Director
Sam Raimi
Leading Actors/Actresses
Bruce Campbell
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Sarah Berry, Denise Bixler, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley, Richard Domeier, John Peaks
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Language
Englsih
Awards
Nominated for 3 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA awards
Date of Release
1987
Producer
Rob Tapert
Setting and Context
A remote cabin in the woods
Narrator and Point of View
POV is that of Ash
Tone and Mood
Horror, Comedic, Suspenseful
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist is Ash. Antagonist is the evil force that possesses anyone.
Major Conflict
Ash has played Knowby's recorded reading of the book of the dead which causes a demon to be unleashed which possesses anyone in its path.
Climax
Annie recites an incantation to get rid of the demon, but the vortex sucks Ash in as well. Annie dies from a stab wound from Ash's cut off hand, and Ash finds himself in 1300 A.D. where he kills the deadite and breaks down crying.
Foreshadowing
The opening scene foreshadows the danger to come with the reading of the book of the dead.
Understatement
It is understated that Ash's hand will come back to do any more killing.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
The film is an allusion to hubris, as the book of the dead was seen as a great archaeological find when in reality it only brought death.
Paradox
Annie is able to rid the demon through the vortex with the incantation. Paradoxically, it sucks Ash into it as well.
Parallelism
Henrietta coming back to life parallels Linda having come back to life as well earlier in the film.
