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The Evil Dead

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The Evil Dead
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NC17,1hr 25min
Genres:
Horror,Sci-Fi
Released:
October 15, 1981
Director:
Sam Raimi
Distributor:
New Line Cinema
Starring:
Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker  ...more
Synopsis: This auspicious feature debut from Sam Raimi -- shot on 16mm in the woods of Tennesse for around $350,000 -- secured the young director's cult status as a creative force to be reckoned with. The nominal plot involves five vacationing college kids -- Ash (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend Linda (Betsy Baker), and their classmates Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), Scott (Hal Delrich) and Shelly (Sarah York) -- making an unplanned stopover in an abandoned mountain cabin surrounded by impenetrable woods. Before ... Full Synopsis
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Robert Firsching, AMG Review
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 ... Full Review
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Bruce Campbell
Ashley J. "Ash" Williams
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl
Betsy Baker
Linda
Hal Delrich
Scott
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