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Army of Darkness
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
( Comedy / Fantasy / Horror )


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MPAA Rating:
R
[violence and horror]

US Runtime: 81 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 31, 1992   [USA]
 
Director: Sam Raimi   [Director]
 
Writers: Ivan Raimi   [Writer]
Sam Raimi   [Writer]
 
Producers: Bruce Campbell   [Co-Producer]
Robert Tapert   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Bill Pope   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Bob Murawski   [Editor]
Sam Raimi   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Joseph LoDuca   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Anton Tremblay   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Ida Gearon   [Costume Designer]
 
Casting by Ira Belgrade   [Casting Director]
 
Production Companys: Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
Dino de Laurentiis Communications   (US)
Introvision International
Renaissance Pictures   (US)
Universal Pictures
 


Plot Summary:

    When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Bruce Campbell
Ash
Embeth Davidtz
Sheila
Marcus Gilbert
Arthur
Ian Abercrombie
Wiseman
Richard Grove
Duke Henry
Michael Earl Reid
Gold Tooth
Timothy Patrick Quill
Blacksmith
Bridget Fonda
Linda
Patricia Tallman
Possessed Witch
Ted Raimi
Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk
 
Deke Anderson
Tiny Ash #1
Bruce Thomas
Tiny Ash #2
Sara Shearer
Old Woman
Shiva Gordon
Pit Deadite #1
Billy Bryan
Pit Deadite #2
Nadine Grycan
Winged Deadite
Bill Moseley
Deadite Captain
Micheal Kenney
Henry's Man
Andy Bale
Lieutenant #1
Robert Brent Lappin
Lieutenant #2
 
 

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Summersalt Equi-Service Ltd.
horse wrangling
 
 

Special Effects Department:

24 Hour Post
optical compositing
Alterian Inc.
makeup effects: Ash & Sheila
Introvision International
visual effects
 
K.N.B. Effects Group
special makeup effects
Perpetual Motion Pictures
title animation & montage compositing
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$11,000,000
Revenue:
$21,502,976
Camera:
Clairmont Cameras
Color Info:
Color (DeLuxe)
Laboratory:
DeLuxe
Sound Mix:
the double-d symbol Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Spherical
Film Negative Format:
35 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Production Dates:
1991

Quotes:

    Ash
    Yo, she-bitch! Let's go!

    Duke Henry
    You're not one of my vassals... who are you?
    Ash
    Who wants to know?
    Duke Henry
    I am Henry the Red. Duke of Shale, Lord of the Northlands and leader of its peoples.
    Ash
    Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things: Jack and shit... and Jack just left town.

    Ash
    Shop smart, shop S-mart!

    Ash
    See this? This is my boom stick! The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

    Sheila
    But what of all those sweet words you spoke in private?
    Ash
    Oh that's just what we call pillow talk, baby, that's all.

Trivia:

  • Director Sam Raimi shot two different endings. One ending has Ash battling a she-demon in a department store in the present. The alternative ending has Ash imbibing a secret potion that would make him sleep one century for each drop of the potion he drinks. He then goes to a cave to sleep. However, he drank one drop too many and wakes up to find a barren post-apocalyptic landscape. The final shot is Ash screaming in rage at a red sky. The Great Britain video version shows the "potion" ending, and the version shown in U.S. theaters showed the "she-demon" ending.
     
  • Movie was originally given a NC-17 rating.
     
  • That beat-up Olds that goes through time with Ash belongs to director Sam Raimi. He included it in most of his early movies, each time more banged up than the last. The items in the trunk of the Olds are not product placements; they're what Sam Raimi actually had in his trunk.
     
  • An issue of the magazine "Fangoria" can be seen in the car's trunk.
     
  • Ted Raimi plays the S-Mart store clerk at the end of the movie.
     

Credits Fun:

  • In the opening credits, Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness instead of "in".
     

DVD Easter Eggs: (Hidden So You Don't See Anything You Don't Want To See)



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