Directed by Sam Raimi Written by Sam Raimi   Cast Bruce Campbell ... Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams Ellen Sandweiss ... Cheryl Richard DeManincor ... Scott (as Hal Delrich) Betsy Baker ... Linda Theresa Tilly ... Shelly (as Sarah York) Philip A. Gillis ... Fake Shemp (as Phil Gillis) Dorothy Tapert ... Fake Shemp Cheryl Guttridge ... Fake Shemp Barbara Carey ... Fake Shemp David Horton ... Fake Shemp Wendall Thomas ... Fake Shemp Don Long ... Fake Shemp Stu Smith ... Fake Shemp Kurt Rauf ... Fake Shemp Ted Raimi ... Fake Shemp Ivan Raimi ... Fake Shemp Bill Vincent ... Fake Shemp Mary Beth Tapert ... Fake Shemp Scott Spiegel ... Fake Shemp John Cameron ... Fake Shemp Joanne Kruse ... Fake Shemp Gwen Cochanski ... Fake Shemp Debie Jarczewski ... Fake Shemp Uncredited Cast Josh Becker ... Car Shemp Bob Dorian ... Person on Recorder (voice) Sam Raimi ... Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force Tom Sullivan ... Demon Hands Rob Tapert ... Local Yokel Produced by Bruce Campbell   Gary Holt   Sam Raimi   Irvin Shapiro   Rob Tapert   Original Music by Joseph LoDuca

Additional Info Premiere: October 15, 1981 Theatrical Release: April 15, 1983 DVD Release: January 19, 1999 Blu-ray Release: August 31, 2010 Country: Distributor: Anchor Bay Websites: Production Companies Renaissance Pictures (presents) Distributors New Line Cinema   (1983) (United States) (theatrical) Congress Video Group   (1989) (United States) (VHS) USA Network   (1991) (United States) (USA Up All Night) (TV) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1998) (United States) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1999) (United States) (DVD) Grindhouse Releasing   (2019) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical) Elite Entertainment   (United States) (DVD) HBO/Cannon Video   (United States) (VHS) Image Entertainment   (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.9 / 10 Our Rating 8.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.2 / 10 Female Users 8.0 / 10 Site Ranking #859 / 20,905 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 67 total ratings Almost Perfect 26 total ratings Average 14 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 3 total ratings Site Ranking #855 Dracula (1992) #856 Misery (1990) #857 Rocky Balboa (2006) #858 Clerks. (1994) #859 The Evil Dead (1981) #860 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) #861 Daredevil (2003) #862 Ghost (1990) #863 Rocky II (1979)