The Evil Dead (1981)

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1981 · NC-17 · 1h 25m

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Also Known as: Book of the Dead
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Other grades: 55.4 (15 viewers)
19811h 25mNC-17
Countries:United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1970s1980sAbsurd violenceAbuse against womenAggressionAggressiveAmerican horrorAmputationAncient bookAncient cityShow moreAnimate treeAnthropophagusAnti heroAsh williams characterAttacked by a plantAudio tapeAxeAxe murderB horrorB movieBack from the deadBad guys winBased on short filmBasementBeheadingBitten by a zombieBitten in the legBlack comedyBlack humorBlockbusterBloodBlood and goreBlood on camera lensBlood spatterBlood splatterBloodbathBloodshedBloody faceBloody violenceBody partBody partsBookBook of evilBook of the deadBoyfriend girlfriend relationshipBoyfriend kills girlfriendBridgeBrother sister relationshipBurialBurying a dead bodyCabinCabin in the woodsCannibalismCarCar won't startCardsCaucasianCellarChain sawChainsawCharacter says go to hellCharacters killed one by oneCharacter's point of view camera shotClock stoppedClose up of eyesCollegeCreepyCult directorCult figureCult filmCult movie castDanceDark comedyDark fantasyDark filmDark humorDarknessDead girlDead manDead teenagerDeathDeath of loved oneDecapitated headDecapitationDecomposing bodyDemonDemonicDemonic possessionDemonic undeadDestructionDirectorial debutDisgustedDismembermentDisturbedDisturbingDrive in classicEvilEvil deadEvil laughEvil spiritExploitationExploitation filmExtreme goreExtreme violenceEye gougingFake shemp characterFalsely accusedFearFemale nudityFemale victimFighting with selfFinal guy instead of final girlFireFireplaceFirst of seriesFirst partFlameFlesh eatingFlesh eating zombieFlesh eating zombiesFogForestFriendFriendsGhostGiant plantGoreGory violenceGrandfather clockGraphic rapeGraphic violenceGraveGrindhouseGrindhouse filmGross out comedyGroup of fiveGroup of friendsGruesomeH.p. lovecraftHandHauntingHell on earthHorror movie remadeIncantationIndependent filmIndependent horrorIsolationJewelry as giftJump scareKeyKilled with an axeKillingKissKiss on the lipsLevitationLifted by the throatLiving deadLocked in a cellarLodgeLog cabinLovecraftianLow budgetLow budget filmMacabreMan killedMelting faceMichiganMidnight movieMockingMonsterMurderMutilated bodyMutilationNear head on collisionNecklaceNecronomiconNo endingObject in vaginaOccultOne nightOver the topPainParanormalParanormal activityPart stop motionPendulum clockPerverse sexPixelationPlaying cardsPoked in the eyePorch swingPossessed manPossessed womanPossessionPretending to be asleepPsychotronicPsychotronic filmRapeRaped by treesRemakeReverse footageRiverRoomSadismSadistic horrorSatanicSaying booSelf cannibalismSelf mutilationSevered footSevered handSevered headSevered legSex with a foreign objectSexual abuseSexual assaultSexual violenceShaky camShootingShot in the headShotgunShovel through headSiegeSinging in a carSlasherSlasher flickSlaughterSlaughteredSnakeSpiritSpirit worldSplatterSplatter filmStabStabbed in the armStabbed in the backStabbed in the footStabbed in the legStabbed to deathStabbed with a pencilStabbingStalkerStop motionStop motion animationStressStudentSubjective cameraSumerSumerianSumerian recordsSupernaturalSupernatural horrorSupernatural powerSupernatural rapeSurprise endingSurvival horrorSuspenseTapeTape recordingTeenage boyTeenage girlTelling someone to shut upTennesseeThree word titleThrown across a roomTongue in cheekTortureTragic loveTrappedTreeTripUndeadUnnatural phenomenonUnusual sex actVery little dialogueVideo nastyViolenceViolence against womenWalking deadWood homeWoodsWritten by directorZealousZombieZombie attackZombie filmZombie survivalZombie violenceZombification
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.
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    Bruce Campbell
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    Scott Spiegel
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    Sam Raimi
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    John Cameron
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    Rob Tapert
    As Local Yokel (uncredited)
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    Ivan Raimi
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    Ted Raimi
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    Bill Vincent
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    Bruce Campbell
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    Sam Raimi
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    Rob Tapert
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    Irvin Shapiro
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    Gary Holt
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