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| Title: | Evil Dead |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Directed by: | Fede Alvarez |
| Written by: | Fede Alvarez; Rodo Sayagues |
| Produced by: | Nathan Kahane; Joseph Drake; Peter Schlessel; J.R. Young; Robert G. Tapert; Matthew F. Leonetti, Jr.; Sam Raimi; Bruce Campbell |
| Music by: | Roque Baños |
| Cinematography: | Aaron Morton |
| Edited by: | Bryan Shaw |
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| Distributed by: | TriStar Pictures (United States) Universal Pictures (Netherlands) Columbia Pictures (Philippines) FilmDistrict Ghost House Pictures |
| Released: | April 5th, 2013 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 92 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $17,000,000 |
| Gross: | $54,239,856 (US) [1] $97,542,952 (Worldwide) [2] |
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Evil Dead is an American feature film of the supernatural horror genre. It is a remake of the 1981 cult classic The Evil Dead by director Sam Raimi. This film was written and directed by Fede Alvarez and co-written by Rodo Sayagues. It was produced by FilmDistrict and Ghost House Pictures and theatrically released in the United States on April 5th, 2013, by TriStar Pictures, in the Netherlands on May 2nd, 2013, by Universal Pictures, and in the Philippines on May 8th, 2013, by Columbia Pictures. It is the fourth film in the Evil Dead film series.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jane Levy | Mia Allen |
| Shiloh Fernandez | David Allen |
| Lou Taylor Pucci | Eric |
| Jessica Lucas | Olivia |
| Elizabeth Blackmore | Natalie |
| Phoenix Connolly | Teenager |
| Jim McLarty | Harold |
| Sian Davis | Old woman |
| Stephen Butterworth | Toothless redneck |
| Karl Willetts | Long haired redneck |
| Randal Wilson | Abomination Mia |
| Rupert Degas | Demon voice |
| Bob Dorian | Professor Knowby voice |
| Ellen Sandweiss | Cheryl's voice |
| Inca | Grandpa the dog |
Notes[]
- Evil Dead (2013) redirects to this page.
- Production on Evil Dead began on April 11th, 2012. Principal photography concluded on July 12th, 2012. [1]
- Evil Dead closed out of theaters on June 9th, 2013. At its widest release, it was screened in 3,025 theaters. [2]
- Evil Dead was screened in theaters for a total of 9.4 weeks (sixty-six days). [2]
- Evil Dead was released on Blu-ray by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on July 16th, 2013. It includes UltraViolet digital copy of the film. [3]
- Producer Rob Tapert is credited as Robert G. Tapert in this film.
- This is actually the second remake of the original The Evil Dead. The 1987 film Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn is often regarded as a soft remake of the original.
- There are a total of fifteen credited cast members in this film. Fourteen of them are humans, and one is a dog. Of the fourteen, only eleven make on-screen appearances. Three cast members provide voices only.
- The recording of Professor Knowby, voicd by Bob Dorian is taken from the original film.
- This is Fede Alvarez's first work as a director and a screenwriter on a major film. His next film is the 2016 psycho-thriller Don't Breathe.
- This is Rodo Sayagues's first work as a screenwriter on a major film. His next film is the 2016 psycho-thriller Don't Breathe.
- This is Inca the dog's first work in film.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is "Fear what you will become".
- Producer Matthew F. Leonetti, Jr.'s father, Matthew F. Leonetti was the director of photography on films such as Species and Weird Science.
- Actress Ellen Sandweiss played Cheryl in the original The Evil Dead.
- Actor Bruce Campbell makes a cameo appearance in an after-credit scene as Ash Williams - the character he immortalized in the original film series. He is uncredited for his role in this capacity.
- Ghost House Pictures was founded by franchise creator Sam Raimi, who also serves as a producer on this film.
- The initial letters of the five main characters' names (David, Eric, Mia, Olivia, Natalie) form an acrostic spelling out DEMON. [4]
See also[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IMDB; Evil Dead (2013); Box office & business.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Box Office Mojo; Evil Dead (2013); Total Lifetime Grosses & Domestic Summary.
- ↑ Amazon.com; Evil Dead (2013); Blu-ray & UltraViolet digital copy.
- ↑ The Whale Ship Globe; Blogspot. "Zeitgeists & Demons: Fede Alvarez's 'Evil Dead'".
Keywords[]
2010s; Buried alive; Burn victim; Cabin; Cats; Chainsaw; Dead animals; Demons; Dogs; Drug addict; Filicide; Head injury; Homosexuality; Immolation; Impalement; Incantation; Machete; Mutilation; Necronomicon; Old woman; Possession; Profanity; Rape; Self-mutilation; Severed foot; Severed hand; Severed limb; Shot in the head; Shotgun; Smoking; Stabbing; Suicide; Tripping while running; Undead