RELEASED IN 1981 (but not until April, 1983, in the USA) and written & directed by Sam Raimi,...
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The Evil Dead
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
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The Evil Dead
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 10, 1981
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Horror
User Score
73%
Original Title
The Evil Dead
Production Companies
Renaissance Pictures
Director
Sam Raimi
Budget
$350,000
Revenue
$29,612,367
Description
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
Cast
Crew
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Reviews
![Kamurai profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/sKeC7qZLAKreuwxH4x6U3mN7Aa8.jpg)
Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend unless you just lov...
![Nathan profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yHGV91jVzmqpFOtRSHF0avBZmPm.jpg)
The last time I watched this film, I was about ten years old. So, this is essentially a new viewi...
![CinemaSerf profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1kks3YnVkpyQxzw36CObFPvhL5f.jpg)
Right, so we all head off on a weekend trip to stay in a remote cottage. When we arrive, having c...
![Filipe Manuel Neto profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nidqITf735x9xxHfncXkT9BmOQ7.png)
A case study on makeup and pre-CGI effects.
I saw this film recently, and...