THE EVIL DEAD (1982)

THE EVIL DEAD (1982)
Type Feature
Approx. Running minutes 80
Release dates 19/07/2002, 22/12/2000
BBFCInsight Contains strong bloody gore and horror
Genre(s) Horror
Director(s) Sam Raimi
Cast includes Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Hal Delrich, Betsy Baker, Sarah York, Phil Gillis, Dorothy Tapert, Cheryl Guttridge, Barbara Carey, David Horton, Wendall Thomas, Don Long, Stu Smith, Kurt Rauf, Ted Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Bill Vincent, Mary Beth Tapert, Scott Spiegel, John Cameron
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BBFCinsight publication date 05/11/2015
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
EVIL DEAD is a US horror film in which a group of students visit a remote cabin in the woods where they inadvertently awaken evil spirits.
- Violence
There are frequent scenes of strong bloody violence and gore, including stabbings, severing of limbs, and a decapitation, as characters are attacked by evil spirits or possessed.
A sequence of sexual violence also occurs in which a woman is tied down and partially stripped by demonic roots and vines around a tree. It is implied that the tendrils sexually penetrate her.
Details
- Title
- THE EVIL DEAD
- Year
- 1982
- Formats
- DVD, Cinema
- Distributor(s)
- Sony DADC UK Limited,Palace Video,Palace Pictures,FilmFour Channel,Feature Film Company
- Classified date(s)
- 19/08/2010
- Main language
- English
- BBFC reference
- AZF029779
