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Army of Darkness -- A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home.

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Sam Raimi (written by) &
Ivan Raimi (written by)
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19 February 1993 (USA) See more »
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He's a 20th century guy, trapped in the middle ages. See more »
Plot:
A man is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must battle an army of the dead and retrieve the Necronomicon so he can return home. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Bruce Campbell ... Ash

Embeth Davidtz ... Sheila
Marcus Gilbert ... Lord Arthur

Ian Abercrombie ... Wiseman

Richard Grove ... Duke Henry the Red
Timothy Patrick Quill ... Blacksmith
Michael Earl Reid ... Gold Tooth

Bridget Fonda ... Linda

Patricia Tallman ... Possessed Witch

Ted Raimi ... Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk (as Theodore Raimi)

Deke Anderson ... Mini-Ash #2

Bruce Thomas ... Mini-Ash #3
Sara Shearer ... Old Woman
Shiva Gordon ... Pit Deadite #1

Billy Bryan ... Pit Bitch
Nadine Grycan ... Winged Deadite

Bill Moseley ... Deadite Captain
Micheal Kenney ... Henry's Man
Andy Bale ... Lieutenant #1
Robert Brent Lappin ... Lieutenant #2
Rad Milo ... Tower Guard
Brad Bradbury ... Chief Archer
Sol Abrams ... Fake Shemp
Lorraine Axeman ... Fake Shemp
Josh Becker ... Fake Shemp
Sheri Burke ... Fake Shemp

Don Campbell ... Fake Shemp
Charlie Campbell ... Fake Shemp
Harley Cokeliss ... Fake Shemp
Ken Jepson ... Fake Shemp
William Lustig ... Fake Shemp
David O'Malley ... Fake Shemp

David Pollison ... Fake Shemp

Ivan Raimi ... Fake Shemp

Bernard Rose ... Fake Shemp
Bill Vincent ... Fake Shemp
Chris Webster ... Fake Shemp
Ron Zwang ... Fake Shemp
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

J Michael Briggs ... Horseback Warrior (uncredited)
Eric Clarke ... Deadite (uncredited)

Angela Featherstone ... Girl in S-Mart (uncredited)
Patricia Anne Isgate ... Peasant Woman (uncredited)
Kevin O'Hara ... Deadite (uncredited)
Courtney Pakiz ... Deadite (uncredited)

Sam Raimi ... Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
Monique Yates Jr. ... Graveyard Wench (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sam Raimi 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Sam Raimi (written by) &
Ivan Raimi (written by)

Produced by
Bruce Campbell .... co-producer
Dino De Laurentiis .... executive producer
Robert G. Tapert .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joseph LoDuca 
 
Cinematography by
Bill Pope 
 
Film Editing by
Sonny Baskin 
Bob Murawski 
Sam Raimi  (as R.O.C. Sandstorm)
 
Casting by
Ira Belgrade 
 
Production Design by
Anthony Tremblay  (as Tony Tremblay)
 
Art Direction by
Aram Allan 
 
Set Decoration by
Michele Poulik 
 
Costume Design by
Ida Gearon 
 
Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling .... assistant hair stylist
Max Alvarez .... hair technician: Alterian Studios
Jeri Baker .... key hair stylist
Howard Berger .... special makeup effects
William Butler .... effects crew
Camille Calvet .... makeup supervisor
Trevor Cripps .... special makeup effects artist
Jim Eustermann .... assistant makeup artist: Alterian Studios
Bruce Spaulding Fuller .... makeup artist: Alterian Studios
Tony Gardner .... character makeup
Tony Gardner .... makeup effects: Ash, Sheila, Evil Ash, Evil Sheila
Anne Hieronymus .... key makeup artist
Karen Keener .... assistant makeup artist
Robert Kurtzman .... special makeup effects
Jim McPherson .... Ash likeness sculptor
Gregory Nicotero .... special makeup effects
Scott Oshita .... special makeup effects artist
Tom Williamson .... dental prosthetics
Julie M. Woods .... second hair stylist (as Julie Woods)
Timothy Huizing .... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Gary Chandler .... post-production supervisor
Eric Gruendemann .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Addington .... second assistant director
Lennie Appelquist .... additional second assistant director
John Cameron .... first assistant director
Steve Coatney .... second second assistant director
Robert Hume .... assistant director: second unit
Doug Lefler .... second unit director (as Doug Leffler)
Heather Ling .... assistant director: Introvision International, Inc.
 
Art Department
Aram Allan .... construction coordinator
Greg Bartkus .... assistant property master
Greg Bartkus .... set dresser
Barbara A. Bordo .... scenic artist
Michael Courville .... property master
Sean Falkner .... prop painter
Sean Falkner .... sculptor
Charlotte Garnell-Scheide .... assistant property master
Peter M. Gurski .... leadperson
Jane Kilkenny .... model builder
Doug Lefler .... storyboard artist
Kevin Scott Mack .... scenic artist
James Mayeda .... storyboard artist
Dan Platt .... sculptor
Renee Prince .... scenic artist
John Snow .... lead scenic artist
Charles Wood .... assistant art director
John Lant .... carpenter (uncredited)
Warren E. Riggs .... prop painter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Gary Boggess .... assistant sound effects editor
Jim Brookshire .... dialogue editor
Lance Brown .... sound designer
Lance Brown .... sound effects editor
Kenneth R. Burton .... adr editor (as Ken Burton)
John Chalfant .... assistant sound editor
Craig Clark .... adr supervisor
Linda Corbin .... foley mixer
Robert Deschaine .... adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Rick Freeman .... dialogue editor
Tim Gedemer .... sound effects editor
Gary Gegan .... sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein .... foley editor
Lewis Goldstein .... sound effects editor
Larry Goodwin .... sound effects editor
Ellen Heuer .... foley artist
Alan Howarth .... sound designer
Alan Howarth .... sound supervisor
Matthew Iadarola .... sound re-recording mixer
David Jobe .... adr recordist
Jason King .... sound effects editor
Brad Knopf .... boom operator
Anne Laing .... sound apprentice
Jack Levy .... sound effects editor
Roger Mende .... sound effects
Paul Menichini .... sound editor
Paul Menichini .... sound effects editor
William Mings .... sound effects
George Nemzer .... sound effects editor
Brian Risner .... adr editor
Brian Risner .... sound editor
Miguel Rivera .... adr editor
Al Rizzo .... sound mixer
John Rotondi .... sound engineer: Y4
Joan Rowe .... foley artist
Cathie Speakman .... sound editor
Gayle Wesley .... assistant sound editor
Steven D. Williams .... sound supervisor (as Steve Williams)
Michael Faba .... boom operator: additional photography (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Brent Armstrong .... sculptor and model maker: K. N. B. EFX Group
Gary F. Bentley .... pyrotechnician (as Gary Bentley)
Jared Bentley .... special effects crew
Howard Berger .... special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
John Bisson .... sculptor and model maker: K. N. B. EFX Group
Roger Borelli .... sculptor: "Evil Shella", Alterian Studios
William Bryan .... foam fabricator: K.N.B. EFX Group
John Calpin .... fiberglass fabrication: Alterian Studios
Danny Cangemi .... pyrotechnician (as Dan Cangemi)
Andy Clement .... sculptor and model maker: K. N. B. EFX Group
Thomas R. Dickens .... special effects
Jeff Edwards .... mechanical department: K.N.B. EFX Group
Michael Faba .... special effects technician
Steve Fink .... special effects makeup
Bruce Spaulding Fuller .... sculptor and applicator: "Evil Ash", Alterian Studios
Tony Gardner .... makeup effects: "Ash" & "Shella", Alterian Studios
Mark Goldberg .... mechanical department: K.N.B. EFX Group
Mark Goldberg .... mechanical designer: Alterian Studios
Vance Hartwell .... skeletal assistant: Alterian Studios
John Henny Jr. .... shop coordinator: Alterian Studios
Vern Hyde .... mechanical effects supervisor
Garrett Immel .... prosthetic makeup applicator: Alterian Studios
Gary Jones .... mechanical effects foreman
Gary Jones .... special effects foreman
Robert Kurtzman .... special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Susan Mallon .... special makeup effects coordinator: K.N.B. EFX Group
Karen Mason .... seamstress: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jim McPherson .... likeness sculptor: Alterian Studios
Gregory Nicotero .... special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group
Becky Ochoa .... hair technician: Alterian Studios
Carolyn Oros .... foam cosmetics: Alterian Studios
Carolyn Oros .... special effects makeup
Gary Pawlowski .... molds: Alterian Studios
David Penikas .... mechanical designer: Alterian Studios
Mark Rappaport .... mechanical department: K.N.B. EFX Group
Tanya Ridenour .... special effects
James Rohland .... molds: Alterian Studios
Paul Sciacca .... sculptor and model maker: K. N. B. EFX Group
David Smith .... sculptor and model maker: K. N. B. EFX Group
Greg Solomon .... foam technician: Alterian Studios
Bill Sturgeon .... creature foreman
Bill Sturgeon .... skeleton and project foreman: "Evil Ash", Alterian Studios
Matsune Suzuki .... story board
Wayne Toth .... mechanical department: K.N.B. EFX Group
John Travers .... editorial supervisor: Introvision
Mark Villalobos .... stop-motion puppet construction
Trevor Cripps .... special effects technician (uncredited)
Richard Miranda .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Mark William Robinson .... special makeup effects assistant: "Evil Ash", Alterian Studios (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Christopher Briles .... visual effects cameraman
Heather Davis Baker .... rotoscope artist
Chris Dawson .... motion control camera operator
Chris Dawson .... visual effects editorial
Mark Gutterud .... assistant cameraman
Robert Habros .... optical supervisor
Dave Hettmer .... miniature mechanical effects
Adam Hill .... modelmaker: Introvision
Pete Kleinow .... stop motion supervisor (as Peter Kleinow)
Richard Malzahn .... visual effects supervisor: Perpetual Motion Studios
John P. Mesa .... visual effects cameraman
William Mesa .... visual effects supervisor
Gregory Nic Nicholson .... motion control operator
Huck Penzell .... optical compositing
Eugene P. Rizzardi .... model supervisor (as Gene Rizzardi)
Tom Sullivan .... Book of the Dead creator and animator
John Travers .... editorial supervisor: front projection plates, Introvision
Gary Young .... model builder
Omei Eaglerider .... visual effects (uncredited)
Warren Manser .... visual effects illustrator (uncredited)
Warren E. Riggs .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Sandy Berumen .... stunts
Richard L. Blackwell .... stunts (as Richard Blackwell)
Chuck Borden .... stunts
Eddie Braun .... stunts
George B. Colucci Jr. .... stunts
BJ Davis .... horse stunts
BJ Davis .... stunt double: Bruce Campbell
Yannick Derrien .... stunts
Christopher Doyle .... stunt coordinator (as Chris Doyle)
Dick Hancock .... stunts
Bill Hart .... stunts
Donna Keegan .... stunts
Maria R. Kelly .... stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Steven Lambert .... stunts (as Steven Hal Lambert)
Lane Leavitt .... stunts
Gene LeBell .... stunts
Ken Lesco .... stunts
Jack Lilley .... stunts
Kent W. Luttrell .... stunts
Dennis Madalone .... stunts
'Wild' Bill Mock .... stunts (as 'Wild Bill' Mock)
Tom Morga .... stunts
Bruce W. Morgan .... stunts (as Bruce Morgan)
Gary Morgan .... stunts
Keith Morrison .... stunts
John Nowak .... stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt .... stunts
Christian Page .... stunts
Louis Roth .... stunts
Monty L. Simons .... stunts
John Sistrunk .... stunts
Tim Trella .... stunts
Christopher J. Tuck .... stunts
Jack Verbois .... stunts
Brian J. Williams .... stunts (as Brian John Williams)
Tony Lee Boggs .... stunt actor (uncredited)
Robert Chapin .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Arlidge .... director of photography: second unit
Dana Arnold .... lighting technician
Todd Braden .... musco lighting technician
G. Smokey Campbell .... lighting technician
Dante Cardone .... gaffer: second unit
Carolyn Chen .... second assistant camera
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana .... grip
Andrea Dietrich .... photographer: second unit
Warren Eig .... electrician
Mark Gambino .... key grip: second unit
David Garcia .... camera loader
James J. Gilson .... gaffer
Kurt Grossi .... best boy grip
Anthony D. Guzman .... lighting technician
John Martens .... best boy electric
Tony Mazzucchi .... key grip
William Mesa .... photographer: second unit
Melissa Moseley .... still photographer
Brett Nerem .... electrician
Billy Pierson .... dolly grip
Gregor Tavenner .... first assistant camera
Michael Tolochko .... electrician: second unit
Ron Turowski .... first assistant camera: second unit
Joel Unangst .... gaffer
Tom Webb .... musco lighting technician
Jamie Young .... dolly grip
 
Casting Department
Julie Calman .... extras casting
Diana Carroll .... extras casting
Mariann H.W. Lee .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz .... set costumer
Jill Halbreich .... wardrobe assistant
Dena Matranga .... set costumer
Leslie Daniel Rainer .... assistant costume designer
Karyn Wagner .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Shelley Adajian .... trainee editorial assistant
Jody Fedele .... first assistant editor
Doug Haines .... editorial supervisor
Phil Hetos .... color timer
Steve Johnson .... digital colorist
David Parmenter .... negative cutter (as Dave Parmenter)
 
Music Department
Greg Buttars .... music librarian
Leslie Buttars .... music librarian
Danny Elfman .... composer: theme "March of the Dead"
Larry Kenton .... additional orchestrator
Douglas M. Lackey .... music editor (as Doug Lackey)
Shawn Murphy .... scoring mixer
Gregg Nestor .... music preparation
Dennis S. Sands .... music scoring mixer
Dennis S. Sands .... score mixer
Tim Simonec .... conductor
Tim Simonec .... orchestrator
Dennis J. Tini .... choral conductor
Robert Townson .... soundtrack producer
 
Transportation Department
Michael McDuffee .... transportation coordinator (as Mike McDuffee)
Antonio Molina .... driver
 
Other crew
Clark Acton .... horse armor and saddles
Jennifer Grey Berkowitz .... title designer (as Jennifer Berkowitz)
Paul Best .... armorer
Kevin Brown .... production assistant
Jan Bryant .... assistant swordplay choreographer
Scott Buzz .... production assistant
Hank Carlson .... laboratory technician
Bundy Chanock .... set medic
Schuyler Collins .... chef
Ken Cornett .... horse armor and saddles
Michael Deak .... puppeteer
Geoffrey Donne .... sword fighter
Bill Dubey .... production assistant
Deanna Esmaeel .... animal trainer
Dana Fredsti .... sword fighter
Steve Garrett .... location manager
Steve Gehrke .... script supervisor
David Haft .... laboratory technician
Trisha Hagan .... assistant: Mr. Loduca
John Hart .... special armor and weapons sculptor/designer
Vance Hartwell .... puppeteer
Patti Hawn .... unit publicist
Jeff Hedgecock .... special armour and weapons designer
Mark Hofeling .... laboratory technician
Bridget Hoffman .... sword fighter (as Ruby Marlowe)
Vern Hyde .... mechanical effects supervisor
Richard 'Jake' Jacobson .... effects technician
John Lant .... craft service
Scott Malchus .... production assistant
Julianne Mazziotti .... sword fighter
Robert Meyer Burnett .... production assistant
Bill Murphree .... horse armor and saddles
Anna-Lisa Nilsson .... production coordinator
Kevin O'Hara .... craft service
Wogbe Ofori .... consultant: health and fitness
Wogbe Ofori .... weight trainer: Bruce Campbell
Tony Patterson .... set production assistant (as Luis A. 'Tony' Patterson)
David Pollison .... assistant: Sam Raimi
Terry Prince .... laboratory technician
Tom Prince .... production executive
Chris Robbins .... laboratory technician (as Christopher Robbins)
Vaughn Roberts .... sword fighter
Dave Rodgers .... boss wrangler (as Davey Rodgers)
Burton Sharp .... adr group coordinator
Kyle Silverman .... production assistant
Carol Sonheim .... wrangler
Dan Speaker .... sword master
David Speaker .... sword fighter (as David C. Speaker)
Edwin Stalter .... location assistant
Bill Sturgeon .... puppeteer
Brian Thomas .... on-set armorer
Melanie Tooker .... laboratory technician
Tim Turner .... production assistant
Daniel Wheatcroft .... studio executive
Tom Williamson .... puppeteer
Donald York .... wrangler
Bob Bergen .... voice: special vocal effects (uncredited)
Hector Freeman .... production staff (uncredited)
 

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Also Known As:
"Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror" - USA (closing credits title)
"Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness" - USA (closing credits title)
"Captain Supermarket" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and horror
Runtime:
81 min | 96 min (director's cut) | UK:86 min (approx)
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Aspect Ratio:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
Cameo: [Bridget Fonda]As Linda.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The sun is rising when the reinforcements arrive, but soon after it is dark again (caused by re-editing the sequence, which was originally written differently).See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
[opening monologue]
Ash:My name is Ash and I am a slave. Close as I can figure, the year is thirteen hundred A.D and I'm being dragged to my death. It wasn't always like this, I had a real life, once. A job.
Ash:[now Ash is in a flashback] Umm... Hardware aisle twelve, shop smart, shop S-Mart!
Ash:[back to monologue] I had a wonderful girlfriend Linda. Together we drove to a small cabin in the mountains. It seems an archeologist had come to this remote place to translate and study his latest find: Necronomiconexmortis. The Book of the Dead. Bound in human flesh and inked in blood, this ancient Samarian text contained bizarre burial rights, funeral incantations, and demon resurrection passages, it was never meant for the world of the living. The book awoke something dark in the woods, something evil.
[something crashes through the window of the cabin and Linda screams]
Ash:It took Linda. Then it came after me, it got into my hand and it went bad, so I lopped it off at the wrist.
[Ash is seen cutting off his hand]
Ash:But that didn't stop it, it came back big time.
Ash:[Ash gets pulled into the vortex holding onto the doorway] For God's sake how do you stop it?
[...]
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Soundtrack:
March Of The DeadSee more »

FAQ

Why is Ash put in the pit if the knights hailed to him at the end of Evil Dead II?
Why are there so many inconsistencies between the 3 Evil Dead films?
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52 out of 73 people found the following review useful.
Listen you stuffy screwheads...their names are Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell and this movie is their boomstick!, 12 September 2005
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

The third time really is the charm, and "Army of Darkness" proves it incontrovertibly. This time, they just let the movie be what the first two movies were at heart: nice, silly, goofy, wacko, nonsensical fun. Just imagine the Three Stooges starring in a horror flick and you've got "Army of Darkness". The whole movie basically consists of Ash (Bruce Campbell) going after various evil spirits in the funniest way possible. And the quotes are some of the most hilarious quotes that you could ever imagine, probably mostly owing to how Bruce Campbell says them. Literally every scene is pure hilarity. Whether it's Ash showing his "boomstick", having trouble retrieving the book, battling mini-Ashes, or the big battle at the end, you never stop laughing yourself hoarse (I particularly liked some of the bone-related quotes). It doesn't even suffice to give this movie 10/10 stars. It deserves 100...no, a million...no, infinity out of 10 stars. Yeah, infinity out of 10 stars. Bruce Campbell not only deserves a star on the Walk of Fame, there needs to be a statue of him.

Oh, and an extra note. When I went to see "Bubba Ho-Tep" in the theater, Bruce Campbell was supposed to be there, but had to cancel. So, there was a short clip at the beginning showing him thanking us for coming, when his phone rang: "Hello...Oh, hi Sam. Listen, I'll get to you in a minute." (turns to audience) "So thanks for coming to this movie." (retrieves his phone) "Yeah, Sam?..."Evil Dead 4"?! I'll do it!"

I just wonder how they would continue the story, now that Ash battled skeletons with his "boomstick".

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