The Evil Dead

Director: Sam Raimi Sam Raimi

Overview

Filled with stomach-churning non-stop violence and gore, this low-budget horror outing has become a cult classic and inspired a pair of imaginative sequels. The story centers on a quintet of college students who go to a mountain cabin to relax during a break. The discovery of an ancient copy of the Sumerian Book of the dead and a tape explaining how to use it causes them to do some experimentation that results in all but one turning into demons and suffering agonizing deaths. Ash, the survivor, then sets off to send the demons back to their resting place.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/2009
UPC:	0013131689792
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	NR
Source:	Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Digital Theater Systems, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00

Special Features

Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Sam Raimi and Producer Robert Tapert; ; Audio Commentary with Star Bruce Campbell; ; Behind the Scenes Footage & Outtakes; Theatrical Trailer; Poster & Still Gallery; TV Spots; Talent Bios; ; cc

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bruce Campbell	Ashley J. Williams
Ellen Sandweiss	Cheryl
Hal Delrich	Scott
Betsy Baker	Linda Williams
Sarah York	Shelly
Ted Raimi	Fake Shemp,Fake Shemp,Fisherman on side of road
Philip A. Gillis	Actor
Don Long	Actor
Kurt Rauf	Actor
Richard DeManincor	Scott
Theresa Tilly	Shelly
Bill Vincent	Fake Shemp
Scott Spiegel	Fake Shemp
John Cameron	Fake Shemp
Joseph LoDuca	Composer

Technical Credits

Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi	Director,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Bruce Campbell	Executive Producer
Bar Pierce	Special Effects,Special Effects
Tom Sullivan	Special Effects
Robert Tapert	Executive Producer,Producer
Irvin Shapiro	Producer
Dolores Elliott	Sound Effects
Jerrell Frederick	Sound Effects
Gary Holt	Producer

Editorial Reviews

A very well-done debut by young Sam Raimi, this is (unlike its jokey sequels) a serious-minded horror film that has fright as its main concern. Five college kids go to a remote cabin, where they find a book and a tape which contain incantations to summon demons. One by one they are possessed by the malevolent evil in and around the cabin, with bloody results. Pencils are stabbed through ankles, body parts are severed, and a woman is raped by an evil tree. The best scenes involve the chilling initial possession during a card game and the attempts by the hideously demonic Ellen Sandweiss to convince star Bruce Campbell to free her from the cellar where she's been locked. Fast-paced and filled with some amazing camerawork, (though the special effects aren't very special and give away the budget) it is a remarkably kinetic film, full of the energy that only independent filmmakers can seem to muster, and has more than its share of scares and chills.