Followed by:
Evil Dead II
7.4
95%
84%
Runtime:
85 minutes
Release date:
October 15, 1981
Country:
United States
Director:
- Sam Raimi
Written by:
- Sam Raimi
Producers:
- N/A
Distributed by:
- New Line Cinema
Starring:
- Bruce Campbell
- Ellen Sandweiss
- Richard DeManincor
- Betsy Baker
The Evil Dead is a 1981 American independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly as college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in the woods, where they find an audio tape that, when played, releases a legion of demonic entities. Most of the group suffer from demonic possession, forcing its sole survivor, Ash Williams (Campbell), to survive an onslaught of increasingly gory mayhem.
The Evil Dead is a 1981 American independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker and Theresa Tilly as college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in the woods, where they find an audio tape that, when played, releases a legion of demonic entities. Most of the group suffer from demonic possession, forcing its sole survivor, Ash Williams (Campbell), to survive an onslaught of increasingly gory mayhem.