Evil Dead - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of Evil Dead or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Evil Dead

[eli]

In the opening sequence, the petrol that Harold pours over the girl was actually apple juice.

[sandra]

In one of the first scenes within the cabin, a Uruguayan soccer team flag, of which the director Fede Alvarez is a fan, can partly be seen on top of a table.

[javier]

Chan-wook Park turned down an offer to direct.

[melinda]

When Olivia chastises Eric for his attitude towards David's past absence in Mia's life, stating "He's here now," Eric responds with a deadpan "Yeah... Truly amazing." This is one of Ash's lines from the first The Evil Dead (1981).

[chad]

Lou Taylor Pucci wanted to wear old style glasses and long hair as a tribute to the early 1980s when the original film was made.

[christina]

Mia can be seen wearing a Michigan State sweatshirt. In the original version, the main character also wears a Michigan State sweatshirt in the opening scene. This is also a homage to original series director Sam Raimi, who is from Michigan.

[javier]

Jane Levy admitted that her role was a physically demanding one, also due to the many hours that she had to spend in the make up chair. However, her least favorite scene to do was the one where she has to vomit all over Olivia's face, because she felt sorry for Jessica Lucas.

[bernard]

Sian Davis, who plays the Old Woman in the opening scene, would later play a Deadite-possessed lady in the pilot episode of Ash vs Evil Dead (2015).

[victoria]

The rusted Oldsmobile seen in the film is NOT a 1973 Delta 88 (AKA Sam Raimi's personal car) like many fans have stated, but a 1974 Delta 88. According to car enthusiast Jerry Garret: "A 1973 Olds Delta 88 had a hood that curled down over the front of the car. Under it, two low, long and wide 'waterfall' grille sections were placed either side of a 'nose', festooned with an Oldsmobile logo, about six inches wide. The front bumper ran in a clean, unbroken line across the front of the car. In the 'Evil Dead' (2013), the grille sections of the rotting Olds in the woods are placed much farther apart from the nose. They are more upright and square. In fact, they begin to wrap up over the hood line. And the front bumper of the car in the remake has two bumper guards, while Raimi's did not. See also the chrome 'Oldsmobile' script on the left grille panel; not there in a '73". A possible reason for this stand-in for Raimi's original is Raimi could have been using the chassis for a wagon in Oz: The Great And Powerful, which was filming around the same time as Evil Dead.

[sophie]

There are two situations in this film similar to Ash removing his hand in the original, first when Natalie cuts off her arm to prevent her possession and when Mia rips hers off (to top it off she shoves her arm in the handle of the chainsaw to kill the demon).

[albert]

director Fede Alvarez stated that his favorite scene in the movie is the one where David (Shiloh Fernandez) has to bury his sister Mia (Jane Levy) to free her from the demonic possession. In order to help Fernandez with his performance, Levy was really buried alive in the grave below him, with plenty of safeguards of course to prevent her from suffocating. This was done so that Fernandez would show genuine apprehension, and try to get Levy out of the sand as fast as possible.

[francisco]

The first Evil Dead movie not to be directed by Sam Raimi, feature Bruce Campbell and have music composed by Joseph LoDuca. Campbell does ultimately appear in a post-credits scene.

[sophie]

After the credits, You can see a silhouette of a man looking off to the side. He then says, "Groovy", and breaks the fourth wall by looking at the audience. This man is Bruce Campbell from the original The Evil Dead (1981). Many hardcore-fans have viewed this scene as his official seal of approval for the movie.

[chad]

In one scene there are cards spread out on the table. The cards are laid out in the order that Cheryl reads them in the original The Evil Dead (1981).

[edgar]

When producer Rob Tapert suggested the possibility of an 'Evil Dead' remake to Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, Raimi responded the most favorably, whereas Campbell was the least enthusiastic of the three. Raimi thought that The Evil Dead (1981) was exactly the sort of film that could be successfully updated and re-imagined by a new generation of filmmakers, while Campbell was not happy to pass on his iconic role of Ash. He relented when he heard that the film would feature a new set of characters, and the role of Ash would not be re-cast.

[oscar]

The film primarily used practical special effects, much like the original film. However, CGI was used to add fire, & remove wires and equipment used for the effects. Many fans of the series feared that since this was a remake, it would resort to CGI rather than practical effects, and this caused some people to avoid the film. Since that is not the case, many fans are thankful for the choice the filmmakers had made.

[maureen]

If you take the first letters of the main characters David, Eric, Mia, Olivia and Natalie, the letters spell out DEMON.

[gerald]

Jurnee Smollett auditioned for the role of Olivia.