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Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Theatrical
Mar 13, 1987
Box Office
$10.9M
Budget
$3.5M
Return
3.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 17, 1998
Theaters
5
Director
Sam Raimi
Writers
Scott Spiegel, Sam Raimi
Producers
Robert Tapert, Irvin Shapiro, Alex De Benedetti
Music
Joseph LoDuca
Studio
Rosebud Releasing Corporation, Renaissance Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company
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Unease and Urgency in the Woods
Jake
(looking out a cabin window) We gotta go out there and find her.
Ash
(looks up from the missing Necronomicon pages) If she's out in those woods, you can forget about it.
[turns back to the pages, visibly shaken]
Annie
What's wrong?
Ash
Felt like someone just walked over my grave. What's that picture? What is that?
[points at one of the pages]
Annie
In 1300 AD they called this man the... Hero from the Sky. He was prophesied to have destroyed the Evil.
Ash
Didn't do a very good job... Can you find it?
Annie
Here it is, two passages. Recitation of this first passage will make this dark spirit manifest itself in the flesh.
Ash
Why the hell would we want to do that?
Supernatural horror-comedy franchise revolving around the Necronomicon and the demons summoned once its incantations are read.
Evil Dead Collection
Cast
Full credits →B
Bruce Campbell
Ash
S
Sarah Berry
Annie
D
Dan Hicks
Jake
K
Kassie DePaiva
Bobby Joe
T
Ted Raimi
Possessed Henrietta
D
Denise Bixler
Linda
R
Richard Domeier
Ed
J
John Peakes
Professor Knowby
L
Lou Hancock
Henrietta
J
Josh Becker
Fake Shemp
S
Sam Raimi
Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
S
Scott Spiegel
Fake Shemp
W
William Preston Robertson
The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice)
T
Tony Elwood
Luggage Monkey (uncredited)
D
David Goodman
Airport Worker (uncredited)
G
Gary Jones
The Hand (uncredited)
G
Greg Nicotero
The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
T
Tom Sullivan
Baggage Handler (uncredited)
R
Robert Tapert
Airport Worker (uncredited)
J
John Walter
The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand (uncredited)
