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The Evil Dead
The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
Genres
Horror
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.
Details
Budget
$350000
Revenue
$29612367
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1981-09-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4187
Vote Average
7.279
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Bruce Campbell
Ash
Ellen Sandweiss
Cheryl
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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