Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
Cast
Bruce Campbell
Ash
Embeth Davidtz
Sheila
Marcus Gilbert
Arthur
Ian Abercrombie
Wiseman
Richard Grove
Duke Henry
Michael Earl Reid
Gold Tooth
Timothy Patrick Quill
Blacksmith
Bridget Fonda
Linda
Patricia Tallman
Possessed Witch
Ted Raimi
Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk
Deke Anderson
Tiny Ash #1
Bruce Thomas
Tiny Ash #2
Sara Shearer
Old Woman
Shiva Gordon
Pit Deadite #1
Billy Bryan
Pit Deadite #2
Nadine Grycan
Winged Deadite
Bill Moseley
Deadite Captain
Micheal Kenney
Henry's Man
Andy Bale
Lieutenant #1
Robert Brent Lappin
Lieutenant #2
Rad Milo
Tower Guard
Brad Bradbury
Chief Archer
Sol Abrams
Fake Shemp
Lorraine Axeman
Fake Shemp
Josh Becker
Fake Shemp
Sheri Burke
Fake Shemp
Don Campbell
Fake Shemp
Charlie Campbell
Fake Shemp
Harley Cokeliss
Fake Shemp
Ken Jepson
Fake Shemp
William Lustig
Fake Shemp
David O'Malley
Fake Shemp
David Pollison
Fake Shemp
Ivan Raimi
Fake Shemp
Bernard Rose
Fake Shemp
Bill Vincent
Fake Shemp
Chris Webster
Fake Shemp
Ron Zwang
Fake Shemp
Angela Featherstone
Girl in S-Mart (uncredited)
Patricia Anne Isgate-Hayward
Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Bridget Hoffman
Sword Fighter (uncredited)
Lisa Michelle Axelrod
Wench (uncredited)
J Michael Briggs
Horseback Warrior (uncredited)
Eric Clarke
Deadite (uncredited)
Courtney Pakiz
Deadite (uncredited)
Sam Raimi
Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
Jerry Rector
Tiny Ash #3 (uncredited)
Monique Yates Jr.
Graveyard Wench (uncredited)
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- Release Date 10/31/1992
- Language English
- Director Sam Raimi
- Writers Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
- Editors Bob Murawski, Sam Raimi
- Cinematographer Bill Pope
- Producer Robert Tapert
- Companies Renaissance Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company, Introvision International, Universal Pictures, Taurus Film, Filmauro
- Budget $11,000,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Oct 9, 1992 | Premiere (Sitges Film Festival) | 18 |
| South Korea | Oct 31, 1992 | Theatrical | 12 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 14, 1992 | Premiere (London Film Festival) | — |
| TW | Nov 21, 1992 | Theatrical | — |
| HK | Feb 11, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| Canada | Feb 19, 1993 | Theatrical | PG |
| United States | Feb 19, 1993 | Theatrical | R |
| IS | Mar 8, 1993 | Premiere | — |
| Italy | Mar 11, 1993 | Theatrical | T |
| BE | Mar 12, 1993 | Premiere (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival) | 16 |
| TR | Mar 19, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| Australia | Apr 22, 1993 | Theatrical | M |
| CH | Apr 22, 1993 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Germany | Apr 22, 1993 | Theatrical | 16 |
| AT | May 14, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Jun 10, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Jun 11, 1993 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| IE | Jun 11, 1993 | Theatrical | 15 |
| IN | Jun 11, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Jun 11, 1993 | Theatrical | 15 |
| SE | Jun 18, 1993 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Netherlands | Jul 8, 1993 | Theatrical | 16 |
| DK | Jul 9, 1993 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Jul 30, 1993 | Theatrical | M/12 |
| Spain | Jul 30, 1993 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Aug 4, 1993 | Physical (MCA/Universal Home Video #81288 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟴𝟭 mínutєѕ) | R |
| NO | Aug 18, 1993 | Premiere | 15 |
| Brazil | Dec 15, 1993 | Premiere | 16 |
| France | Jan 3, 1994 | Theatrical | 12 |
| BE | Jan 5, 1994 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Brazil | Mar 18, 1994 | Theatrical | — |
| HU | Jun 9, 1994 | Premiere | 16 |
| United States | Oct 12, 1999 | Physical (Anchor Bay Entertainment #SV10871 [𝐕𝐇𝐒📼] 𝟴𝟭 mínutєѕ) | R |
| Canada | Oct 1, 2002 | Physical | — |
| United Kingdom | Nov 11, 2002 | Physical | — |
| HU | Sep 2, 2003 | Physical | — |
| CZ | Sep 26, 2003 | Physical | 15+ |
| AR | Nov 1, 2003 | Premiere (Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival) | — |
| France | Jan 31, 2004 | Premiere (Gérardmer Fantasticarts Film Festival) | — |
| Italy | Jan 18, 2006 | Premiere (Future Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Apr 13, 2007 | Theatrical (Limited) (Ashland Independent Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Jun 30, 2007 | Theatrical (Limited) (Moonlit Matines Film Festival) | — |
| Mexico | Sep 15, 2009 | Physical | — |
| France | Feb 1, 2013 | Physical | — |
| Spain | Oct 11, 2016 | Physical | — |
| Italy | Mar 8, 2018 | Physical | — |
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