil Dead is one of those films. It really is creepy. Make sure you watch this film during daylight hours. Those with a nervous disposition should avoid.
    Infofreak

    An indisputable horror classic, still as fresh and frightening as the day it was made.

    Sam Raimi is currently getting a lot of attention and acclaim for directing the over-hyped blockbuster 'Spider-Man'. That movie has introduced him to mainstream filmgoers, no bad thing in itself, but to many of us Raimi is already a legend, because he created 'The Evil Dead', without a doubt one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Made on a shoe string budget as a labour of love, it still remains Raimi's best movie. He has subsequently worked on bigger projects with bigger names but it is arguable whether he has ever surpassed the invention, thrills, energy and sheer fun of this. And why Bruce Campbell never became a genuine movie star after his debut here, and not just a much loved cult figure, is a complete mystery to me. 'The Evil Dead' is a modern horror classic and absolutely ESSENTIAL viewing for any self-respecting movie buff! It doesn't get much better than this!
    7caspian1978

    A Horrific Masterpiece

    Sam Raimi proved to the world that he could not only direct a movie but that he could create a product that was not only original but that could scare the hell out of you. Since the 1981 release, Bruce Campbell has found work on many film projects due to his break out performance in the Evil Dead. Raimi, has gone on to direct many films. Both have earned much of their career based on this little horror movie, that has been re-produced / recycled by thousands of "wanna-be" film makers world wide. This is not your typical "zombie" film, let alone your garden variety horror movie as well. The Evil Dead is one of those black comedies / horror movies that overwhelms the audience to either be scared out of their wits or won over by the movie's story and over the top characters. The Evil Dead is what most, if not all horror movies should be, very real and powerful.
    8Xstal

    Monster Mash...

    We've all taken a few days off with friends to go and explore, have a little bit of an adventure in the wild, be enthralled by natures brilliance and all that it brings, to take in its beauty, relax under the stars, good food and drink and company, a wonderful world all round: but it seems there is a darker side that we could never have imagined, that would make most of us scream and shout, where demonic beasts feast upon us, Hades fiends scrape pus from and into us, where the jaws of hell gape wide and open, where the terrors of the night become quite unspoken, taking your innocence and soul, dragging it down a deep black hole, a cadavers world that comes to life, to cause you unremitting strife, where blood and guts come to the fore, as they spill onto the crimson floor, parts are cut and sheared and shorn, you'll probably wish you'd never have been born - a world before Wi-Fi and CGI!

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    • Trivia
      The cabin used as the film's set was also lodging for the 13 crew members, with several people sleeping in the same room. Living conditions were terrible, and the crew frequently argued. The cabin didn't have plumbing, so the actors went days without showering, and fell ill frequently in the freezing weather. By the end of production, they were burning furniture to stay warm.
    • Goofs
      Characters' hairstyles, as well as the amount of blood on them, change drastically from shot to shot - a result of shooting the film sporadically over several years. Note that seconds after Ash is completely covered in Linda's blood, he is clean again.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Voice of Evil Force: Join us...

    • Crazy credits
      The swing music from the old Victrola in the cabin's cellar plays during the closing credits, only to wind down and grind to a stop leaving the sound of the wind to accompany the rest of the credits. The final sound heard as the closing credits end is the fly buzzing - the first sound heard in the opening of the film.
    • Alternate versions
      When originally released to theaters in Britain, the UK censors removed 49 seconds of footage including an ankle stabbing, Shelley chewing off her own hand, an eye gouging, Shelley's body being dismembered, body blows with a poker and a wooden post, and shots of blood spurts, and it was this version that was released on video originally. Despite the cuts, it became one of the most notorious of the UK video nasties and was subject to many obscenity trials before being withdrawn on video in 1984, when mandatory video censorship was introduced to the UK. It was not until 1990 that the film surfaced on video in the UK again, due to wrangles between the distributors and the BBFC over how much footage should be cut from a legal video release. In the end, a further 1m 6s was removed, in addition to the previous theatrical version cuts. Most of the scenes depicting excessive gore were shortened or removed, with the tree rape scene being particularly targeted for cuts. The fully uncut version was finally released on DVD in 2001.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bhayam (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Word Back Here
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      Written by Bruce Reynolds

      Performed by Theresa Tilly and Richard DeManincor

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1983 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La Mort diabolique
    • Filming locations
      • Morristown, Tennessee, USA
    • Production company
      • Renaissance Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $350,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,400,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,898,574
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio, open matte)

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