The Evil Dead

– When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
The Evil Dead (1981)

When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly unleash a demonic force from the surrounding forest.

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Evil Dead (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Apr 1983

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
NC-17 – Adults Only

No One 17 and Under Admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writer:

Sam Raimi

Main Actors:

Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker

Plot:

Five college students take time off to spend a peaceful vacation in a remote cabin. A book and audio tape is discovered, and its evil is found to be powerful once the incantations are read out loud. The friends find themselves helpless to stop the evil as it takes them one by one, with only one survivor left with the evil dead and desperately tries to fight to live until morning.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

New Line Cinema

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Metacritic:
71%