The Evil Dead - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

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

[christina]

Hinted at by the tape: "Saman sa'rob dar ees haikar dande roza", this being derived from "Sam [Raimi] and Rob [Tapert] are hitchhikers on the road." Sure enough, if you paid attention five minutes into the film, Scott drove the Olds past a pair of idiotic-looking hitchhikers in fishing gear, both of whom turn to wave as the car sped by.

[aaron]

Some critics have called the "tree raping" scene where Cheryl is raped by possessed weeds to be misogynistic, and even Sam Raimi regrets putting it in the film. Bruce Campbell admitted to regretting the scene where he repeatedly and violently slaps Linda.

[kylie]

The plot shares similarities with "Equinox"(1970), primarily a book that conjures demons.

[morris]

"The Evil Dead" was released in Finland 1984 by Magnum video and was heavily (11 min 50 sec) cut. According to persistent legend it was Renny Harlin who did the cutting.

[carl]

During the scene where Linda is possessed, the make-up artist originally wanted to make her look like a snake-like creature, as can be seen when Ash is dragging her outside (filmed before the scene indoors, with her singing the creepy song). Her make-up was dark and a little more greenish, but eventually they changed the make-up to an evil doll-face look.

[phyllis]

Sam Raimi was inspired by the fact that Brian De Palma was editing his own film Blow Out (1981) at the same sound facility.

[lynn]

Shots of the moon had to be "matted" into the night scenes. In the footage, a square outline is visible around the moon matte. In his glowing review of the film, Stephen King specifically cited the matted moon footage as being part of the film's low-budget "charm."

[addison]

On the tape in which the demon resurrection passages are read aloud, some of the words spoken (which appear to be Latin) sound like, "Sam and Rob, Das ist Hikers Dan dee Roadsa," which means, "Sam and Rob are the Hikers on the road," as it was actually Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert who play the fishermen that wave to the car as it passes them near the start of the film.

[ruby]

Betsy Baker lost her eye lashes in the process of removing her facial mold.

[gerald]

Inspired by William Castle, Sam Raimi had ambulances on stand-by as a publicity stunt at the film's premiere.

[tom]

When Cheryl returns to the cabin, (right after the scene with the vines where she complains about wanting to go home) Scott goes to say something and then suddenly stops, throws his head back, and steps out of the shot. This was due to the actor (Richard DeManincor) blowing his line.

[ava]

On January 23, 1980, filming was finished and almost every crew member left the set to return home, with Bruce Campbell staying with Sam Raimi. While looking over the footage that had been shot, Raimi discovered that a few pick-ups were required to fill in missing shots. Four days of re-shoots were then done to complete the film. The final moment involved Campbell having "monster-guts" splattered on him in the basement.

[tammy]

Sam Raimi shot a short film called "Within the Woods" to act as a calling card for his feature debut. It did the trick - he was able to raise the $90,000 necessary to make the film.

[norma]

Some footage had to be shot or reshot after the initial location shooting in Tennessee. Because of this actor Richard DeManincor has a noticeably shorter hair style and a slightly different plaid shirt at times. This is most noticeable in the brief scene where Scotty tell Ash he's fleeing the cabin without Linda.

[bryan]

Bruce Campbell twisted his ankle on a root while running down a steep hill, and Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert decided to tease him by poking his injury with sticks, thus causing Campbell to have an obvious limp in some scenes.

[caroline]

The biggest selling VHS release of its year in the UK.

[nicholas]

Filmed in a real-life abandoned cabin.

[ella]

Several crew members were injured during the shoot. The cabin was in a remote location, and medical assistance was hard to get.