The Evil Dead (1981)

7.3	Listal rating
7.6	IMDB rating

Directed by

Sam Raimi

Starring (View all)

Bruce Campbell

Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams

Cheryl

Scott

Linda

Shelly

Philip A. Gillis

Fake Shemp

Dorothy Tapert

Fake Shemp

Cheryl Guttridge

Fake Shemp

Written by

Sam Raimi

(written by)

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Siskel & Ebert - The Evil Dead (1981)

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Dead Certain, not Dead Set...

4 years, 7 months ago at Nov 11 13:44

AgentLexi

4 votes

''I know now that my wife has become host to a Candarian demon. I fear that the only way to stop those possessed by the spirits of the book is through the act of... bodily dismemberment.''

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

Bruce Campbell: Ash

While Evil Dead obviously was never in the r... read more

Essential 80s horror flick!

4 years, 9 months ago at Sep 19 2:00

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"I know now that my wife has become host to a Candarian demon. I fear that the only way to stop those possessed by the spirits of the book is through the act of... bodily dismemberment."

For the ultimate paradigmatic definition of a cult classic horror movie, one should simply behold the unforgettable ultra-low-budget Sam Raimi flick The Evil Dead. Back in 1979, Raimi and a cheery g... read more

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1 year, 10 months ago at Aug 6 5:38

Diverdown87

2 votes

Great movie on a low budget. All three Evil Dead movies are a good example of what you can do with a great director like Raimi and acting talent like Bruce Campbell.

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Description: Five friends go to a cabin in the woods for a vacation. They discover The Book of the Dead and a tape recorder belonging to a professor, who also owns the cabin. One of them plays back what is recorded on the tape-- which just happens to be Candarian resurrection passages translated from the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead) by the prof ... (more)

Release date : 24 April 1983
UPC: 013131066791

Horror (44), Zombies (22), Comedy (18), Gore (17), 1980s (17), 1981 (13), Cabin (11), Necronomicon (10), Possession (10), Demons (10), Woods (9), Supernatural (9), Series (8), Amputation (8), Evil Dead (7), Bruce Campbell (7), Zombie (7), Violence (7), Low Budget (7), Usa (6)

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