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Evil Dead II

Play trailer 1:23 Poster for Evil Dead II R 1987 1h 25m Horror Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash's girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.
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Critics Consensus

Less a continuation than an outright reimagining, Sam Raimi transforms his horror tale into a comedy of terrors -- and arguably even improves on the original formula.

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Owen Gleiberman Boston Phoenix 03/29/2023
Raimi delivers. At this point, I'm not sure whether he's a genius or certifiable (perhaps a bit of both), but Evil Dead 2 is the horror equivalent of the hardest drugs there are: it bypasses logic and heads straight for your pleasure centers. Go to Full Review Elvis Mitchell Detroit Free Press 03/29/2023
7/10
For those who respond by screaming back at the movie while swallowing its junk food aesthetic, this may be the best time they've had in quite a while. Go to Full Review David Ansen Newsweek 03/29/2023
Keep your eye on Raimi: it's not easy to pitch a comedy at a level this flamboyant and then keep topping the gags. Go to Full Review Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 7
The problem is that with no characters to care about, the decapitated heads, the eyeballs caroming out of someone's skull to land in someone else's mouth, the buzzing chainsaws and the incessant screaming don't really add up to very much. Go to Full Review David Day Horror Movie Talk Sep 18
10/10
...Evil Dead 2 takes a more comedy-based approach while maintaining an incredible array of shocking visuals. The effects in this are so over-the-top that it’s pushed into goofy, nervous laughter territory. Go to Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) 04/03/2024
Raimi's movie is a glorious goof, which picks up some of Lovecraft's tossed off ideas as an excuse for gross-out physical comedy and joyful filmmaking. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jason Phillips 10/03/2024 Great cinematography, great practical effects, Bruce Campbell is amazing - just good gory fun! See more Mathew Macias 10/03/2024 Greatest movie of all time See more Uri 04/05/2023 How could you hate this god dam movie 5/5 See more Josh H. @RT80277162 5d Lack luster, step down from the first films practical effects. See more Squirt R. @Squirt_Reynolds May 16 Needs more tree on female violation scenes See more Oliver C @slimjim123 Apr 28 Whoever hates on this is bad. The end! See more Read all reviews
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Sam Raimi

Director

Bruce Campbell

Ashley "Ash" J. Williams

Sarah Berry

Annie Knowby

Dan Hicks

Jake

Denise Bixler

Linda

Kassie Wesley DePaiva

Bobbie Joe

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Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Groovy! Ash Gets A Chainsaw Arm Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Groovy! Ash Gets A Chainsaw Arm 2:58 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Give Me Back My Hand! Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Give Me Back My Hand! 2:49 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - The Trees Attack Bobbie Joe Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - The Trees Attack Bobbie Joe 2:25 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash's Girlfriend Gives Him Head... and a Chainsaw Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash's Girlfriend Gives Him Head... and a Chainsaw 2:56 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Possessed Henrietta Attacks! Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Possessed Henrietta Attacks! 2:59 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Dancing Zombie Girlfriend Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Dancing Zombie Girlfriend 2:38 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash Cuts Off His Hand Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash Cuts Off His Hand 2:14 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash vs. the Giant Demon Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash vs. the Giant Demon 2:54 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash vs. Possessed Henrietta Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash vs. Possessed Henrietta 2:50 Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash Laughs Like Crazy Evil Dead 2: Official Clip - Ash Laughs Like Crazy 2:49 View more videos

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Movie Info

Synopsis The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash's girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.
Director
Sam Raimi
Producer
Rob Tapert
Screenwriter
Sam Raimi
Distributor
Rosebud Releasing Corporation
Production Co
De Laurentiis, Lions Gate Films, Renaissance Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 2, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.6M
Runtime
1h 25m