The Evil Dead (1981)
| Release Date | 15 October 1981 |
| Tagline | Can They Be Stopped? |
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Haunted House Film, Supernatural Horror |
| Mood | Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Curses and Spells, Demonic Possession, Nightmare Vacations, Zombies |
| Tones | Campy, Eerie, Quirky, Madcap, Creepy, Frantic, Tense |
| Tags | Atrocity, Book, Cabin, Cellar, Chainsaw, College Student, Demon, Demonic Possession, Dismemberment, Gateway To Hell, Invocation, Monster, Rampage, Satanic, Satanism, Slasher, Tree, Weekend, Woods [place] |
The Evil Dead (also known as: Evil Dead, The Book of the Dead, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead and The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror) is a 1981 horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, and Betsy Baker. The film is a story of five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a wooded area. Their vacation becomes gruesome when they find an audiotape that releases evil spirits.
Cast and Crew
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl
Richard DeManincor
Scott
Betsy Baker
Linda
Theresa Tilly
Shelly
Philip A. Gillis
Fake Shemp
Dorothy Tapert
Fake Shemp
Cheryl Guttridge
Fake Shemp
Barbara Carey
Fake Shemp
David Horton
Fake Shemp
Wendall Thomas
Fake Shemp
Don Long
Fake Shemp
Stu Smith
Fake Shemp
Kurt Rauf
Fake Shemp
Ivan Raimi
Fake Shemp
Bill Vincent
Fake Shemp
Mary Beth Tapert
Fake Shemp
Scott Spiegel
Fake Shemp
John Cameron
Fake Shemp
Joanne Kruse
Fake Shemp
Gwen Cochanski
Fake Shemp
Debie Jarczewski
Fake Shemp
Bob Dorian
Voice on Recorder
Director
Writer
Producer
Gary Holt
assistant producer
Irvin Shapiro
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Tim Philo
Editor
Edna Ruth Paul
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Makeup Department
Tom Sullivan
special makeup effects
Art Department
Steve Frankel
construction supervisor
Sound Department
Dolores Elliott
assistant sound editor
Jerrell Frederick
dialogue re-recordist
Lou Kleinman
dialogue editor
Joe Masefield
supervising sound editor
John Mason
location sound recordist
Mel Zelniker
sound mixer
Special Effects
Bart Pierce
special photographic effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Ditz
still photographer
Tim Philo
lighting technician
Editorial Department
Music Department
Ed Wolfrum
music engineer
Transportation Department
David Goodman
transportation captain
Other Crew
Don Campbell
production assistant
Bridget Hoffman
photographic model
Thanks
John A. Gallagher
special thanks
Simon Nuchtern
special thanks
Sheila Roberts
special thanks
Carol Valenti
special thanks
Production Company
Renaissance Pictures
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Distributor
New Line Cinema
Palace Pictures
Citadel Films
Metropolitan Filmexport
A-Film Distribution
A-Film Home Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment
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Astro Distribution
Big Sky Video
CMV Laservision
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
Elite Entertainment
Filmways Home Video
Future Film
,
HBO/Cannon Video
Image Entertainment
Japan Video Distribution (JVD) Co. Ltd.
LW Editora
Look Filmes
Look Vídeo
Magnum Video
Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
Manga Films
SubTV
Miscellaneous
Audiographics
music engineered at
August Films
title design
Dynamic Effects
optical negative
J.G. Films
negative matching
Sound One Corporation
post-production sound
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