Evil Dead (2013)

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival.

Director:

Fede Alvarez

Writers:

Fede Alvarez (screenplay), Rodo Sayagues (screenplay),

Stars:

Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Levy	...	Mia
Shiloh Fernandez	...	David
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 from the Original 'Evil Dead' (voice)
Ellen Sandweiss	...	Cheryl from the Original 'Evil Dead' (voice)
Inca	...	Grandpa the Dog

Storyline

Five twenty-something friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival.

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Plot Keywords:

book of the dead | demon | blood spatter | oldsmobile | split head | 

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Taglines:

The most terrifying film you will ever experience.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Posesión infernal

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$25,775,847 (USA) (5 April 2013)

Gross:

$53,756,774 (USA) (10 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FilmDistrict, Ghost House Pictures, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The abandon car Mia is sitting on in the beginning of the film is a 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88, the same car used in the first two Evil Dead films and Army of Darkness. Sam Raimi also featured it his other films including Crimewave, Darkman, A Simple Plan, The Gift, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 and Drag Me To Hell

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie, Mia makes David cross his heart. He makes the motion over opposite side of his body (his right side).

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Quotes

Olivia: [See's Eric reading through the Naturom Demonto] I thought I told you to throw that away.
Eric: You don't understand. This could be a real find. I'm still trying to figure out the language. Maybe some guys from the school library an help me out. Could be worth some serious dough.
Olivia: Yeah, why don't you put that down and go help out your best buddy?
Eric: I don't know who you're talking about.
Olivia: Come on, don't act like you don't give a fuck about him. I know you do.
Eric: Well, I think we can all agree that he didn't ...
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Crazy Credits

There is a short scene after the credits.

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Connections

Featured in Face Off: Mummy Mayhem (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Baby, Little Baby"
Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Performed by Jane Levy and Shiloh Fernandez
Published by Fede Alvarez (ASCAP) and Rodo Saygues (ASCAP)

User Reviews

mmmmBLOOOOOD!

With all the horror remakes that have been released in the past few years, this has been the first one I've opted to view in theaters. Almost entirely disinclined to see this movie, I ultimately decided to give it a go with all the positive hype completely captivating my interest. And I can say upon viewing it...Well, IT SUCKS!

"The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience."

If I didn't know any better that tagline conned us all. Quite a miserable, but effective deception it is. In all seriousness, what's terrifying is that I spent 10 large bucks of my hard-earned cash to see this so called "Evil Dead" movie (I could have spent it on dinner... What a shame). The problem with this film, is that it lacks Sam Raimi's direction. The difference between this and the Raimi films is that Raimi's contains humor, wit, productive creativity and above all they are actually scary! This is directed by a no-name Uruguayan who lacks the ability to inflict psychological fear into the viewer's mind, so he thinks he can make up for it by piling in annoyingly loud, screaming moments and overdone gruesome, blood-splatter scenes which leave you shaking your head more so than cringing in fear.

The acting is mediocre, the characters are moronic, the writing is horrible, the score is loud and uninspired, the direction sucks and overall, so does the movie! All this movie has to offer is the butchering of the human anatomy, and if people really enjoy watching that, then they're probably just some morbid fiends.

The biggest disappointment is that Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell produced this. I actually tried enjoying it for that very reason, but it's just so bad I can't help but to think of it as being what it truly is: Horrendous. Supposedly a sequel to this trash is already in the works. Well, you can count me out.