The Evil Dead

Friday, April 18 - Saturday, April 26, 2025

SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

 

“I was raised in a house where we could watch R-rated movies (kind of), unless they had “Evil” or “Satan” in the title. Something like that (I was playing D&D at my neighbors, and forced to listen to Slayer while it was happening). The Evil Dead was the movie my brother and I wanted to see more than anything. The day I turned 16, I got my driver’s license, drove my ass to Kurvan’s Video, and rented The Evil Dead. Some movies can’t live up to that level of hype. This one did. It’s made by a group of friends from Michigan, and is the first movie I saw that made me realize I could make movies.” – Joel Potrykus

Previously screened as part of our Autumn 2022 series, ‘Waverly Midnights: Midnights of the Living Dead’ and Autumn 2019 series, “Waverly Midnights: Late-Night Favorites.”

 

 

  • Country USA
  • Rating R
  • Year 1981
  • Running Time 85 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Box Office Spectaculars
  • Director Sam Raimi
  • Cast Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly

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