Follows
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Followed by
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000) (VG)
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG)
Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005) (VG)
Evil Dead IV (2011)
Edited into
La tomba (2004) (V)
- uses footage of skeletons rising out of coffins taken from Army of Darkness (1993)
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
- One of the movies shown.
Spin off
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000) (VG)
- Video games are considered spin-off not sequel.
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG)
- Video games are considered spin-off not sequel.
Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005) (VG)
References
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Gulliver's Travels (1939)
- Ash being tied up by little Ashes (Liliputians)
Malice in the Palace (1949)
- Ash says to a man with a beard: "spinach chin". In Malice in the Palace, Moe says the same also to a man with a beard.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- The words that Ash must speak before touching the Necronomicon "Klattu, Barada, Nikto" are the same words that are used to control the robot in this film.
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
- In ' The Sword in the Stone' Arthur falls through the ceiliing of Merlins hut who expected his arrival for being the chosen one. In 'Army of Darkness' Ash falls from the sky which makes Wiseman (a Merlin type of character) think he's the prophecised. Only he can rescue the Necronomicon.
Zulu (1964)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
- The ending sees Ash sleeping too long to awaken in the future after nuclear war, he then shouts and drops to his knees in sadness, like the character at the end of Planet of the Apes when he discovers he's on Earth after a nuclear war. Also, Ash's line "Get your damn dirty bones outa my mouth" is a reference to the line "Get your damn dirty paws off me" from this film. Other pieces of dialogue are also inspired from the film.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Animal House (1978)
- the little Ashes yell "ramming speed" before stabbing Ash with the fork.
"The A-Team" (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Black Cauldron (1985)
- In both movies at the end the villain arouses a legion of dead skeletons in order to fight the hero.
Stryker's War (1985)
Aliens (1986)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
- Ash is stuck in the past with a car that no longer works. Steam power is used to fix this car. The car (and Ash) is sealed in a cavern so that it may be preserved for the future. These are all things which mirror major plot points in BTTF III
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Batman Returns (1992)
- When Sheila is unveiled as Bad Ash's dark princess in Army of Darkness, she says the line "I may be bad... but I feel good", a direct reference to Catwoman's transformation line.
Referenced in
Aliens (1993)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994) (V)
- The prop "Necromonicon" Book of the Dead from Army of Darkness is in Haggis's cabin - KNB effects did both films' special effects.
The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (VG)
- Duke references Ash with the lines "Groovy!" and "Hail to the king, baby!"
Blood (1997) (VG)
- On the boss level of the second episode, Caleb starts out by saying "Hey, she-bitch, let's go." Also, the protagonist starts the game with the line "I live...again!" Furthermore, the line "I'll swallow your soul!" can be heard.
Starship Troopers (1997)
The Quest for _____ (1998)
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (1998) (VG)
The Mummy (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Squirm (#11.12)" (1999)
- "It's Coily's army of darkness! Look!"
"Spaced: Art (#1.3)" (1999)
- In Tim's zombie hallucination he uses the same gun as Ash from this movie (also used for shooting zombies). His line "Come get some" is a reference to the many, famous 1-liners that Ash says in the movie. One shot of him shooting a zombie is filmed to look just like a shot of Ash shooting one in this movie.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Longest Journey (1999) (VG)
The Men Behind the Army (1999) (V)
- This is a making of featurette for this movie so naturally the film is talked about alot.
Flick (2000/I)
High Fidelity (2000)
Read or Die (2001) (V)
- Army of Darkness uses "Klaatu barada nikto" (originally from The Day the Earth Stood Still) as the phrase that must be uttered before taking the Necronomicon. In Read or Die the evil monk uses the same phrase in his spell at the end of the movie.
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Jason X (2001)
- Jason kills a guy in the same fashion that Ash kills a deadite(picking him up and breaking the guy's back on his knee)
Silent Hill 2 (2001) (VG)
- Scenes with the chainsaw.
Halo (2001) (VG)
Black Knight (2001)
- The same castle from Army of Darkness can be seen in the film.
"The Simpsons: Brawl in the Family (#13.7)" (2002)
- Bob Dole reads from the Necronomicon, the book of the dead from this film.
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002) (TV)
- A reference to Ash's workplace "S Mart"
Fanalysis (2002)
- Contains discussion of entire Evil Dead series
Spider-Man (2002)
- A reference to Ash's workplace "S Mart"
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
- The line " This...is...my...BOOMSTICK!!!" is spoken by the Dwarf rangers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- Otis' dialog "Who's your daddy" & "slip me some sugar, baby" quotes Ash from AOD
Final Flight of the Osiris (2003)
The Animatrix (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG)
- Nick Kang says "This is my boomstick!" the same line Ash says in Army of Darkness.
Danger! 50,000 Zombies! (2004)
- The zombie hunter refers to his gun as a "boomstick" in reference to the famous "This is my BOOMSTICK!" line from this film.
Unreal Tournament 2004 (2004) (VG)
- Dialogue - "I'll swallow your soul!"
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- When giving the store meeting, Shaun says that an employee named "Ash" isn't going to be in. In the film Army of Darkness, the main character Ash works in a retail store
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- The moment the bride comes out of her grave. It is the same shot when Evil Ash emerges from his grave.
Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- Harry's book with teeth attacks him the exact same way the Necronomicon (a book with teeth) attacks Ash in Army of Darkness. The books look the same (full face with eyes in the cover etc) and they both fly around nipping at the bearer of (the book).
Spider-Man 2 (2004) (VG)
- "Klaatu baratu, nikto" was also the magic word of AOD, directed by Sam Raimi, director of Spider-man 2
Going the Distance (2004)
- Farmer calls his shotgun his Boomstick
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: The Karate Kid (#1.3)" (2006)
- Poster visible
Wild Seven (2006)
- shotgun called a "boomstick"
My Name Is Bruce (2007)
- A fan asks Bruce a question about Army of Darkness
"The Great L.A. Pretenders: The Rules of the Game (#1.5)" (2008)
- When Felix points at the Army of Darkness Ash Statue and mentions the figure's 12-gauge double-barreled Remington.
Ninjas vs. Zombies (2008)
- Quote: "Groovy" (Following standard "Sam Raimi" zooms)
"The Simpsons: Mypods and Boomsticks (#20.7)" (2008)
- the word "boomstick" in title
The Supermarket (2009)
- S-Mart repeatedly mentioned
Død snø (2009)
- When the two characters arm themselves in the shed, one coming out with a chainsaw, was very reminiscent of Ash from AoD in the blacksmiths shed assembling his chainsaw prosthetic.
Morgue Story: Sangue, Baiacu e Quadrinhos (2009)
- Character mentions film as one of her favorites
Our Lady of Chaos (2009)
- Many lines are taken directly from Evil Dead 3 and said during the vampire masacree including "Come get some"
Defective Man! (2009)
- "You want some? You want some... ass-kicking?"
Featured in
The Men Behind the Army (1999) (V)
Masters of Horror (2002) (TV)
- clips from this movie are shown
Spoofs
Metropolis (1927)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
The Trollenberg Terror (1958)
The Manster (1959)
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Suspiria (1977)
The Spaceman and King Arthur (1979)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Poltergeist (1982)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Spoofed in
New Nightmare (1994)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (VG)
"ReBoot: To Mend and Defend (#3.1)" (1997)
- In a zombie-themed game, the user plays as a character that bears a resemblance to Ash with a chainsaw replacing his right hand and wielding a shotgun in the other.
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: Men in Pink (#4.12)" (1998)
- Bruce Campbell saying "Give me some sugar, baby" before kissing a woman.
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (V)
Clerks of Darkness (1999)
"South Park: The Wacky Molestation Adventure (#4.16)" (2000)
- Cartman sends the man and woman to get a book, just as Ash quests for the Necronomicon.
Stockflame (2005)
- An Army of medieval Demons fights at the End against the Good Guys
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