Army of Darkness (1992) - Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

Army of Darkness

Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
( Comedy / Fantasy / Horror )

MPAA Rating:

[violence and horror]

US Runtime: 81 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 31, 1992 [USA]

Director:	Sam Raimi

Writers:	Ivan Raimi [Writer] Sam Raimi [Writer]

Producers:	Bruce Campbell [Co-Producer] Robert Tapert [Producer]

Cinematography:	Bill Pope

Edited by:	Bob Murawski Sam Raimi

Music Composed by	Joseph LoDuca

Production Design:	Anton Tremblay

Costume Design:	Ida Gearon

Casting by	Ira Belgrade

Production Companys:	Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Dino de Laurentiis Communications (US) Introvision International Renaissance Pictures (US) Universal Pictures

Plot Summary:

When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Bruce Campbell Ash Embeth Davidtz Sheila Marcus Gilbert Arthur Ian Abercrombie Wiseman Richard Grove Duke Henry Michael Earl Reid Gold Tooth Timothy Patrick Quill Blacksmith Bridget Fonda Linda Patricia Tallman Possessed Witch Ted Raimi Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk		Deke Anderson Tiny Ash #1 Bruce Thomas Tiny Ash #2 Sara Shearer Old Woman Shiva Gordon Pit Deadite #1 Billy Bryan Pit Deadite #2 Nadine Grycan Winged Deadite Bill Moseley Deadite Captain Micheal Kenney Henry's Man Andy Bale Lieutenant #1 Robert Brent Lappin Lieutenant #2

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Summersalt Equi-Service Ltd. horse wrangling

Special Effects Department:

24 Hour Post optical compositing Alterian Inc. makeup effects: Ash & Sheila Introvision International visual effects		K.N.B. Effects Group special makeup effects Perpetual Motion Pictures title animation & montage compositing

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Acton, California, USA

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Los Angeles, California, USA

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Tech Info:

Budget:: $11,000,000
Revenue:: $21,502,976
Camera:: Clairmont Cameras
Color Info:: Color (DeLuxe)
Laboratory:: DeLuxe
Sound Mix:: Dolby SR

Aspect Ratio:: 1.85 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Production Dates:: 1991

Quotes:

Ash: Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with ... molecular structures.

Ash: Shop smart, shop S-mart!

Duke Henry: You're not one of my vassals... who are you?
Ash: Who wants to know?
Duke Henry: I am Henry the Red. Duke of Shale, Lord of the Northlands and leader of its peoples.
Ash: Well hello Mister Fancypants. Well, I've got news for you pal, you ain't leadin' but two things: Jack and shit... and Jack just left town.

Ash: See this? This is my boom stick! The 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about $109.95. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

Ash: Groovy.

Trivia:

All European editions of the movie have the original ending (Ash oversleeping and waking up in a destroyed world.) The US "supermarket battle" ending used to be virtually unknown in Europe for a long time.
Movie was originally given a NC-17 rating.
The magic words Ash must use to claim the Book of the Dead are "Klaatu, Barada, Nikto", the same words used to command the robot Gort in The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Ted Raimi plays the S-Mart store clerk at the end of the movie.
When Ash calls Wiseman Joe "spinach chin," it is a reference to the 1949 Three Stooges short "Malice in the Palace." In it, Moe calls a man with a long beard "spinach chin."

Credits Fun:

In the opening credits, Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness instead of "in".

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