In a 1982 interview with John Gallagher, Raimi-who was 20 when he shot The Evil Dead-explained, “We used to show the investors what kind of film they’d be buying into … They needed tangible proof that we could make a movie of professional quality.” The Evil Dead was based on Sam Raimi’s short film, Within The Woods.īefore getting to work on The Evil Dead, good friends Robert Tapert, Sam Raimi, and Bruce Campbell created the 30-minute Super 8 film, Within the Woods.

Get to know more about every cinephile’s favorite horror-comedy with this list of things you might not know about the production. Evil Dead, a TV series that ran for three seasons on Starz and an upcoming fifth movie, Evil Dead Rise, that is planning to start production in 2021. Raimi, star Bruce Campbell, and producer Robert Tapert fought through no CGI, sticky cocktails of blood made from everyday household items, and the reluctance of major studios to get on board to make a cult classic that has since spawned two sequels, Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992) an Army of Darkness video game a 2013 remake Ash vs. Famous for its practical effects and then-unprecedented amount of gore, the campy 1981 horror flick-about a group of friends who travel to a cabin in the woods and unleash killer demons-showed the world the power of guerilla-style indie filmmaking.

From Peter Jackson to Edgar Wright, Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead has influenced many of today’s biggest directors.

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