Pappy hosts Stevie, $ Mikey, Josh, and Jordan train whistle long in spoiling the original Evil Dead movie: The Evil Dead (1981).
Ashley "Ash" Williams (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend and three pals hike into the woods to a cabin for a fun night away. There they find an old book, the Necronomicon, whose text reawakens the dead when it's read aloud. The friends inadvertently release a flood of evil and must fight for their lives or become one of the evil dead. Ash watches his friends become possessed, and must make a difficult decision before daybreak to save his own life in this, the first of Sam Raimi's trilogy.
Release date: October 15, 1981 (USA)
Director: Sam Raimi
Budget: 350,000 USD
Film series: Evil Dead film series
Screenplay: Sam Raimi
Cast
Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Campbell Bruce Campbell ...
Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Ellen Sandweiss Ellen Sandweiss ...
Cheryl
Richard DeManincor Richard DeManincor ...
Scott (as Hal Delrich)
Betsy Baker Betsy Baker ...
Linda
Theresa Tilly Theresa Tilly ...
Shelly (as Sarah York)
Philip A. Gillis Philip A. Gillis ...
Fake Shemp (as Phil Gillis)
Dorothy Tapert Dorothy Tapert ...
Fake Shemp
Cheryl Guttridge Cheryl Guttridge ...
Fake Shemp
Barbara Carey Barbara Carey ...
Fake Shemp
David Horton David Horton ...
Fake Shemp
Wendall Thomas Wendall Thomas ...
Fake Shemp
Don Long Don Long ...
Fake Shemp
Stu Smith Stu Smith ...
Fake Shemp
Kurt Rauf Kurt Rauf ...
Fake Shemp
Ted Raimi Ted Raimi ...
Fake Shemp
