Workshed......This is possibly my favorite line in
Evil Dead II. It occurs at a point when Ash (Bruce Campbell) is being attacked by the head of his possessed girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler). In an effort to release himself he has a revelation that all of his answers are in the workshed. Of course this is where he becomes acquainted with his beloved chainsaw.
Evil Dead II is more of a re-shoot of the original Evil Dead than a sequel, but it certainly holds it's own in the series. The series has a strong cult following and it is easy to see why when watching EDII. Ash effortlessly transforms from victim of the Deadites to destroyer of the Deadites without seeming to mourn one iota for his lost girlfriend or lost hand (it went bad so he lopped it off at the wrist).
It turns out that the cabin Ash has taken his beloved girlfriend Linda to is owned by Professor Raymond Knowby (John Peaks) who is obsessed with translating the Necronomicon (Book of the Dead). Seems he has translated the book onto a recorder and poor old Ash just has to press play. After the recitations are repeated all hell breaks loose (literally) and Ash is in for a fight for his very soul.
He is soon joined by the professor's daughter Annie Knowby (Sarah Berry) and her boyfriend Ed Getley (Richard Domeier) and their scouts from the forest Jake (Dan Hicks) and Bobbie Joe (Kassie Wesley). Annie and Ed are coming to the cabin with lost pages of the Necronomicon for her father's research. A bloodbath of epic proportions ensues and the movie ends with Ash falling right into the next installment of the Evil Dead series...pretty clever.
The special effects in
Evil Dead II were great to say the least. And the limited edition tin that I have has a little booklet explaining all of what went into making the five possessed characters of the film: Linda, Evil Ed, Henrietta, Ash and who could forget - Mr. Rotten Applehead. It also contains both wide and full frame presentations; audio commentary with Sam Raimi (writer/director), Bruce Campbell(star), Scott Spiegel (co-writer) and Greg Nicotero (special make up effects artist); Featurette "The Gore The Merrier"; theatrical trailer; Evil Dead: Hail to the King video game preview; still galleries; talent bios; 5" X 7" theatrical poster replica.. Interesting stuff - any true Evil Dead fan needs to have this tin! By the by there were only 50,000 made. I happen to have 21559/50000. Aren't I special!
Evil Dead II Movie Cast and Credits
Directed by
Sam Raimi
Writing credits
Sam Raimi (written by)
Scott Spiegel (written by)
Cast (in credits order)
Bruce Campbell .... Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Sarah Berry .... Annie Knowby
Dan Hicks .... Jake
Kassie DePaiva .... Bobbie Joe (as Kassie Wesley)
Ted Raimi .... Possessed Henrietta (as Theodore Raimi)
Denise Bixler .... Linda
Richard Domeier .... Ed Getley
John Peaks .... Professor Raymond Knowby
Lou Hancock .... Henrietta Knowby
Snowy Winters .... Dancer (dance sequence)
Sid Abrams .... Fake Shemp
Josh Becker .... Fake Shemp
Scott Spiegel .... Fake Shemp
Thomas Kidd .... Fake Shemp
Mitch Cantor .... Fake Shemp
Jenny Griffith .... Fake Shemp
William Preston Robertson .... The Hand/The Dark Spirit/The Deer Head/The Enchanted Objects (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Raimi .... Medieval Soldier (uncredited)
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn Web Links
Evil Dead II Movie Reviews and Information from The Internet Movie DatabaseEvil Dead II: Dead by Dawn Review from House of Horrors
