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Evil Dead II

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
162K
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POPULARITY
1,899
73
Evil Dead II (1987)
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  • Comedy
  • Horror
The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
162K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,899
73
  • Director
    • Sam Raimi
  • Writers
    • Sam Raimi
    • Scott Spiegel
  • Stars
    • Bruce Campbell
    • Sarah Berry
    • Dan Hicks
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sam Raimi
  • Writers
    • Sam Raimi
    • Scott Spiegel
  • Stars
    • Bruce Campbell
    • Sarah Berry
    • Dan Hicks
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 662User reviews
    • 294Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Videos4

    Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
    Trailer 1:31
    Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
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    Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
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    Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
    Evil Dead 2 - 4K Restoration Trailer
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    Photos245

    Sarah Berry, Bruce Campbell, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, and Dan Hicks in Evil Dead II (1987)
    Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II (1987)
    Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II (1987)
    Ted Raimi in Evil Dead II (1987)
    Sam Raimi in Evil Dead II (1987)
    Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II (1987)
    Evil Dead II (1987)
    Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II (1987)
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    Top cast

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    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
    Sarah Berry
    Sarah Berry
    • Annie Knowby
    Dan Hicks
    Dan Hicks
    • Jake
    Kassie Wesley DePaiva
    Kassie Wesley DePaiva
    • Bobby Joe
    • (as Kassie Wesley)
    Ted Raimi
    Ted Raimi
    • Possessed Henrietta
    • (as Theodore Raimi)
    Denise Bixler
    Denise Bixler
    • Linda
    Richard Domeier
    Richard Domeier
    • Ed Getley
    John Peakes
    • Professor Raymond Knowby
    • (as John Peaks)
    Lou Hancock
    Lou Hancock
    • Henrietta Knowby
    Snowy Winters
    • Dancer
    Sol Abrams
    • Fake Shemp
    • (as Sid Abrams)
    Josh Becker
    • Fake Shemp
    Scott Spiegel
    Scott Spiegel
    • Fake Shemp
    Thomas Kidd
    • Fake Shemp
    Mitch Cantor
    Mitch Cantor
    • Fake Shemp
    Jenny Griffith
    • Fake Shemp
    William Preston Robertson
    • The Hand
    • (voice)
    • …
    Randy Brenner
    Randy Brenner
    • Male Monsters
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Raimi
    • Writers
      • Sam Raimi
      • Scott Spiegel
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the scene where the severed head of Linda bites Ash's hand, Bruce Campbell says the single line "work shed". This line was later re-dubbed in post-production due to the quality of the audio, giving it a strange, slightly "disproportionate" sound to the audio. Nine years later, while filming his cameo in Escape from L.A. (1996), the first thing Kurt Russell said to Bruce Campbell on the set was, jokingly, "Say 'work shed'".
    • Goofs
      After Ash finds that the bridge has fallen and tries to speed off in reverse, away from the spirits, the spirit point of view moves over a fully intact bridge.
    • Quotes

      Henrietta: I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul! I'll swallow your soul!

      Ash: [aims shotgun at Henrietta's face] Swallow this.

    • Crazy credits
      The sequel to the ultimate experience in grueling horror
    • Alternate versions
      All the Anchor Bay releases are uncut for gore, but the new "Book of the Dead" edition digitally erases wires in several scenes (most noticeably when Henrietta's eye pops out).
    • Connections
      Edited into Iggy Pop: Cold Metal (1988)

    User reviews662

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    The Sequel to the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror indeed
    This is the type of film we really wish we made ourselves before some else thought of it. It's intelligent but not entirely complex ... entirely enjoyable yet a serious piece of film making ... everything adds up to cult status. It's the type of film your uninformed friends (or mine at least, I'm surely surrounded by fools) dismiss as trash without giving it a chance.

    Raimi showed us the thrills, chills and blackly tinged laughs he could bring about in the first in the series on a virtually non-existent budget. Here with just that little bit more he retreads old ground but everything still works ... probably more effectively too! Seeing some of props used and slightly off production values (the 'muppet' headless girlfriend in the shed, the demon head stuck to camera attacking Ash towards the end, Ted Raimi's ripped old lady from hell suit and the quickest of glimpses of set floor boards during one stage of shooting) shows how Raimi was still constrained by budget issues.

    Seriously though, who cares ... this film has 6 different colours of blood, some seriously funny slap-stick scenes (didn't think I'd say that anytime soon) and a chemistry between lead Campbell and director Raimi that let the jokes flow freely.

    Campbell proves himself a master of face contortion, self-harm as well as flipping himself over! So many classic scenes in such a short space of time ... my favourite being when Jake is dragged into the cellar and a torment of pink blood comes pumping out. The camera work is as dynamic and as fast paced as in the first outing, the shot of ash standing by the remains of the bridge at the start of film standing out for its grandness among otherwise less cinematic shots.

    The film leads on nicely to the 3rd installment in the series with one-handed Ash getting sucked into another dimension to face the undead in jolly olde England (or something like that). It really is no wonder that the in-store geeks/pop-culture snobs of High Fidelty described Evil Dead II as the greatest movie of all time.

    'Groovey' indeed.
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    • FatChino
    • Sep 13, 2005

    FAQ11

    • Is this film a remake or a sequel?
    • Why does Ash go back to the cabin in the begining?
    • When the group first reaches the cabin, how do they manage to rush Ash without being seen?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Deadites Online - The Fan's Official Source for Evil Dead
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Evil Dead 2
    • Filming locations
      • De Laurentiis Studios, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Renaissance Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,923,044
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $807,260
      • Mar 15, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,924,421
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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