The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead (1981)

The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.

  • Genre: Horror
  • Release Date: 1981-09-10
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 3992 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 25min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Renaissance Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Sam Raimi
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Summary

In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.

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  • Bruce Campbell

    as Ash
  • Ellen Sandweiss

    as Sheryl
  • Richard DeManincor

    as Scott
  • Betsy Baker

    as Linda
  • Theresa Tilly

    as Shelly
  • Philip A. Gillis

    as Fake Shemp
  • Dorothy Tapert

    as Fake Shemp
  • Cheryl Guttridge

    as Fake Shemp
  • Barbara Carey

    as Fake Shemp
  • David Horton

    as Fake Shemp
  • Wendall Thomas

    as Fake Shemp
  • Don Long

    as Fake Shemp
  • Stu Smith

    as Fake Shemp
  • Kurt Rauf

    as Fake Shemp
  • Ted Raimi

    as Fake Shemp
  • Ivan Raimi

    as Fake Shemp
  • Bill Vincent

    as Fake Shemp
  • Mary Beth Tapert

    as Fake Shemp
  • Scott Spiegel

    as Fake Shemp
  • John Cameron

    as Fake Shemp
  • Joanne Kruse

    as Fake Shemp
  • Gwen Cochanski

    as Fake Shemp
  • Debie Jarczewski

    as Fake Shemp
  • Josh Becker

    as Car Shemp (uncredited)
  • Bob Dorian

    as Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited)
  • Sam Raimi

    as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
  • Tom Sullivan

    as Demon Hands (uncredited)
  • Robert Tapert

    as Local Yokel (uncredited)
Writing Sam Raimi Writer
Camera Tim Philo Director of Photography
Directing Sam Raimi Director
Editing Edna Ruth Paul Editor
Costume & Make-Up Tom Sullivan Special Effects Makeup Artist
Editing Joel Coen Assistant Editor
Production Robert Tapert Producer
Crew Bart Pierce Special Effects
Sound Joseph LoDuca Original Music Composer
Sound Joe Masefield Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Josh Becker Sound
Camera Mike Ditz Still Photographer
Sound John Mason Location Sound Recordist
Sound Jerry Frederick ADR Recordist
Sound Mel Zelniker Sound Mixer
Sound Lou Kleinman Dialogue Editor
Sound Dolores Elliott Assistant Sound Editor
Production Robert Tapert Executive Producer
Production Bruce Campbell Executive Producer
Production Sam Raimi Executive Producer

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