The Evil Dead [764] Released: 1981-09-10 Revenue: $29,612,367 Budget: $350,000 Profit: $29,262,367 Runtime: 85 mins Popularity: 6.0157 Vote Average: 7.278 Vote Count: 4,131 Overview: In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway. Cast [28] Bruce CampbellAsh Ellen SandweissCheryl Richard DeManincorScott Betsy BakerLinda Theresa TillyShelly Philip A. GillisFake Shemp Dorothy TapertFake Shemp Cheryl GuttridgeFake Shemp Barbara CareyFake Shemp David HortonFake Shemp Wendall ThomasFake Shemp Don LongFake Shemp Stu SmithFake Shemp Kurt RaufFake Shemp Ted RaimiFake Shemp Ivan RaimiFake Shemp Bill VincentFake Shemp Mary Beth TapertFake Shemp Scott SpiegelFake Shemp John CameronFake Shemp Joanne KruseFake Shemp Gwen CochanskiFake Shemp Debie JarczewskiFake Shemp Josh BeckerCar Shemp Bob DorianPerson on Recorder Sam RaimiHitchhiking Fisherma Tom SullivanDemon Hands Robert TapertLocal Yokel Trailers The Evil Dead ≣ 1981 ≣ Trailer The Evil Dead - Official Trailer