The Evil Dead (1981)
When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly unleash a demonic force from the surrounding forest.
Director:
Sam Raimi
Writer:
Sam Raimi
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Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams |
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Ellen Sandweiss as Cheryl |
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Richard DeManincor as Scott |
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Betsy Baker as Linda |
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Theresa Tilly as Shelly |
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Philip A. Gillis as Fake Shemp |
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Dorothy Tapert as Fake Shemp |
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Cheryl Guttridge as Fake Shemp |
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Barbara Carey as Fake Shemp |
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David Horton as Fake Shemp |
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Wendall Thomas as Fake Shemp |
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Don Long as Fake Shemp |
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Stu Smith as Fake Shemp |
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Kurt Rauf as Fake Shemp |
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Ted Raimi as Fake Shemp |
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Ivan Raimi as Fake Shemp |
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Bill Vincent as Fake Shemp |
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Mary Beth Tapert as Fake Shemp |
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Scott Spiegel as Fake Shemp |
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John Cameron as Fake Shemp |
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Joanne Kruse as Fake Shemp |
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Gwen Cochanski as Fake Shemp |
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Debie Jarczewski as Fake Shemp |
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Sam Raimi as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited) |
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Josh Becker as Car Shemp (uncredited) |
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Bob Dorian as Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited) |
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Tom Sullivan as Demon Hands (uncredited) |
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Robert Tapert as Local Yokel (uncredited) |
Editing | Joel Coen | Assistant Editor |
Writing | Sam Raimi | Screenplay |
Directing | Sam Raimi | Director |
Production | Sam Raimi | Executive Producer |
Production | Bruce Campbell | Executive Producer |
Production | Robert Tapert | Producer |
Production | Robert Tapert | Executive Producer |
Production | Gary Holt | Producer |
Sound | Joseph LoDuca | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Tim Philo | Director of Photography |
Editing | Edna Ruth Paul | Editor |
Costume & Make-Up | Tom Sullivan | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Joe Masefield | Supervising Sound Editor |