The Evil Dead (1981) - The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.

The Evil Dead

The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
( Horror )

MPAA Rating:

[substantial graphic horror violence and gore]

US Runtime: 85 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 15, 1981 [USA]

Director:	Sam Raimi

Writer:	Sam Raimi [Writer]

Producers:	Bruce Campbell [Executive Producer] Sam Raimi [Executive Producer] Robert Tapert [Producer] Robert Tapert [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Tim Philo

Edited by:	Edna Ruth Paul

Music Composed by	Joseph LoDuca

Production Company:	Renaissance Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

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

Bruce Campbell Ash Ellen Sandweiss Cheryl Richard DeManincor Scott Betsy Baker Linda Theresa Tilly Shelly Philip A. Gillis Fake Shemp 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 Fake Shemp Ivan Raimi Fake Shemp Bill Vincent Fake Shemp Mary Beth Tapert Fake Shemp Scott Spiegel Fake Shemp John Cameron Fake Shemp

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

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Marshall, Michigan, USA

Morristown, Tennessee, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $350,000
Revenue:: $29,612,367
Camera:: Arriflex 16 BL
Arriflex 16 S
Color Info:: Color
Sound Mix:: Mono

Aspect Ratio:: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 16 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Shooting Dates:: 01 Nov 1980 - 24 Dec 1980

Quotes:

[Cheryl has been hacked into several pieces]
Ash: We can't bury Cheryl. She's our friend.
Voice: Join us...
Ash: Oh You bastards! Why are you torturing me like this? WHY!?!?!
[Cheryl has become possessed]
Cheryl: Why have you disturbed our sleep? Awakened us from our ancient slumber? YOU WILL DIE!!
Linda: [singing] We're going to get you, we're going to get you, not another peep, now we go to sleep.

Trivia:

On the tape, in which the daemon resurrection passages are read aloud. The words are in a form of Arabic, which actually mean Rob Tapert and Sam Raimi are the men on the side of the road".
Ash's last name is never mentioned throughout the entire Evil Dead trilogy, though Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell did toy around with calling him "Ashley J Williams" and "Ash Holt," the latter revealing how Sam viewed the character...
Some of the book translates as "Sam and Rob are the hitchhikers on the road", a reference to Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert playing the two men on the side of the road at the beginning of the film.
There is a ripped poster of The Hills Have Eyes visible.
The cabin used for filming The Evil Dead was located in Morristown, TN. The cabin mysteriously burned down years later.

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