Evil Dead II poster

Evil Dead II( 1987)

TV-MAHorrorComedyFantasy
75%
User
Score

Kiss your nerves goodbye!

Overview

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bruce Campbell

      Ash

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      Sarah Berry

      Annie

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      Dan Hicks

      Jake

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      Kassie DePaiva

      Bobby Joe

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      Ted Raimi

      Possessed Henrietta

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      Denise Bixler

      Linda

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      Richard Domeier

      Ed

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      John Peakes

      Professor Knowby

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      Lou Hancock

      Henrietta

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      Snowy Winters

      Dancer

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      Sol Abrams

      Fake Shemp

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      Josh Becker

      Fake Shemp

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      Sam Raimi

      Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair

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      Scott Spiegel

      Fake Shemp

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      Thomas Kidd

      Fake Shemp

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      Mitch Cantor

      Fake Shemp

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      Jenny Griffith

      Fake Shemp

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      William Preston Robertson

      The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice)

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      Tony Elwood

      Luggage Monkey (uncredited)

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      David Goodman

      Airport Worker (uncredited)

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      Gary Jones

      The Hand (uncredited)

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      Greg Nicotero

      The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)

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      Tom Sullivan

      Baggage Handler (uncredited)

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      Robert Tapert

      Airport Worker (uncredited)

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      John W. Walter

      The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand (uncredited)

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    Review 5Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Oct 18 2015
    The Flaming Groovy! Yes indeed, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are back to shake some action with this remake of their own The Evil Dead (1981), only this time with more money and more overt humour. A quick prologue sets things up nicely, then BAM! Ash (Campbell) and his squeeze are in the cabin of doom and about to be part of a night of unholy demonic terror. It's a nightmare of the black comedy kind, where Raimi and Campbell invite us to a party and then gleefully pummel us into submission - and we sado-masochistically enjoy it! Ash has grown a pair of cojones and decides to fight back ag...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    3500000.00

    Revenue

    10900000.00

    Keywords

    • deer
    • tape recorder
    • chainsaw
    • spirit
    • over the top
    • book of the dead
    • evil dead
    • eyeball
    • necronomicon
    • tarmac
    • meat cleaver
    • psychotronic
    • shocking