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Highly inventive US film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first... moreAwards:
9 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(1804 articles)
Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ (From The Flickcast. 6 November 2009, 4:30 PM, PST)
"The Evil Dead" to Be Shown in Theaters Again!
(From Manny the Movie Guy. 6 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Celia Abrams | The Master Cylinder | R.O.C. Sandstorm | Roc Sandstorm | Alan Smithee Jr.Filmography
Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Writer, Actor, Director, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Camera and Electrical Department, Editor, Special Effects, Cinematographer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
In Development: 
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (details only on IMDbPro)
- Spider-Man 5 (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Shadow (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Familiars (details only on IMDbPro)
- Anguish (details only on IMDbPro)
- Untitled Sam Raimi Project (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Substitute (details only on IMDbPro)
- Sleeper (details only on IMDbPro)
- Evil Dead IV (details only on IMDbPro)
- ArchEnemies (details only on IMDbPro)
- No Man's Land (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Transplants (details only on IMDbPro)
- Just Another Love Story (details only on IMDbPro)
- Burst 3D (details only on IMDbPro)
- Refuge (details only on IMDbPro)
- Monkey's Paw (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Given Day (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Dorm (details only on IMDbPro)
- Monster Zoo (details only on IMDbPro)
- The Wee Free Men (details only on IMDbPro)
- Siren (details only on IMDbPro)
- "The Taking" (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
- The Evil Dead (2010) (announced) (producer)
- Dibbuk Box (2010) (announced) (producer)
- Spider-Man 4 (2011) (pre-production) (executive producer)
- Warcraft (2011) (pre-production) (producer)
- Priest (2010) (filming) (producer)
- "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" (filming) (executive producer) (2 episodes, 2010)
- Episode #1.1 (2010) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #1.13 (2010) TV episode (executive producer) - Armored (2009) (completed) (producer)
... aka Armoured (Australia) (UK) - "Legend of the Seeker" (executive producer) (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Episode #2.5 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #2.4 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #2.3 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Episode #2.2 (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Marked (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
(17 more) - Drag Me to Hell (2009) (producer)
- "13: Fear Is Real" (executive producer) (8 episodes, 2009)
- Boom (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Alone (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Deal with the Devil (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Lesson in Terror (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
- Fort Fear (2009) TV episode (executive producer)
(3 more) - Boogeyman 2 (2007) (V) (executive producer)
- 30 Days of Night (2007) (producer)
- Rise (2007) (executive producer)
... aka Rise: Blood Hunter (USA: DVD title) - The Messengers (2007) (producer)
- The Grudge 2 (2006) (producer)
- Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005) (VG) (supervising producer)
- Xena: The 10th Anniversary Collection (2005) (V) (executive producer)
- Boogeyman (2005) (producer)
... aka Boogeyman - Der schwarze Mann (Germany) - The Grudge (2004) (producer)
... aka Der Fluch (Germany)
... aka The Juon (Japan) - Xena: Warrior Princess - A Friend in Need (The Director's Cut) (2002) (V) (producer)
- "Xena: Warrior Princess" (executive producer) (134 episodes, 1995-2001)
... aka Xena (Australia)
- A Friend in Need: Part 2 (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Friend in Need: Part 1 (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- Soul Possession (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- Many Happy Returns (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- When Fates Collide (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
(129 more) - "Cleopatra 2525" (executive producer) (28 episodes, 2000-2001)
- The Voice (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- Noir or Never (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- No Thanks for the Memories (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Soldier Who Fell from Grace (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- In Your Boots (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
(23 more) - "Jack of All Trades" (executive producer) (22 episodes, 2000-2001)
- One Two Three Give Me Lady Liberty (2001) TV episode (executive producer)
- Seventy Brides for One Brother (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
- Hamnesia (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
- Croquey in the Pokey (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Morning After (2000) TV episode (executive producer)
(17 more) - "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (executive producer) (111 episodes, 1995-1999)
- Full Circle (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- A Wicked Good Time (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- City of the Dead (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Hercules, Tramps & Thieves (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Darkness Visible (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
(106 more) - "Young Hercules" (executive producer) (49 episodes, 1998-1999)
- Life for a Life (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Valley of the Shadow (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Ill Wind (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Apollo (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
- Mila (1999) TV episode (executive producer)
(44 more) - Young Hercules (1998) (V) (executive producer)
- Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998) (V) (executive producer)
- "M.A.N.T.I.S." (executive producer) (22 episodes, 1994-1997)
- Ghost of the Ice (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- Ancestral Evil (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- Spider in the Tower (1995) TV episode (executive producer)
- Fast Forward (1995) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Delusionist (1995) TV episode (executive producer)
(17 more) - "Spy Game" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 1997)
- Lorne and Max Drop the Ball (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- And That About Concludes Our Session (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- What Family Doesn't Have Its Ups and Downs? (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- What, Micah Worry? (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
- You Just Can't Trust Anybody These Days (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
(8 more) - Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) (V) (executive producer)
- "American Gothic" (executive producer) (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
- Requiem (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Buck Stops Here (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
- Triangle (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
- Learning to Crawl (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
- The Beast Within (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
(17 more) - Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) (V) (executive producer)
- Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Hercules in the Underworld (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Circle of Fire (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Timecop (1994) (producer)
... aka Le flic du temps (Canada: French title) - Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Hercules and the Lost Kingdom (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Hercules and the Amazon Women (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) (TV) (executive producer)
- Hard Target (1993) (executive producer)
- Lunatics: A Love Story (1991) (executive producer)
- The Dead Next Door (1989) (executive producer) (as The Master Cylinder)
- Easy Wheels (1989) (executive producer)
- The Evil Dead (1981) (executive producer)
... aka Book of the Dead (USA: première title)
... aka Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA: closing credits title) - Within the Woods (1978) (executive producer)
Writer:
- The Evil Dead (2010) (announced) (screenplay)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009) (written by)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) (screen story) (screenplay)
... aka Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005) (VG) (characters)
- Man with the Screaming Brain (2005) (co-story) (as R.O.C. Sandstorm)
- Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG) (characters)
... aka Evil Dead 2
... aka Evil Dead V (USA: informal alternative title) - Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000) (VG) (characters) (from "Evil Dead (1982)")
... aka Evil Dead IV (USA: informal alternative title) - "M.A.N.T.I.S." (22 episodes, 1994-1997)
- Ghost of the Ice (1997) TV episode (creator)
- Ancestral Evil (1997) TV episode (creator)
- Spider in the Tower (1995) TV episode (creator)
- Fast Forward (1995) TV episode (creator)
- The Delusionist (1995) TV episode (creator)
(17 more) - "Spy Game" (13 episodes, 1997)
- Lorne and Max Drop the Ball (1997) TV episode (creator)
- And That About Concludes Our Session (1997) TV episode (creator)
- What Family Doesn't Have Its Ups and Downs? (1997) TV episode (creator)
- What, Micah Worry? (1997) TV episode (creator)
- You Just Can't Trust Anybody These Days (1997) TV episode (creator)
(8 more) - The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (written by)
... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (Germany) - M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) (TV) (creator) (writer)
- Army of Darkness (1992) (written by)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead (UK: video title)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror (USA: closing credits title)
... aka Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness (USA: closing credits title)
... aka The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (UK: DVD box title) - The Nutt House (1992) (screenplay) (as Alan Smithee Jr.) (story) (as Alan Smithee Jr.)
... aka The Nutty Nut (Australia: video title) (USA: working title) - Darkman (1992) (TV) (characters)
- Darkman (1990) (screenplay) (story)
- Easy Wheels (1989) (written by) (as Celia Abrams)
- Evil Dead II (1987) (written by)
... aka Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn - Crimewave (1985) (written by)
- The Evil Dead (1981) (written by)
... aka Book of the Dead (USA: première title)
... aka Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA: closing credits title) - Within the Woods (1978) (writer)
Actor:
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) (uncredited) (unconfirmed) .... University Student
... aka Spider-Man 2.1 (USA: recut version)
... aka Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - "The Shining" (1997) TV mini-series .... Howie Langston (episode 3) (unknown episodes)
... aka Stephen King's The Shining (USA: complete title) - Galaxis (1995) .... Nervous Official
... aka Galactic Force
... aka Star Crystal
... aka Terminal Force - The Flintstones (1994) .... Cliff Look-A-Like
- "The Stand" .... Bobby Terry (1 episode, 1994)
... aka Stephen King's The Stand
- The Stand (1994) TV episode .... Bobby Terry - The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) .... Hudsucker Brainstormer
... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (Germany) - M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) (TV) (uncredited) .... Ray
- Body Bags (1993) (TV) .... Dead Bill (segment "The Gas Station")
... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Body Bags'
... aka John Carpenter Presents 'Mind Games' (USA: cable TV title) - Indian Summer (1993) .... Stick Coder
... aka L'été indien (Canada: French title) - Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV) .... Collins
- Army of Darkness (1992) (uncredited) .... Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers
... aka Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead (UK: video title)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror (USA: closing credits title)
... aka Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness (USA: closing credits title)
... aka The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (UK: DVD box title) - Innocent Blood (1992) .... Roma Meats Man
... aka A French Vampire in America - Miller's Crossing (1990) .... Snickering Gunman
- Maniac Cop 2 (1990) .... Newscaster
- Intruder (1989) .... Randy
... aka Night Crew: The Final Checkout (USA: video title) - Maniac Cop (1988) (uncredited) .... Reporter at parade
- Evil Dead II (1987) (uncredited) .... Medieval Soldier
... aka Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn - Spies Like Us (1985) .... Drive-In Security Guard
- Stryker's War (1985) .... Cult Leader
... aka Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (USA: video title) - Hefty's (1983) .... Cook #2
- Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter (1982)
- The Evil Dead (1981) (uncredited) .... Hitchhiking Fisherman; Voice of Evil Force
... aka Book of the Dead (USA: première title)
... aka Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA: closing credits title) - Attack of the Helping Hand! (1981) .... Milkman
- Shemp Eats the Moon (1978) .... Angelo the Knife
- It's Murder! (1977)
Director:
- The Evil Dead (2010) (announced)
- Spider-Man 4 (2011) (pre-production)
- Warcraft (2011) (pre-production)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Spider-Man 3 (2007)
... aka Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
... aka Spider-Man 2.1 (USA: recut version)
... aka Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - Spider-Man (2002)
- The Gift (2000)
- For Love of the Game (1999)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
... aka Ein einfacher Plan (Germany)
... aka Un plan simple (France) - The Quick and the Dead (1995)
- Army of Darkness (1992)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead (UK: video title)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror (USA: closing credits title)
... aka Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness (USA: closing credits title)
... aka The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (UK: DVD box title) - Darkman (1990)
- Evil Dead II (1987)
... aka Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn - Crimewave (1985)
- The Evil Dead (1981)
... aka Book of the Dead (USA: première title)
... aka Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA: closing credits title) - Clockwork (1978)
- Within the Woods (1978)
- It's Murder! (1977)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (second unit director)
... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (Germany)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- Inside Out IV (1992) (V) (camera operator) (segment "Motivation")
Editor:
- Army of Darkness (1992) (as R.O.C. Sandstorm)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead (UK: video title)
... aka Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror (USA: closing credits title)
... aka Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness (USA: closing credits title)
... aka The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (UK: DVD box title)
Special Effects:
- The Evil Dead (1981) (special effects) (uncredited)
... aka Book of the Dead (USA: première title)
... aka Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA: complete title)
... aka The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA: closing credits title)
Thanks:
- Blood Moon Rising (2009) (special thanks)
- Cheerbleeders (2008) (special thanks)
- 2038: El futuro de ellas (2008) (thanks)
... aka 2038: The Future of Them (International: English title) - Johnny Off the Spot (2008) (dedicated with respect and deep admiration to)
- Weird Science Whatever (2008) (special thanks for inspiration)
- Collector (2008) (special thanks)
- À l'intérieur (2007) (special thanks)
... aka Inside (USA: festival title) - InZer0 (2006) (very special thanks)
- Zombie Island (2005) (special thanks)
- 8 Arms to Hold You (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- Hero in Crisis (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- Interwoven: the Women of Spider-Man (2004) (V) (special thanks)
- Making the Amazing (2004) (V) (special thanks)
... aka Making the Amazing: Spider-Man 2 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Making the Amazing: The Making of 'Spider-Man 2' (USA: alternative title) - Spider-Man 2 (2004) (VG) (special thanks)
- Losing Lenny (2003) (very special thanks)
- I'll See You in My Dreams (2003) (thanks)
- Spider-Man (2002) (VG) (special thanks)
- Frailty (2001) (special thanks)
... aka Dämonisch (Germany)
... aka Frailty - Nessuno è al sicuro (Italy) - Dominion (1992) (V) (special thanks)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (special thanks)
Self:
- Scream Awards 2009 (2009) (TV) .... Himself
- "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Episode dated 27 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Le grand journal de Canal+" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 21 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Legend of the Seeker: The Making of a Legend! (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- Suck My Geek! (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- Spider-Man 3: UK Premiere Special (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- 05 Spaceys (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- A Powerful Rage: Behind 'The Grudge' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Interwoven: the Women of Spider-Man (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Making the Amazing (2004) (V) .... Himself
... aka Making the Amazing: Spider-Man 2 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Making the Amazing: The Making of 'Spider-Man 2' (USA: alternative title) - Hero in Crisis (2004) (V) .... Himself
- "Kela on the Karpet" (2003) TV mini-series .... Himself
- The Spider-Man Story (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Spider-Man 2 Story (UK: longer version) - Spidermania (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Behind the Scenes: Spider-Man the Movie (2002) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Behind the Ultimate Spin (UK) - The Gift: A Look Inside (2001) (V) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier (2000) (V) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Kelly Preston (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "The Movie Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
- Episode dated 10 February 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself - "American Cinema" (1995) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Night of the Living Dead: 25th Anniversary Documentary (1993) (V) .... Himself
- Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Ed Wood Story: The Plan 9 Companion (reissue title) - "The Incredibly Strange Film Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
... aka Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show (UK: second season title)
- Sam Raimi (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Stephen King's World of Horror (1986) (TV) .... Himself
... aka This Is Horror (USA: rerun title)
Archive Footage:
-
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The Men Behind the Army (1999) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Contributing interviewee to Bruce Campbell's autobiography 'If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor'. morePublicity Listings:
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