The Evil Dead (1981)
Overview
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $350,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $29,612,367.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 36.285 |
Directed By
Sam Raimi
Crew
Sam Raimi
Tim Philo
Sam Raimi
Tom Sullivan
Edna Ruth Paul
Joel Coen
Robert Tapert
Bart Pierce
Joseph LoDuca
Joe Masefield
Josh Becker
Mike Ditz
John Mason
Jerry Frederick
Mel Zelniker
Lou Kleinman
Dolores Elliott
Robert Tapert
Bruce Campbell
Sam Raimi
TOP CAST
Bruce Campbell
Ash
Ellen Sandweiss
Sheryl
Richard DeManincor
Scott
Betsy Baker
Linda
Theresa Tilly
Shelly
Philip A. Gillis
Fake Shemp
Dorothy Tapert
Fake Shemp
Cheryl Guttridge
Fake Shemp
Barbara Carey
Fake Shemp
David Horton
Fake Shemp
Wendall Thomas
Fake Shemp
Don Long
Fake Shemp
Stu Smith
Fake Shemp
Kurt Rauf
Fake Shemp
Ted Raimi
Fake Shemp
Ivan Raimi
Fake Shemp
Bill Vincent
Fake Shemp
Mary Beth Tapert
Fake Shemp
Scott Spiegel
Fake Shemp
John Cameron
Fake Shemp
Joanne Kruse
Fake Shemp
Gwen Cochanski
Fake Shemp
Debie Jarczewski
Fake Shemp
Josh Becker
Car Shemp (uncredited)
Bob Dorian
Person on Recorder (voice) (uncredited)
Sam Raimi
Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
Tom Sullivan
Demon Hands (uncredited)
Robert Tapert
Local Yokel (uncredited)
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