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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   40,693 votes
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Director:
Sam Raimi
Writer:
Sam Raimi (written by)
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Release Date:
15 April 1983 (USA) more
Tagline:
Can They Be Stopped? more
Plot:
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
You don't need a big budget to make an accomplished film more (611 total)

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  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Book of the Dead (USA) (première title)
Evil Dead (USA) (trailer title)
Into the Woods (USA) (working title)
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA) (complete title)
The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA) (closing credits title)
A Morte do Demônio (Brazil) [pt]
A Noite dos Mortos-Vivos (Portugal) [pt]
Evil Dead (Sweden) [sv]
Evil Dead (Finland) [fi]
Evil Dead (France) [fr]
Evil dead - kauhun riivaamat (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Kauhun riivaamat (Finland) [fi]
L'opéra de la terreur (Canada: French title) [fr]
La casa (Italy) [it]
Posesión infernal (Spain) [es]
Seytanin ölüsü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Tanz der Teufel (West Germany) [de]
Tanz der Teufel 1 (West Germany) [de]
The Evil Dead - A Morte do Demônio (Brazil) (DVD title) [pt]
To katarameno asma (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Uma Noite Alucinante - A Morte do Demônio (Brazil) (TV title) [pt]
Uma Noite Alucinante I - A Morte do Demônio (Brazil) (video title) [pt]
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for substantial graphic horror violence and gore.
Runtime:
85 min | Germany:70 min (FSK 16 version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Germany:16 (heavily cut) | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (uncut) (2001) | UK:18 (re-rating: 1990) (cut) (re-rating: 2001) (uncut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1990) | UK:X (original rating: 1982) (cut) | USA:R (edited UMD version) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 (re-rating) (1995) (court decision) (cut) | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A (rated 2006) | USA:X (original rating) | Chile:14 (2006 DVD Rating) | South Korea:18 | West Germany:(Banned) (1984) (uncut) | Sweden:(Banned) (1988) | Italy:VM14 | Canada:18A (Ontario) (Re-rated 2008) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Québec) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:(Banned) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) (2004) | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/18 (original rating) | Singapore:(Banned) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (re-rating) (1997) | USA:NC-17 (rated 1994) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Detroit, Michigan, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In 2006, The Evil Dead (1981) was turned into a Broadway musical. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Ash drags the possessed Linda outside, she is barefoot. A few minutes later, Linda appears back in the cabin and attacks Ash. Ash falls on the couch, and Linda jumps towards him. Ash kicks his feet up to push her away. If you look down at Linda's feet, she is wearing boots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Scotty: Hey, Ash, where are we?
Ash: Well we just crossed the Tennessee border...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Discovering 'Evil Dead' (2002) (V) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
You don't need a big budget to make an accomplished film, 11 May 2007
Author: AdnanZ from thecinemajournal.blogspot.com

Sam Raimi's feature length debut "The Evil Dead" is truly one of the greatest horror films of all time and the start of a magnificently entertaining trilogy of hilarity and some real scares. Made on a budget of only $375,000, the film is surprisingly accomplished on a technical level. The effects, although they do look fake by today's standards, hold up a lot better than you might have expected, and the stop motion sequence at the end, which looks a lot faker than anything else in the movie, was accomplished for its time and budget.

"The Evil Dead" is about a group of young adults who travel to a cabin in the woods and discover a 'book of the dead'. No prizes for guessing what happens next as each character is possessed (except for Ash) and disposed of via an intriguing variety of methods. Considering its budget, unknown director (at the time), and typical slasher plot "The Evil Dead" would almost certainly seem headed towards forgotten B-movie status, and yet it has stood the test of time and remains one of the most widely acclaimed horror films of all time. Why? It's simple. Although "The Evil Dead" is nowhere near as funny as its sequels, it's still a humorous self-satire while also being terrifying despite its age. This odd combination (only perfected in this film's sequels and "Creepshow") works because Raimi crafts a tense and moody environment, puts his characters in there, and then ruthlessly disposes of them, sometimes doing so several times for the same character. What's worse is that there's nowhere to go. Raimi creates a claustrophobic feeling in anyone watching, he wants you to think about being in a situation where you're trapped with nothing but death and destruction surrounding you. For most people, he probably succeeds. As far as acting goes, none of it is really very good but Bruce Campbell is instantly likable as Ash, who just has to be one of the most memorable horror film characters of all time.

Gory, desolate, hopeless, and still funny, "The Evil Dead" is a horror masterpiece that isn't quite the strongest entry in the series, but is shockingly accomplished and entertaining despite its low budget and inexperienced cast and crew. This is a film everyone must see, along with its sequels.

9/10

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