The ultimate experience in gruelling terror.
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.
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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- Release Date 09/10/1981
- Language English
- Director Sam Raimi
- Writer Sam Raimi
- Editor Edna Ruth Paul
- Cinematographer Tim Philo
- Producer Robert Tapert
- Company Renaissance Pictures
- Budget $350,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| DK | Sep 10, 1981 | Theatrical | 15 |
| United States | Oct 15, 1981 | Theatrical (Limited) (Redford Theatre, Detroit; originally rated X) | NC-17 |
| France | May 16, 1982 | Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) | — |
| Brazil | May 25, 1982 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Jan 14, 1983 | Premiere (Glasgow) | 18 |
| IE | Jan 17, 1983 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Jan 17, 1983 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Netherlands | Feb 10, 1983 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United States | Apr 15, 1983 | Theatrical | NC-17 |
| Canada | Apr 22, 1983 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Jun 23, 1983 | Theatrical | R 18+ |
| France | Aug 24, 1983 | Theatrical | 12 |
| BE | Aug 31, 1983 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Spain | Dec 21, 1983 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Germany | Feb 10, 1984 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Italy | Aug 17, 1984 | Theatrical | VM14 |
| Japan | Feb 23, 1985 | Theatrical | R15+ |
| Mexico | May 16, 1985 | Theatrical | C |
| PT | Feb 6, 1987 | Theatrical | M/18 |
| SE | Dec 12, 1988 | Physical (VHS) | 15 |
| SE | Apr 22, 2004 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| GR | Dec 19, 2004 | Physical (DVD) | K18 |
| Netherlands | Nov 24, 2008 | Physical (DVD) | 16 |
| United States | Jan 8, 2009 | Theatrical (Limited) (Grindhouse Re-release) | — |
| Netherlands | May 15, 2010 | TV (RTL 7) | 16 |
| SE | Oct 27, 2010 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 15 |
| Poland | Dec 1, 2012 | Digital | 18 |
| Netherlands | Jun 12, 2013 | Physical (Blu ray) | 16 |
| Germany | Mar 28, 2017 | Physical (Uncut Version) | 16 |
| Mexico | Oct 25, 2018 | Theatrical (Re-estreno) | B-15 |
| SE | Nov 16, 2020 | Physical (4K Ultra HD) | 15 |
| AT | Jan 29, 2034 | Digital | 16 |
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