Army of Darkness (1993) - 1 Man, 1 Million dead, The odds are just about even.

Army of Darkness

1 Man, 1 Million dead, The odds are just about even.
( Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror )

MPAA Rating:

[violence and horror]

US Runtime: 81 min

Premiere Date:
Feb 19, 1993 [USA]

Director:	Sam Raimi

Writers:	Sam Raimi [written by] Ivan Raimi [written by]

Producers:	Bruce Campbell [Co-Producer] Dino De Laurentiis [Executive Producer] Robert G. Tapert [Producer]

Music by	Joseph LoDuca Danny Elfman [theme "March of the Dead"]

Cinematography:	Bill Pope

Edited by:	Bob Murawski Sam Raimi

Production Companys:	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Introvision International Renaissance Pictures Universal Pictures

Cast:

Bruce Campbell Ashley J. Williams/Evil Ash/Mini-Ash Embeth Davidtz Sheila Marcus Gilbert Lord Arthur Ian Abercrombie Wiseman Richard Grove Duke Henry the Red Timothy Patrick Quill Blacksmith Michael Earl Reid Gold Tooth Bridget Fonda Linda Patricia Tallman Possessed Witch Ted Raimi Cowardly Warrior/2nd Villager/S-Mart Clerk Deke Anderson Mini-Ash #2 Bruce Thomas Mini-Ash #3 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		Rad Milo Tower Guard Brad Bradbury Chief Archer Sol Abrams Fake Shemp Lorraine Axeman Fake Shemp Josh Becker Fake Shemp Sheri Burke Fake Shemp Don Campbell Fake Shemp Charlie Campbell Fake Shemp Harley Cokeliss Fake Shemp Ken Jepson Fake Shemp William Lustig Fake Shemp David Pollison Fake Shemp Ivan Raimi Fake Shemp Bernard Rose Fake Shemp Bill Vincent Fake Shemp Chris Webster Fake Shemp Ron Zwang Fake Shemp Sam Raimi Knights (uncredited) Angela Featherstone Girl in S-Mart (uncredited)

Crew:

Gary F. Bentley pyrotechnician Jennifer Grey Berkowitz title designer Danny Cangemi pyrotechnician Dante Cardone gaffer: second unit Bundy Chanock set medic Michael Deak puppeteer Deanna Esmaeel animal trainer Dana Fredsti swordfighter James J. Gilson gaffer Phil Hetos color timer Vern Hyde mechanical effects supervisor Larry Kenton additional orchestrator Tony Mazzucchi key grip Michael McDuffee transportation coordinator William Mesa photographer: second unit Antonio Molina driver		Melissa Moseley still photographer Gregg Nestor music preparation David Parmenter negative cutter Tony Patterson set production assistant David Pollison assistant: Sam Raimi Vaughn Roberts swordfighter Burton Sharp adr group coordinator Tim Simonec conductor Tim Simonec orchestrator Dan Speaker sword master David Speaker swordfighter Bill Sturgeon puppeteer Michael Tolochko electrician: second unit Robert Townson soundtrack producer Karyn Wagner costume supervisor

Special Effects:

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

Miscellaneous Companies:

Summersalt Equi-Service Ltd. horse wrangling

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

Acton, California, USA

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Los Angeles, California, USA

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $30,000,000 (USA)
Camera:: Clairmont Cameras
Color Info:: Color (DeLuxe)
Laboratory:: DeLuxe
Sound Mix:: 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: Gimme some sugar, baby.

Ash: It's a trick. Get an axe.

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 s**t... and Jack just left town.

Ash: Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with ... molecular structures.

Ash: First you wanna kill me, now you wanna kiss me. Blow.

Trivia:

Movie was originally given a NC-17 rating.
The magic words Ash must use to claim the Book of the Dead are "Klaatu, Barada, Nikto", the same words used to command the robot Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Ted Raimi plays the S-Mart store clerk at the end of the movie.
When Ash calls Wiseman Joe "spinach chin," it is a reference to the 1949 Three Stooges short "Malice in the Palace." In it, Moe calls a man with a long beard "spinach chin."
In accordance with his usual style, the skeletons do a classic Three Stooges routine.

Credits Fun:

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

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