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The Evil Dead (1981) -- Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
The Evil Dead (1981) -- Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   41,408 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Sam Raimi (written by)
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Release Date:
15 April 1983 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Can They Be Stopped? more
Plot:
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(563 articles)
Remembering Dan O'Bannon: A Look Back at Return Of The Living Dead
 (From Fangoria. 29 December 2009, 7:20 PM, PST)

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User Reviews:
The be all end all of horror movies!!!!!!!!!!!! more (613 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Book of the Dead (USA) (première title)
Evil Dead (USA) (trailer title)
Into the Woods (USA) (working title)
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA) (complete title)
The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA) (closing credits title)
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for substantial graphic horror violence and gore.
Runtime:
85 min | Germany:70 min (FSK 16 version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1990) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2002) | USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Germany:16 (heavily cut) | Germany:18 (JK/SPIO) (uncut) (2001) | UK:18 (re-rating: 1990) (cut) (re-rating: 2001) (uncut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1990) | UK:X (original rating: 1982) (cut) | USA:R (edited UMD version) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 (re-rating) (1995) (court decision) (cut) | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A (rated 2006) | USA:X (original rating) | Chile:14 (2006 DVD Rating) | South Korea:18 | West Germany:(Banned) (1984) (uncut) | Sweden:(Banned) (1988) | Italy:VM14 | Canada:18A (Ontario) (Re-rated 2008) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Québec) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:(Banned) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) (2004) | Portugal:M/16 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/18 (original rating) | Singapore:(Banned) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (re-rating) (1997) | USA:NC-17 (rated 1994) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Trivia:
On the tape, in which the demon resurrection passages are read aloud, some of the words spoken (which sound like genuine Latin) and that sound like "Sam and Rob, Das ist Hikers Dan dee Roadsa" actually mean "Sam and Rob are the Hikers on the road", as it was actually Sam Raimi and Robert G. Tapert who play the fishermen that wave to the car as it passes them near the start of the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The shotgun wound on Cheryl's face goes from the left side to the right side then back to the left. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Scotty: Hey, Ash, where are we?
Ash: Well we just crossed the Tennessee border...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shaun of the Dead (2004) more

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38 out of 65 people found the following review useful.
The be all end all of horror movies!!!!!!!!!!!!, 3 March 2005
10/10
Author: cyberiouse0 from United States

This movie is the movie that started me into horror movies. I had seen horror movies before this but this is what made me a horror fan. if you haven't seen it i give this movie and its sequels my highest recommendation

there is everything in these movies. From disgusting horror, shock horror, spookie horror, and even a bit of humor. The only slight down side may be that it was made very low budget. This is covered over by the greatest actor of all time--------------BRUCE CAMPBELL. He is a great actor in all movies and this is his start. It is also the start of Sam Raimi's directing career. There is great directing, great acting, great fun, inventive camera angles, and even a little bit of nudity if you like that sort of thing. so watch and enjoy.

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