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ARMY OF DARKNESS

Air Date/Released Friday, February 19, 1993
Station/Studio Dino DeLaurentis / Universal

A time-warp transports Ash back to medieval times, and a castle under attack by demonic forces. He learns that he is prophecized to find the Necronomicon book and dispel the evil. But he screws up the magic chant with a sneeze and unleashes the demons' full army of Deadites, led by his Deadite look-alike.

The third entry in Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD series. Raimi, and star Bruce Campbell, are avid Three Stooges fans and have a running joke in their films with extras being cast-credit ID'ed as "Fake Shemp," a reference to Joe Palma's role as Shemp's stand-in for the four 1956 shorts produced after Shemp's death. Rather than list each relevant Raimi/Campbell film in this Tribute Filmography, ARMY OF DARKNESS stands out as the best example due to its inclusion of Stooge-style slaps, eyepokes and head bonks during the fight scenes; Sam and Bruce had the sound effects staff incorporate Three Stooges sound effects during these scenes.


Cast: Bruce Campbell (Ash), Embeth Davidtz (Sheila), Marcus Gilbert (Lord Arthur), Ian Abercrombie (Wiseman), Richard Grove (Duke Henry the Red), Timothy Patrick Quill (Blacksmith), Michael Earl Reid (Gold Tooth), Bridget Fonda (Linda), Patricia Tallman (Possessed Witch), Ted Raimi (Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk), Deke Anderson (Mini-Ash #2), Bruce Thomas (Mini-Ash #3), Sara Shearer (Old Woman), Billy Bryan (Pit Bitch), Micheal Kenney (Henry's Man), Andy Bale (Lieutenant #1), Robert Brent Lappin (Lieutenant #2), Rad Milo (Tower Guard), Brad Bradbury (Chief Archer), , J Michael Briggs (Horseback Warrior), Shiva Gordon (Pit Deadite #1), Nadine Grycan (Winged Deadite), Bill Moseley (Deadite Captain), Eric Clarke, Kevin O'Hara, Courtney Pakiz (Deadite), Angela Featherstone (Girl in S-Mart), Patricia Anne Isgate (Peasant Woman), Sam Raimi (Knight in sweatshirt and sneakers), Monique Yates Jr. (Graveyard Wench), Sol Abrams, Lorraine Axeman, Josh Becker, Sheri Burke, Don Campbell, Charlie Campbell, Harley Cokeliss, Ken Jepson, William Lustig, David O'Malley, David Pollison, Ivan Raimi, Bernard Rose, Bill Vincent, Chris Webster, Ron Zwang (Fake Shemps)

Crew: Sam Raimi (Director), Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi (Screenplay), Bruce Campbell, Dino De Laurentis, Robert G. Tapert (Producers), Bill Pope (Cinematography), Sonny Baskin, Bob Murawski, Sam Raimi (Film Editors), Gary Boggess, Lance Brown, Tim Gedemer, Lewis Goldstein, Larry Goodwin, Jason King, Jack Levy, Roger Mende, Paul Menichini, William Mings, George Nemzer (Sound Effects / Editors)
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