Evil Dead 2

Evil Dead 2 is an American film carried out by Sam Raimi, left in 1987. It is about the continuation of the film Evil Dead .

Synopsis

For this continuation, the original history was somewhat modified, indeed the 3 Evil Dead one distributed by 3 different companies with the result that each time Sam Raimi was obliged to turn over the scenes of flashback. Here it is not Scott, the friend of Ash, which takes them along in the hut but Ash itself which takes along his/her Linda boyfriend to spend the holidays which will appear surprising.

On the spot, Ash discovers there a cassette recorded by Raymond Knowby, a famous archeologist, who will reanimate the spirits malefic of the forest…

Comment

Often regarded as one of best the Film of horror of the kind (the readers of the magazine Total Film elected it 35ème better film of all times), Evil Dead 2 will make the expenses of the Censure at the time of its exit in the United States. The film uses readily the second degree (explicitly whimsical blood of colors green, violet, black). Certain scenes will be cut to the final assembly, in particular the appearance of a Marionnette in Animatronique dismembered, designed by the team of Shostrom Mark. At its exit the film becomes a true social phenomenon, due inter alia to the fans of the first episode and revolutionizes the kind “horror” already quite elaborate.

Data sheet

Title: Evil Dead 2
Realization: Sam Raimi
Scenario: Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel
Production: Bruce Campbell, Alex De Benedetti, Irvin Shapiro and Robert G. Tapert
Budget: 3,5 million dollars (2,65 million euros)
Music: Joseph LoDuca
Photography: Peter Deming
Assembly: Kaye Davis
Artistic director: Randy Bennett and Philip Duffin
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Mono - 35 mm
Kind: Horror
Lasted: 85 minutes
Comings out date: March 13rd 1987 (the United States), May 4th 1987 (Canada), July 8th 1987 (France)
Film prohibited with less than 12 years at the time of its exit in France

Distribution

Bruce Campbell: Ash Williams
Sarah Berry: Annie Knowby
daN Hicks: Jake
Kassie DePaiva : Bobbie Joe
Ted Raimi: Henrietta, had
Denise Bixler: Linda
Richard Domeier: ED Getley
John Peakes: professor Raymond Knowby
Lou Hancock: Henrietta Knowby

Around film

turning was held with the studios De Laurentiis of Wilmington, like with Détroit and Wadesboro.

Distinctions

Nomination at the price of best film of horror, better make-up (Shostrom Mark) and better special effects (Vern Hyde, Doug Beswick, Tom Sullivan), by the Academy of science fiction films, fantastic and horror in 1988.
Nomination at the price of best film, at the time of the festival Fantasporto in 1988.

Saga Evil Dead

the Book of Dead the of Sam Raimi with Bruce Campbell (1983)
Dead by Dawn of Sam Raimi with Bruce Campbell (1987)
the Army of Darkness of Sam Raimi with Bruce Campbell (1994)
Consequences of Sam Raimi with Bruce Campbell (2008)