Army of Darkness (1992)

Director:

Sam Raimi

Writers (WGA):

Sam Raimi (written by) &
Ivan Raimi (written by)

Release Date:

19 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas

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.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Necronomicon | Evil Dead | Army Of The Dead | 1300s

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

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 Cokliss	...	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:
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)

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)

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
Peter M. Gurski	....	leadperson
Jane Kilkenny	....	model builder
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard artist
Kevin Scott Mack	....	scenic artist
James Mayeda	....	storyboard artist
Dan Platt	....	sculptor
John Snow	....	lead scenic artist
Charles Wood	....	assistant art director
John Lant	....	carpenter (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
Chris Dawson	....	motion control camera operator
Chris Dawson	....	visual effects editorial
Mark Gutterud	....	assistant cameraman
Robert Habros	....	optical supervisor
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
Warren Manser	....	visual effects illustrator (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	....	stunts
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)
Bruce W. Morgan	....	stunts (as Bruce Morgan)
Gary Morgan	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	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
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
Mark Gambino	....	key grip: second unit
David Garcia	....	camera loader
James J. Gilson	....	gaffer
Kurt Grossi	....	best boy grip
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
Dena Matranga	....	set costumer
Leslie Daniel Rainer	....	assistant costume designer
Karyn Wagner	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
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)
Kevin Brown	....	production assistant
Jan Bryant	....	assistant swordplay choreographer
Scott Buzz	....	production assistant
Hank Carlson	....	laboratory technician
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
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
Wogbe Ofori	....	consultant: health and fitness
Wogbe Ofori	....	weight trainer: Bruce Campbell
Kevin O'Hara	....	craft service
Tony Patterson	....	set production assistant (as Luis A. 'Tony' Patterson)
David Pollison	....	assistant: Sam Raimi
Terry Prince	....	laboratory technician
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
Tom Williamson	....	puppeteer
Donald York	....	wrangler

Production Companies

• Dino De Laurentiis Company (as Dino De Laurentiis Communications)
• Renaissance Pictures
• Introvision International
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Araba Films (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox (1994) (USA) (laserdisc)
• CNR Film & Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Cannes (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• FS Film Oy (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1993) (USA) (laserdisc)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1999) (Finland) (TV)
• Towa Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Towa Video (1994) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (Screwhead Edition)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Screwhead Edition)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects) (as Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group)
• Introvision International (visual effects)
• Alterian (make-up effects: Ash & Sheila) (as Alterian Studios Inc.)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (title animation & montage compositing)
• 24 Hour Post (optical compositing)

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by (as Clairmont)
• Dave Parmenter & Associates  negative cutting (as Dave Parmenter & Assoc.)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Electric Melody Studios  digital audio editorial (as Electric Melody Studios Inc.)
• J&L Service  grip and electric equipment
• Post Master  sound transfers
• Skywalker Sound  post production and re-recording facility
• Skywalker Sound  sound post-production
• Summersalt Equi-Service Ltd.  horse wrangling
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead (UK) (video title)
Army of Darkness: The Ultimate Experience in Medieval Horror (USA) (closing credits title)
Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness (USA) (closing credits title)
Evil Dead 3 (USA) (working title)
The Army of Darkness (USA) (original script title)
The Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness (UK) (DVD box title)
The Medieval Dead (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and horror.

Runtime:

81 min | 96 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Italy:T | Germany:18 (Special Edition DVD) | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Acton, California, USA

Company:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Sam Raimi] [shemp]Don Campbell and Charlie Campbell, father and brother of Bruce Campbell.

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).

Quotes:

[first lines]
[opening monologue]
Ash: My name is Ash and I am a slave. As far 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?
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Sword in the Stone (1963)

Soundtrack:

March Of The Dead

Not for the pretentious

Most people would say you can check your brain at the door before you watch this film, but I beg to differ. This is genuinely intelligent stuff here folks. The director, Sam Raimi, reminds us in this film what it is like to have fun. From the film itself, as well as the DVD featurettes, it is apparent that Mr. Raimi is having a blast doing what he does best. It shows too. Granted, there is not much in the line of plot or theme, but these would be totally gratuitous in this escapist piece. Instead, we are given a fantastic adventure, appropriately tongue-in-cheek special effects, and an ode to The Three Stooges. The facial expressions of Bruce Campbell alone make this film well worth its 80 minutes. I don't want to give away a single joke, because the experience is just too much fun. So, do yourself a favor. Watch this film without being so hard on yourself. Yes, you are allowed to laugh. There can be non-sardonic humor in modern day America. Sam Raimi proves it.