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Movie Title : The Evil Dead
Release Date : Oct 15, 1981 Wide
Mpaa Rating : R
Genre :Science Fiction & Fantasy,Horror
This auspicious feature debut from Sam Raimi -- shot on 16mm in the woods of Tennesse for around $350,000 -- secured the young director's cult status as a creative force to be reckoned with. The nominal plot involves five vacationing college kids -- Ash (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Betsy Baker), and their classmates Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), Scott (Hal Delrich) and Shelly (Sarah York) -- making an unplanned stopover in an abandoned mountain cabin surrounded by impenetrable woods. Before settling in for the night, they come across an ancient-looking occult tome filled with dense hieroglyphics and macabre illustrations, a dagger fashioned from human bones, and a reel-to-reel tape recorder. The taped message, dictated by a professor of archaeology, describes the contents of the Sumerian "Book of the Dead," filled with incantations used to bring otherworldly demons to life, giving them license to possess the living. The message goes on to explain that those possessed by these demons can only be stopped by total bodily dismemberment. When played among the group later that evening, the professor's recorded translations of the ritual chants traumatize the strangely prescient Shelly ... and simultaneously release an ominous presence from the depths of the forest. The evil spirits take to their dirty work with gusto, first assuming control of Shelly and transforming her into a cackling, murderous hag with superhuman strength; the others imprison her in the fruit cellar and chain the trapdoor shut. The spirits then begin to possess the other women, including Linda -- who immediately turns on Ash with a barrage of punches and sadistic taunts. Unable to bring himself to chop up his lover's corpse, Ash gives her a more customary burial in the woods -- which proves to be a big mistake. As the others succumb to demonic influence, Ash's horrific predicament becomes increasingly grim until, when all hope seems lost, he stumbles upon a final, desperate solution to the ghoulish onslaught ... well, maybe not. Despite the shoestring production values, Raimi has fashioned a tight, lightning-paced fever dream of a movie, filled with operatic overacting and outrageously gory effects that give the project a comic-book feel. Based on an earlier 8mm short titled Within the Woods, this feature version was fraught with distribution difficulties before finding its first audience overseas. After considerable word of mouth (and a glowing endorsement from horror author Stephen King), the film became a hit on home video, where it achieved further notoriety thanks to its highly-publicized banning in Britain amid the notorious "Video Nasties" censorship campaign. Raimi, along with producer Robert Tapert, writer Scott Spiegel and much of the same crew, cranked up the story's comic aspects several dozen notches for the rollicking semi-remake, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
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Actors For The Evil Dead

Bruce Campbell,Ellen Sandweiss,Betsy Baker,Hal Delrich,Sarah York,Theodore Raimi,Ivan Raimi,Sam Raimi,Scott Spiegel,John Cameron,Richard DeManincor,Theresa Tilly,Bob Dorian,Robert G. Tapert

Genres The Evil Dead : Science Fiction & Fantasy,Horror

Visitor Ranting & Critics For The Evil Dead

User Ranting Movie The Evil Dead : 3.7
User Percentage For The Evil Dead : 82 %
User Count Like for The Evil Dead : 198,385
All Critics Ranting For The Evil Dead : 8.1
All Critics Count For The Evil Dead : 52
All Critics Percentage For The Evil Dead : 98 %

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Sam Raimi directed this 1983 horror feature fresh out of film school, and his anything-for-an-effect enthusiasm pays off in lots of formally inventive bits.
Pat Graham-Chicago Reader

While injecting considerable black humor, neophyte Detroit-based writer-director Sam Raimi maintains suspense and a nightmarish mood in between the showy outbursts of special effects gore and graphic violence which are staples of modern horror pictures.
Variety Staff-Variety

Short on characterisation and plot but strong on atmospheric horror and visual churns.
Stephen Garrett-Time Out

To say that the Evil Dead movies are not for everyone is an understatement. A strong stomach is required.
James Berardinelli-ReelViews

Director Sam Raimi burst onto the horror scene with this crude cult favourite that's short on story but long on excessive gore and innovative camerawork.
Alan Jones-Radio Times

One of the shining lights of the horror genre.
Rob Vaux-Mania.com

A great, genuinely unnerving horror movie.
Tim Brayton-Antagony & Ecstasy

...certainly notable as the announcement of an eager talent, but I'd have a difficult time praising the picture as much more than that.
Josh Larsen-LarsenOnFilm

It's unpolished, primitive and a bit dragged-out at times, but The Evil Dead remains a seminal horror experience.
Stephen Carty-Flix Capacitor

A cult classic of the highest order, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead is the rare 80′s movie that actually feels worthy of its lofty reputation; relatively, anyway.
Gabe Leibowitz-Film and Felt

Sam Raimi's visceral debut remains a benchmark of modern horror.
-Total Film

It's Raimi's keen eye (and ear) for audiovisual intoxication that makes this creeper a home run.
Rob Humanick-Projection Booth

Everyone tries to make a horror flick this way. Few succeed like Raimi did.
Scott Weinberg-FEARnet

In the league of "Night of the Living Dead" and "Jaws" where it continues to be immortal and outlive other horror classics in the face of changing movie going sentiment...
Felix Vasquez Jr.-Cinema Crazed

No serious subtext to be found here, just vigorous love and respect for the simultaneous horror and humor inherent to the genre.
Nick Schager-Lessons of Darkness

An inspired gross-out horror pic.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews

No, they don't make 'em like this anymore, folks.
Lucius Gore-ESplatter

Director Sam Raimi attacks the movie with a brutal kind of kinetic creativity, moving the camera in truly unique patterns.
Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid

If you can overlook the mostly lame-o acting, cheeseball effects and fumbling drama, there's enough fledgling genius here to fill another thousand horror movies.
-Empire Magazine

Energetic, original and icky, Raimi's splat-stick debut is a tight little horror classic that deserves its cult reputation, despite the best efforts of the censors.
-Film4

Not for the faint of heart or those uninitiated in the ways of modern horror, it's a hoot for fans of the genre.
-TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Movie Overview For The Evil Dead

When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly unleash a demonic force from the surrounding forest.


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