The Evil Dead

The Evil Dead (1981)

The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.

Genre: Horror
Release Date: 1981-09-10
User Rating: 7.3/10 from 3779 ratings
Runtime: 1h 25min
Language: English
Production Company: New Line Cinema
Production Country: United States of America

7.3

From 3,779 Ratings

7.4 71 86%

Summary

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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Cast
Crew

Bruce Campbell

as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Ellen Sandweiss

as Sheryl
Richard DeManincor

as Scott
Betsy Baker

as Linda
Theresa Tilly

as Shelly
Philip A. Gillis

as Fake Shemp
Dorothy Tapert

as Fake Shemp
Cheryl Guttridge

as Fake Shemp
Barbara Carey

as Fake Shemp
David Horton

as Fake Shemp
Wendall Thomas

as Fake Shemp
Don Long

as Fake Shemp
Stu Smith

as Fake Shemp
Kurt Rauf

as Fake Shemp
Ted Raimi

as Fake Shemp
Ivan Raimi

as Fake Shemp
Bill Vincent

as Fake Shemp
Mary Beth Tapert

as Fake Shemp
Scott Spiegel

as Fake Shemp
John Cameron

as Fake Shemp
Joanne Kruse

as Fake Shemp
Gwen Cochanski

as Fake Shemp
Debie Jarczewski

as Fake Shemp
Josh Becker

as Car Shemp (uncredited)
Bob Dorian

as Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited)
Sam Raimi

as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
Tom Sullivan

as Demon Hands (uncredited)
Robert Tapert

as Local Yokel (uncredited)

Writing	Sam Raimi	Writer
Camera	Tim Philo	Director of Photography