. The Evil Dead Evil dead ver1.jpg Original theatrical release poster Directed by Sam Raimi Produced by Robert Tapert Written by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell Ellen Sandweiss Hal Delrich Betsy Baker Sarah York Music by Joseph LoDuca Cinematography Tim Philo Editing by Edna Ruth Paul Studio Renaissance Pictures Distributed by New Line Cinema Release dates October 15, 1981 (Premiere) Running time 85 minutes[1] Country United States Language English Budget $350,000–400,000 Box office $2,400,000 (est.) The Evil Dead (originally titled The Book of the Dead) is a 1981 American horror film written, executive produced and directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell, even as he is executive producing the film alongside Raimi and Robert Tapert, Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker. The Evil Dead focuses on five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a wooded area. After they find an audiotape that releases a legion of demons and spirits, members of the group suffer from demonic possession, leading to increasingly gory mayhem. Raimi and the cast produced the short film Within the Woods as a prototype to build the interest of potential investors, which secured Raimi US$90,000 to produce The Evil Dead. The film was shot on location in a remote cabin located in Morristown, Tennessee, in a difficult filming process that proved extremely uncomfortable for the majority of the cast and crew. The low-budget horror film attracted the interest of producer Irvin Shapiro, who helped screen the film at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Horror author Stephen King gave a rave review of the film, which helped convince New Line Cinema to serve as its distributor. Though a meager commercial success in the United States, the film made its budget back through worldwide distribution, and grossed $2.4 million during its theatrical run. Both early and later critical reception were both universally positive and in the years since its release, The Evil Dead has developed a reputation as one of the largest cult films and has been cited among the greatest horror films of all time. The Evil Dead launched the careers of Campbell and Raimi, who would collaborate on several films together throughout the years, including Raimis Spider-Man trilogy. The film has spawned a media franchise, beginning with two sequels written and directed by Raimi, Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992), as well as video games and comic books. The films protagonist Ash Williams (Campbell) is regarded as a cult icon. The fourth film serving as both a reboot and a remake, even as a loose continuation, titled Evil Dead was released in Spring in the year 2013, with Raimi co-producing the film alongside Campbell and the trilogys producer Tapert. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Production 2.1 Background and writing 2.2 Pre-production and casting 2.3 Filming 2.4 Editing 3 Promotion and distribution 4 Commercial release 4.1 Home video release 5 Reviews 5.1 Early reception 5.2 Later reception 6 Aftermath 6.1 Legacy 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links
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