Ash has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.
Stars:
Bruce Campbell,
Ray Santiago,
Dana DeLorenzo
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
There is panic throughout the nation as the dead suddenly come back to life. The film follows a group of characters who barricade themselves in an old farmhouse in an attempt to remain safe from these bloodthirsty, flesh-eating monsters.
A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.
Director:
Stuart Gordon
Stars:
Jeffrey Combs,
Bruce Abbott,
Barbara Crampton
Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfather's grave in Texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
Ash is transported with his car to 1,300 A.D., where he is captured by Lord Arthur and turned slave with Duke Henry the Red and a couple of his men. When Ash is thrown into a pit, he defeats two monsters and wins respect of Arthur's army and vassals. The Wiseman points Ash as The Chosen One that will retrieve the Necronomicon but Ash is only interested in returning home. When he learns that the only way to return to his time is using the Necronomicon, Ash decides to travel to the unholy land of the Deadites. The Wiseman advises that he must say the words "Klaatu Barada Nikto" to safely get the evil book. However, Ash forgets the last word and an army of the dead resurrects to attack Arthur fortress and recover the Necronomicon. The battle between the living and the dead is about to start and the support of Henry the Red is the only way to help Ash and Arthur to defeat the army of darkness.Written by
Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
At the beginning of the movie Ash is being chain-ganged using a wooden stocks that bind his wrists and his neck, each through a separate hole. However, although his right hand had been self-amputated at the wrist, he seems unable to free his arm by simply pulling the stump out through the restraining cuff. 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...
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Crazy Credits
Ash can be heard laughing over the beginning of the credits in the original ending. See more »
Alternate Versions
Almost all deleted scenes are added into television versions of the movie, excluding some scenes in the final battle (BadAsh checking his hair as BadSheila picks her nails with a dagger, Arthur's repeated cries of "We are deserted!", and the death of Ted Raimi). This includes two excellent scenes cut from every version of the movie. At the beginning, as Arthur yells "To the pit!" the little bald guy with the whip (Gold Tooth) says "To the pit with the blackguard!" and charges Ash on his horse. Ash knocks him off the horse with his shotgun and is sucker-punched by Arthur, which Ash doesn't like, and knocks Arthur down. Arthur is shocked, but recovers to slap Ash's face lightly and order his men to "Secure the prisoner." They do. Another scene explains the mirror thing a little better, as Ash leaves the windmill to walk through an ominous forest, accidentally knocking into his horse. Saying "You big piece of hamburger, c'mere," he ties the horse down until seeing a duplicate of himself in the windmill's doorway, which then slams shut. He runs back into the windmill and smashes headfirst into a mirror. These scenes are included in VERY rough scratched-up form in the "director's cut" DVD/VHS, along with another scene in which Ash is captured by Henry's men, including Rob Tapert. Henry stops them from killing Ash and laughs, calling Ash "Mr. Fancypants." Ash convinces Henry to fight with him, saying "You owe me." There is also an alternate opening on the DVD which is much more horror-like, omitting the S-Mart material and including more "Evil Dead 2"-style footage. This matches with the "end of the world" ending, as Ash appears to have a beard (only his eyes are shown to avoid giving this away too much). See more »
If you have seen the previous installments, the Evil Dead 1 and 2, you know what to expect from this movie. If you haven't, prepared to be shocked and impressed.
When I first saw this movie, I had not seen the previous installments in the loosely called 'series'. I did not know what to expect, but right from the start of the film, it becomes clear that you are to relax, free your mind, and laugh as hard as you can.
This movie has no flaws in my opinion. It is perfectly done and Bruce Campbell is as always the perfect role for Ash. Once you have finished the movie, you will have quotes to say with your friends over and over again I promise you. I still use quotes from the movie and I've seen it hundreds of times. If you don't see this movie, you haven't lived life yet.
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If you have seen the previous installments, the Evil Dead 1 and 2, you know what to expect from this movie. If you haven't, prepared to be shocked and impressed.
When I first saw this movie, I had not seen the previous installments in the loosely called 'series'. I did not know what to expect, but right from the start of the film, it becomes clear that you are to relax, free your mind, and laugh as hard as you can.
This movie has no flaws in my opinion. It is perfectly done and Bruce Campbell is as always the perfect role for Ash. Once you have finished the movie, you will have quotes to say with your friends over and over again I promise you. I still use quotes from the movie and I've seen it hundreds of times. If you don't see this movie, you haven't lived life yet.