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Evil Dead 2 continues Ash's story against the evil force, but not before retconning the first movie. Here's why Sam Raimi and company had to do so.
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Evil Dead 2 is the 1987 sequel to Sam Raimi's 1981 directorial film debut. Bruce Campbell returns as Ash Williams, who travels with his girlfriend to a secluded cabin in the woods with his girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) and accidentally frees multiple demonic entities that terrorize him and force him to make great sacrifices to survive.
Evil Dead 2
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Release Date
- March 13, 1987
- Studio(s)
- Renaissance Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
- Cast
- Bruce Campbell , Sarah Berry , Denise Bixler , Kassie Wesley DePaiva , Ted Raimi
- Writers
- Scott Spiegel , Sam Raimi
- Runtime
- 84 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- Evil Dead
- Sequel(s)
- Army of Darkness
- prequel(s)
- The Evil Dead (1981)
- Budget
- $3.6 million
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