The Evil Dead

AKA:
Book of the Dead (USA) (première title)
Into the Woods (USA) (working title)
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA) (complete title)
The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA) (closing credits title)

Written by:
Sam Raimi

Directed by:
Sam Raimi

Made in:
USA in 1981

Actors:
Bruce Campbell .... Ashly 'Ash' J. Williams
Ellen Sandweiss .... Cheryl
Hal Delrich .... Scotty
Betsy Baker .... Linda
Theresa Tilly .... Shelly (as Sarah York)

Plot:
Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead. IMDB

Review:
Awesome movie!

This movie is banned in Iceland and Singapore, and was once banned in Ireland. And it has very high ratings in most countries for the uncut version of the movie. Which is really surprising to me because of how bad the effects are!! :/ :D

But this is definately a cult classic. I think they made this movie on a budget of USD 40,000!

This, I believe, was one of the first films in the UK to be labeled a "Video Nasty." Comparing this to other films I've seen, this movie is very calm and peaceful. :/ :)

But everyone should see this movie! Even though it is a horror movie, there are still funny parts. And I definately recommend watching it with commentary if at all possible.

And remember - this is a very low budget movie, if you are really good you can catch lots and lots of mistakes throughout the movie (hint for one: pay attention when they are crossing the bridge with the car).

One of my favorite movies!