Within the Woods (1978)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writer:

Sam Raimi (writer)

Release Date:

12 October 2003 (Argentina)

Genre:

Horror | Short

Plot:

A group of friends spend a weekend at a remote cabin, and one of them accidentally desecrates an Indian burial ground...

Plot Keywords:

Zombie | Three Word Title | Knife | Death | Dismemberment

Cast

Bruce Campbell	...	Bruce
Ellen Sandweiss	...	Ellen
Scott Spiegel	...	Scotty
Mary Valenti	...	Shelly

Runtime:

32 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Filming Locations:

Marshall, Michigan, USA

Trivia:

The film was publicly released once, shortly after it was made, and featured before late night performances of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) in a Detroit theater. Due to not having rights to the music, Raimi and Campbell donated the film's entire gross of less than $20 to the American Cancer Society.

Quotes:

Bruce: You want to know something interesting?
Ellen: For a change, you mean?
Bruce: You know this place we're staying? Used to be part of an old Indian burial ground. It's very sacred and holy.
Ellen: Ooo scary! What is it cursed or something?
Bruce: Yeah. As a matter of fact, it is.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Evil Dead (1981)

Sweet little short.

"Within the Woods" is largely known as the prequel to "The Evil Dead".This 30-minutes film was created to sell investors on the idea of "The Evil Dead".The film is extremely low-budget and the story is minimal.Still there is plenty of gore to satisfy fans of American horror.Bruce Cambell plays Bruce,who gets zombified.Ellen Sandweiss plays his girlfriend,Ellen.However she doesn't get raped by a tree in this film,though.The cinematography is grainy and the moving steady/shaky camera-a Raimi trademark-probably made it's debut here."Within the Woods" is rather tough to find,but if you get a chance watch it.Highly recommended.