Sam Raimi

7.2	Listal rating

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Birth Name: Samuel Marshall Raimi

Age: 53, born 23 October 1959

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 11"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Gillian Greene

Lists

106 votes

Directors: Movies they refused or didn't get. (20 items)
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Published 2 years, 2 months ago

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64 votes

My Top Directors (40 items)
list by AgentLexi

Published 4 years, 6 months ago

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62 votes

The -\\\- of -///- (22 items)
list by Happy Vader

Published 1 year, 8 months ago

11 comments

25 votes

A Movie for every Director (Part. 1) (100 items)
list by xolmis

Published 1 month, 4 weeks ago

4 comments

22 votes

The Trivia of: The Dark Knight Rises (13 items)
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Published 1 month, 1 week ago

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Sam Raimi Videos

Sam Raimi Interview - World of Warcraft Film (2013)

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Tobey and Bruce discussing Sam

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Funny interview with Sam Raimi

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About: Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera. He was a devoted fan of The Three Stooges, so much of Raimi's film work in his teens, with good friends Bruce Campbell and Robert G. Tapert, was slapstick comedy based around wha Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera. He was a devoted fan of The Three Stooges, so much of Raimi's film work in his teens, with good friends Bruce Campbell and Robert G. Tapert, was slapstick comedy based around what they had observed from "Stooges" movies.

Among the three of them, they wrote, directed, produced and edited a short horror movie titled Within the Woods (1978), which was then shown to prospective investors to raise the money necessary to film The Evil Dead (1981). It met with lukewarm interest in the U.S. with local distributors, so Raimi took the film to Europe, where it was much more warmly received. After it started gaining positive reviews and, more importantly, ticket sales upon its release in Europe, U.S. distributors showed renewed interest, and "Evil Dead" was eventually released stateside to strong box office returns. His next directorial effort was Crimewave (1985), a quirky, cartoon-like effort that failed to catch fire with audiences. However, he bounced back with Evil Dead II (1987), a racier and more humorous remake/sequel to the original "Dead" that did even better at the box office. Raimi was then given his biggest budget to date to shoot Darkman (1990), a comic book-style fantasy about a scarred avenger. The film did moderate business, but Raimi's strong visual style was evident throughout the film via inventive and startling camera work that caught the attention of numerous critics.

The third chapter in the Evil Dead story beckoned, and Raimi once again directed buddy Campbell as the gritty hero "Ash", in the Gothic horror Army of Darkness (1992). Raimi surprised fans when he took a turn away from the fantasy genre and directed Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone in the sexy western, The Quick and the Dead (1995); four years later, he took the directorial reins on A Simple Plan (1998), a crime thriller about stolen money, starring Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda. In early 1999, he directed the baseball film, For Love of the Game (1999), and, in 2000, returned to the fantasy genre with a top-flight cast in The Gift (2000). In 2002, Raimi was given a real opportunity to demonstrate his dynamic visual style with the big-budget film adaptation of the Stan Lee comic book superhero, Spider-Man (2002), and fans were not disappointed. The movie was strong in both script and effects, and was a runaway success at the box office. Of course, Raimi returned for the sequel, Spider-Man 2 (2004), which surpassed the original in box-office takings.

Raimi remains one of Hollywood's most creative, exciting and intelligent filmmakers. ... (more)

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Movies directed by

1. Spider-Man (2002)

Rating:

6.8

6934 Watched

2. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Rating:

6.7

5656 Watched

3. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Rating:

3876 Watched

4. The Evil Dead (1981)

Rating:

7.3

1316 Watched

5. Army of Darkness (1992)

Rating:

7.2

1105 Watched

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Movies

1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Rating:

6.7

5656 Watched

2. The Flintstones (1994)

Rating:

4.7

1925 Watched

3. The Evil Dead (1981)

Rating:

7.3

1316 Watched

4. Army of Darkness (1992)

Rating:

7.2

1105 Watched

5. Evil Dead II (1987)

Rating:

7.5

999 Watched

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Movies written by

1. Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Rating:

3876 Watched

2. The Evil Dead (1981)

Rating:

7.3

1316 Watched

3. Army of Darkness (1992)

Rating:

7.2

1105 Watched

4. Drag Me to Hell (2009)

Rating:

6.1

1104 Watched

5. Evil Dead II (1987)

Rating:

7.5

999 Watched

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TV

1. The Shining (1997)

Rating:

118 Watched

2. Body Bags (1993)

Rating:

5.6

27 Watched

3. Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2007)

Rating:

7.1

18 Watched

4. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993)

Rating:

8 Watched

5. Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)

Rating:

9.3

3 Watched

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TV written by

1. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)

Rating:

5.8

11 Watched

2. Spy Game (1997)

Rating:

7.5

2 Watched

3. M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)

Rating:

1 Watched

Books

1. Army Of Darkness Movie Collection

Rating:

1 own

TV directed by

1. Rake (2013)

Rating:

2 Watched

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20 Favorite People Born in 1959 (20 person items)

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The Trivia of: The Dark Knight Rises (13 person items)

" Christopher Nolan is the first director to complete a full trilogy of Batman films but the second to direct a full trilogy of films on one superhero (after Sam Raimi completed his Spider-Man films). "

xolmis added this to a list 1 month, 4 weeks ago

A Movie for every Director (Part. 1) (100 person items)

"The Evil Dead (1981) "

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Most Accomplished ACTIVE Directors (2012 Edition) (50 person items)

"2011 Rank: #36 (Debut) 2010 Rank: #14 (Future Directing Greats) 2009 Rank: #16 (Future Directing Greats) a. The Evil Dead II (1987) b. Army of Darkness (1993) c. The Quick and the Dead (1995) d. A Simple Plan (1998) e. For Love of the Game (1999) f. Spider-Man (2002) g. Spider-Man 2 (2004) h. Spider-Man 3 (2007) i. Drag Me to Hell (2009) j. Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) k. Warcraft (2015) "

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Horror Film Directors (33 person items)

"Recommended: - The Evil Dead (1981) - Army of Darkness (1992) - Drag Me to Hell (2009)"

Mr. Saturn added this to a list 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Directors to Watch (154 person items)

"★★★★ Evil Dead II The Evil Dead ★★★ Army of Darkness Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man Drag Me to Hell ★★ Spider-Man 3"

Alan Ongaro added this to a list 1 year, 1 month ago

Filmography (Checked) (28 person items)

"#01. Drag Me to Hell (2009) #02. The Evil Dead (1981) #03. Evil Dead II (1987) #04. Spider-Man 2 (2004) #05. Spider-Man (2002) #06. Army of Darkness (1993) #07. The Gift (2000) #08. Crimewave (1985) #09. Spider-Man 3 (2007)"

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Movie Directors That I Appreciate the Most (116 person items)

"01. Evil Dead II (1987) 02. Army of Darkness (1992) 03. The Evil Dead (1981) 04. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 05. Spider-Man (2002) 06. A Simple Plan (1998) 07. Drag Me to Hell (2009) 08. Spider-Man 3 (2007) 09. Darkman (1990) 10. The Quick and the Dead (1995)"

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GruntLogic's Favorite Movie Directors (25 person items)

Happy Vader added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago

The -\\\- of -///- (22 person items)

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Best Directors of Cinema (31 person items)

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Director's Favorite Actors/Actresses (53 person items)

"Bruce Campbell Within the Woods (1978) The Evil Dead (1981) Crimewave (1985) The Evil Dead II (1987) Darkman (1990) Army of Darkness (1992) The Quick and The Dead (1995) Spider Man (2002) Spider Man 2 (2004) Spider Man 3 (2007) Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)"

Jamie M. added this to a list 1 year, 9 months ago

TGWTG Film Director Draft (8 person items)

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Directors i don't hate (10 person items)

"Evil Dead"

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Most Accomplished ACTIVE Directors (2011 Edition) (50 person items)

"DEBUT 2010 Rank: #14 (Future Directing Greats) 2009 Rank: #16 (Future Directing Greats) a. The Evil Dead II (1987) b. Army of Darkness (1993) c. The Quick and the Dead (1995) d. A Simple Plan (1998) e. For Love of the Game (1999) f. Spider-Man (2002) g. Spider-Man 2 (2004) h. Spider-Man 3 (2007) i. Drag Me to Hell (2009) j. Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013) k. Warcraft (2015) "

Happy Vader added this to a list 2 years, 1 month ago

Horror personalities - Directors / Producers! (29 person items)

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Directors: Movies they refused or didn't get. (20 person items)

"The Shadow He wanted to adapt and direct, but was denied the rights to do it. Instead, he created his own superhero with his film Darkman. I Am Legend Turned down the offer to direct the film because he was not interested. Batman Was interested to direct, but he couldn't get the rights for Batman from DC comics. Another script was then developed and eventually made by Tim Burton in 1989."

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