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Name: The Evil Dead
Released: 1983-4-15
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker, Sarah York

The Evil Dead

NC-17
1h 25m
1981

86%

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Writer/Director SAM RAIMI's relentless, gore-spattered debut is a landmark in horror cinema, a no-holds-barred onslaught of gruesome terror and nightmarish effects which has earned its rightful status as a legendary cult classic. Five college students travel to a remote cabin in the woods and unwittingly unleash a monstrous evil force hellbent on their total destruction. Now with newly restored state-of-the-art digitally remastered picture and loaded with incredible extras, THE EVIL DEAD is truly the ultimate experience in grueling horror.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Producer:

Robert G. Tapert

Writer:

Sam Raimi

Cast:

Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker, Sarah York

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Critics Consensus: So scrappy that it feels as illicit as a book found in the woods, The Evil Dead is a stomach-churning achievement in bad taste that marks a startling debut for wunderkind Sam Raimi.

Reviews

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Noah Berlatsky

No matter how many directors return to that forest, it's unlikely anyone will ever reproduce Evil Dead's weaponized feral clunkiness

Sam Raimi’s 1981 breakout feature remains profoundly unsettling due to the gonzo vigour with which he attacks his subject.

... such a bravura bit of cinematic inventiveness that it’s too much fun to be genuinely grueling, but this unrelenting parade of funhouse terrors and creative low budget effects is one of the most entertaining American horror films of its time.

It is brutally violent and unrelentingly gory, yet it is also the work of an artist with a passion for the craft.

It may not be serious, but it's totally sincere; it never laughs at its own jokes. In fact, I'm not sure it even gets them. And you can't help but respond to Evil Dead at some level beyond the usual horror-movie fright and disgust.

March 24, 2023

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