Evil Dead II - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Evil Dead II"
Evil Dead II (1987)
Timing:
1:24 (84 min)
7.5/10
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Actors and characters
Kassie DePaiva
Character Bobby Joe
Denise Bixler
Character Linda
Richard Domeier
Character Ed
John Peakes
Character Professor Knowby
Lou Hancock
Character Henrietta
Snowy Winters
Character Dancer
Sol Abrams
Character Fake Shemp
Thomas Kidd
Character Fake Shemp
Mitch Cantor
Character Fake Shemp
Jenny Griffith
Character Fake Shemp
William Preston Robertson
Character The Hand / The Dark Spirit / The Deer Head / The Enchanted Objects (voice)
Tony Elwood
Character Luggage Monkey (uncredited)
David Goodman
Character Airport Worker (uncredited)
Gary Jones
Character The Hand (uncredited)
Greg Nicotero
Greg NicoteroCharacter The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
Tom Sullivan
Character Baggage Handler (uncredited)
John W. Walter
Character The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Sam Raimi made the blood green to pass censorship.
- A hanging glove belonging to Freddy Krueger is visible in one of the scenes in the basement. This is the director's response to the use of footage from the first film in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984).
- The director's younger brother, Ted Raimi, appeared in the basement episode. He plays Henrietta, who is possessed by demons.
- Some inconsistencies between the ending of the first part and the beginning of the sequel are explained by the fact that the company that owned the rights to the first part did not allow the director to use footage from the original to create its brief backstory in the sequel, as a result of which Raimi had to reshoot these pieces from scratch, having only Ash and Linda available as characters.
- Sam Raimi intended to 'throw' Ash into the Middle Ages at the beginning of the second part, but due to time and budgetary constraints, this was postponed until the third film.
- Since the forest cabin from the first part burned down, its interior was recreated for the filming of the sequel on the grounds of a school in Wadesboro, North Carolina. Moreover, to ensure all possible angles for the camera operators, the shack was "raised" 2 feet above the ground.
- Many scenes were cut from the film for censorship reasons, in particular a scene where "Evil" Ash eats a squirrel caught in the forest.
- The idea of the "living" hand was borrowed by Sam Raimi from Scott Spiegel's short film "Attack of the Helping Hand" (1981), in which he himself starred.
- Sam Raimi intended to "transfer" Ash to the Middle Ages early in the second part, but due to time and budget constraints, this was postponed until the third film.
- Stephen King was a big fan of Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" (1981). Once, over lunch, he persuaded Dino De Laurentiis (who was then working on the "Maximum Overdrive" project of 1986, a science fiction film directed by King himself based on his own screenplay) to have his company, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, finance the filming of "Evil Dead 2."
- In one of the filmed scenes, where Ash is holding a chainsaw, director and screenwriter Sam Raimi decided that Ash should walk in the opposite direction in the shot, and he simply flipped the negative of the film.
- In the scene of the fight with his own hand, Bruce Campbell (who played Ash) improvised from beginning to end. His performance so pleased director Sam Raimi that the first take of the scene was included in the film.
- The prototype for the attractive Bobby Joe (played in the film by Cassie DePava) was Holly Hunter. In the early 1980s, she lived with Sam Raimi, Joel Coen, and Frances McDormand in the same house. Once, Hunter was going to an audition where she hoped to get the role of a prostitute, so she looked accordingly (with unusual makeup and a short skirt). Raimi made some kind of quip about it, and she got angry. Later, Raimi made a lot of effort to get Hunter for the role of Bobby Joe, but the producers decided that someone even more 'appetizing' was needed for the role.
- When portraying the Deadites, the actors wore opaque contact lenses and could not see anything at all. They had repeatedly rehearsed their actions (where to go and how to move) in advance.
- The smoke that came out of the chainsaw was actually tobacco smoke. Sam Raimi attached a rubber hose to the chainsaw that did not appear in the shot, and cigarette smoke was blown through this hose.
- To avoid an 'X' rating, the producers insisted on using different dyes when creating the fake blood, but the attempt proved futile, and the film was eventually released without an official rating.
- The sounds made while the Deadites moved through the forest were a combination of the voice of director and screenwriter Sam Raimi and recordings of Orson Welles' voice, making 'Evil Dead 2' the last film in which Welles participated in some capacity (as a director, actor, and screenwriter).
- Henrietta, who became one of the Deadites, was played by Sam Raimi's younger brother, Ted. For the role, he had to wear a very uncomfortable latex suit covering his entire body. He also wore contact lenses and fake teeth, so only Ted's tongue was visible to the audience, and only when he opened his mouth. The filming took place in South Carolina, where the heat was unbearable, making it extremely difficult for Ted Raimi to film in the uncomfortable suit (and considering all the other nuances). He overheated and sweated profusely in the suit. By the end of the shooting day, the suit became so hot that the crew had to cool it down with water from plastic cups. In the film, in the scene where Henrietta attacks Annie, played by Sarah Berry, you can notice droplets of sweat on her ear.
- After watching the fully edited film, Dino De Laurentiis realized that it would definitely be given an 'X' rating. Sam Raimi, in turn, stated that if the film were re-edited for an 'R' rating, it would have to be cut down to just one hour of screen time. Ultimately, De Laurentiis decided to release the film under the name Rosebud Releasing Corporation. This trick allowed him to avoid contacting the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), and the film was released without its rating.
- One of the cool rooms in the school where filming took place was converted into a gym, and Bruce Campbell trained there under the guidance of a local bodybuilder. The results of this training can be seen in a scene near the end of the film, where Campbell's character is shown in a torn shirt.
- The idea of the "living" hand was borrowed by Sam Raimi from Scott Spiegel's short film "Attack of the Hand" (1979), in which he himself starred.
- The scene where Ash is doused with a stream of blood from the wall was filmed as follows: Bruce Campbell lay on the floor, fake blood was poured over him, and the camera was placed on its side to create the impression that the actor was standing. So much fake blood was poured on Campbell that he felt like he was actually drowning, and for the next two weeks he blew his nose exclusively with red mucus. To top it all off, all the flies in the area flew to the actor due to the composition of the fake blood.
- Another piece of evidence supporting the claim that this film is not a remake of the original from 1981, but a sequel, is the fact that the script required the inclusion of footage from the original film and a brief retelling of its plot. When filming the first film in the franchise, Sam Raimi did not anticipate sequels (Ash died at the end of the film, or at least that's the impression the audience got), so he sold the distribution rights to the film to New Line Cinema for a small sum. Fortunately, the contract did not mention copyright to the storyline and characters, but when it came to filming the second film, he no longer had the rights to use footage from the original. Therefore, the beginning of the film justified the upcoming events (of the second film) without references to the plot of the first.
- Sam Raimi intended to "transport" Ash to the Middle Ages as early as the second part, but due to time and budget constraints, it was postponed until the third film.
- Since the forest cabin from the first part burned down, its interior was recreated on the grounds of a school in Wadesboro, North Carolina, for the filming of the sequel. Moreover, to provide all possible camera angles for the operators, the shack was "raised" 2 feet above the ground.
- A hanging glove belonging to Freddy Krueger is visible in one of the scenes in the basement. This was the director's response to the use of footage from the first film in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984).
- The idea of a "living" hand was borrowed by Sam Raimi from Scott Spiegel's short film "Attack of the Helping Hand" (1979), in which he also starred.
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