Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
- shotgun
- deer
- sequel
- tape recorder
- chainsaw
- spirit
- cabin in the woods
- over the top
- book of the dead
- evil dead
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Ted Raimi — Possessed Henrietta
- Denise Bixler — Linda
- Richard Domeier — Ed
- John Peakes — Professor Knowby
- Lou Hancock — Henrietta
- Snowy Winters — Dancer
- Sol Abrams — Fake Shemp
- Josh Becker — Fake Shemp
- Sam Raimi — Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
- Scott Spiegel — Fake Shemp
- Thomas Kidd — Fake Shemp
- Directed
- Sam Raimi
- Written
- Scott Spiegel, Sam Raimi
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 3,639 ratings
- Studio
- Rosebud Releasing Corporation, Renaissance Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1982The Evil Dead
Where it starts.
Evil Dead II
1987 · You’re here
Army of Darkness
1992
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
