Army of Darkness - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Army of Darkness"
Army of Darkness (1992)
Timing:
1:21 (81 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Writer
Casting
Ira Belgrade
Casting
Editor
Bob Murawski
Editor
Sonny Baskin
Editor
Art Direction
Aram Allan
Art Direction
Costume Design
Ida Gearon
Costume Design
Stunts
Ken Lesco
Stunts
Chuck Borden
Stunts
BJ Davis
Stunts
Tony Lee Boggs
Stunts
Bill Hart
Stunts
Jack Verbois
Stunts
Tim Trella
Stunts
Brian J. Williams
Stunts
Robert Chapin
Stunts
Louis Roth
Stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.
Stunts
Tom Morga
Stunts
Jack Lilley
Stunts
Dick Hancock
Stunts
Eddie Braun
Stunts
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Dennis Madalone
Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell
Stunts
David LeBell
Stunts
Jeff Danoff
Stunts
Christopher J. Tuck
Stunts
Yannick Derrien
Stunts
'Wild' Bill Mock
Stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt
Stunts
Kent W. Luttrell
Stunts
John Nowak
Stunts
John Sistrunk
Stunts
Bruce W. Morgan
Stunts
Maria R. Kelly
Stunts
Keith Morrison
Stunts
Christian Page
Stunts
Production Design
Anthony Tremblay
Production Design
Anton Tremblay
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Michele Poulik
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Howard Berger
Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Anne Hieronymus
Key Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Gegan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Joseph LoDuca
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Second Assistant Director
Sarah Addington
Second Assistant Director
James Fitzgerald
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Costumer
Karen Hare
Costumer
Nicky Bradshaw
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
Karyn Wagner
Costume Supervisor
Key Costumer
Marisa Aboitiz
Key Costumer
Assistant Art Director
Charles Wood
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Michael Courville
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Malzahn
Visual Effects Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Steve Gehrke
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Julie M. Woods
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Melissa Moseley
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Al Rizzo
Sound Mixer
First Assistant Director
John Cameron
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Leslie Daniel Rainer
Assistant Costume Designer
Boom Operator
Brad Knopf
Boom Operator
Costume Designer
Ida Gearon
Costume Designer
Screenplay
First Assistant Editor
Jody Fedele
First Assistant Editor
Foley Artist
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Sound Designer
Alan Howarth
Sound Designer
Construction Coordinator
Aram Allan
Construction Coordinator
Assistant Editor
Debbie Ross
Assistant Editor
Gus Medina
Assistant Editor
Caoilfhionn Sweeney
Assistant Editor
Best Boy Grip
Kurt Grossi
Best Boy Grip
Key Grip
Tony Mazzucchi
Key Grip
Location Manager
Steve Garrett
Location Manager
Dolly Grip
Jamie Young
Dolly Grip
Billy Pierson
Dolly Grip
Assistant Property Master
Charlotte Garnell-Scheide
Assistant Property Master
Key Hair Stylist
Jeri Baker
Key Hair Stylist
Leadman
Peter M. Gurski
Leadman
Second Second Assistant Director
Steve Coatney
Second Second Assistant Director
Makeup Supervisor
Camille Calvet
Makeup Supervisor
Special Effects Technician
Billy Bryan
Special Effects Technician
Foley Mixer
Linda Corbin
Foley Mixer
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gaffer
James J. Gilson
Gaffer
Joel Unangst
Gaffer
Dante Cardone
Gaffer
Assistant Director
Heather Ling
Assistant Director
Music Editor
Douglas M. Lackey
Music Editor
ADR Mixer
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
ADR Recordist
Second Unit Director of Photography
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director of Photography
Storyboard Artist
Matsune Suzuki
Storyboard Artist
James Mayeda
Storyboard Artist
First Assistant Camera
Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant Camera
Carolyn Chen
First Assistant Camera
Ron Turowski
First Assistant Camera
Post Production Supervisor
Gary Chandler
Post Production Supervisor
Assistant Hairstylist
Rebecca Alling
Assistant Hairstylist
Assistant Makeup Artist
Karen Keener
Assistant Makeup Artist
Casting Director
Ira Belgrade
Casting Director
Production Coordinator
Anna-Lisa Nilsson
Production Coordinator
Laura Lutrell
Production Coordinator
ADR Supervisor
Craig Clark
ADR Supervisor
Extras Casting
Diana Carroll
Extras Casting
Julie Calman
Extras Casting
Best Boy Electric
John Martens
Best Boy Electric
Camera Loader
David Garcia
Camera Loader
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lynne Goldhammer
Assistant Production Coordinator
Rob Rinko
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sound Recordist
Rich Gooch
Sound Recordist
Robert Jansen
Sound Recordist
Sound Supervisor
Steven D. Williams
Sound Supervisor
Alan Howarth
Sound Supervisor
Visual Effects Director
William Mesa
Visual Effects Director
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Robert Hume
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Sound Effects
Lance Brown
Sound Effects
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects
Larry Goodwin
Sound Effects
Jason King
Sound Effects
Jack Levy
Sound Effects
Paul Menichini
Sound Effects
George Nemzer
Sound Effects
Foley Recordist
Mark Harris
Foley Recordist
Pyrotechnician
Gary F. Bentley
Pyrotechnician
Danny Cangemi
Pyrotechnician
Art Department Manager
Matsune Suzuki
Art Department Manager
Editorial Manager
Doug Haines
Editorial Manager
Film Processor
Hank Carlson
Film Processor
What's left behind the scenes
- The words Ash was supposed to say before taking the "Book of the Dead" are "Clatto Verata Nicto." This is a reference to the phrase "Klaatu, Barada, Nikto," which was used to control the robot Gort in the film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951).
- A copy of "Fangoria" magazine can be seen in Ash's car trunk.
- Bridget Fonda played a cameo role as Linda.
- Ted Raimi played at least four characters: a cowardly warrior who doesn't want to die; a man saying to Ash, "You can count on my steel"; a knight with an eye patch; and a clerk at the S-mart store.
- Ash's car actually belongs to Sam Raimi (the film's director). Sam used this car in all his early works, and with each film, the car's appearance deteriorated noticeably. Various items lying in the car's trunk are not product placement. During filming, the exact same items were in Raimi's car trunk.
- According to the original script, Ash was supposed to lose an eye.
- The original script consisted of only 43 pages.
- The working titles for the film also included "Evil Dead 1300AD" and "MediEVAL Dead".
- There are two different endings to the film. In the original ending, Ash drank seven drops of the potion instead of six and woke up in the year 2100: a post-apocalyptic world where a nuclear war had occurred. Audiences at test screenings found this ending too pessimistic, and the film's finale was reshot. The other ending (the most common one) is that Ash returns to our time and tells a clerk at an S-Mart store about his adventures in the Middle Ages. The clerk asks him – did he pronounce the incantation correctly? Ash replies – yes… I think so. After which, a witch appears in the store, and Ash, grabbing his Remington, sends her back to the afterlife.
- Bruce Campbell was very unhappy with the studio's decision to move the film's release from summer 1992 to February 1993 and to re-edit it. The reason for this was the studio's unwillingness to pay $3 million to complete filming, as well as a desire to use the film as leverage in a dispute with producer Dino De Laurentiis over the rights to the Hannibal Lecter character from Jonathan Demme's thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" (1990). Campbell stated that a whole year, while he waited for the film's release, was wasted.
- According to Bruce Campbell, the audience was convinced that the chainsaw was constantly running by means of tobacco smoke, which was pumped through a hose that ran under his right trouser leg and shirt and was connected to the chainsaw.
- According to Bruce Campbell, in the original script, the main character, played by Bruce Campbell, lost an eye. The action was only moved to the Middle Ages in the second half of the film, while the first half recounted the events of the first two films in the franchise. In addition, the audience learned much more about Ash himself (for example, about his time in college and working in a store). Screenwriters Sam and Ivan Raimi wrote the script this way, believing that the management of Universal Pictures was unlikely to agree to sponsor a low-budget independent film, and they planned to make a partial remake. Therefore, they were pleased with the studio's decision to approve a full-fledged sequel and decided to remove almost all fragments related to the cabin in the woods from the script (with the exception of the prologue).
- In the scene where Ash is stoned, prop stones were used. To make Bruce Campbell’s performance more convincing and realistic (and as part of a prank), director Sam Raimi ordered that potatoes be used instead of prop stones. This take made it into the film. Furthermore, Raimi instructed the special effects artists and stunt coordinators to make the fight and clash scenes as difficult as possible for Campbell. The actor had to memorize a complex set of movements during clashes with invisible enemies (with the actual enemies inserted into the footage only during post-production), so he constantly swore in front of the camera, as up to 37 takes were required for individual scenes.
- A significant portion of the film was shot with multiple cameras simultaneously, with one capturing a wide shot and the other a close-up. Because of this, the boom microphone had to be held further away from the actor to capture high-quality sound. This is why Bruce Campbell was regularly issued a wireless transmitter on set (which the actor kept in a gun case on his back), and the microphone was hidden in the buckle of his chainsaw strap. He only had to make sure that the black foam (covering the sound-receiving part of the device) didn't get into the frame.
- Filming was so difficult for Embeth Davidtz (plus the need to wear special prosthetics appropriate for her role as Sheila) that she seriously considered quitting acting.
- During the filming of the sword fight in Arthur's castle (played by Marcus Gilbert), Bruce Campbell received a small wound on his face. He was immediately taken off set to a doctor, who had to be shown exactly where the wound was – because the actor's face was covered with numerous prop wounds, cuts, and scars thanks to the makeup artists. After the doctor treated the wound, Campbell returned to the set.
- The scene in which an 'Oldsmobile Delta 88' falls from the sky had to be filmed twice. During the first take, the 25-ton crane lifting the car into the air veered off course due to purely mechanical problems, tilted, and collapsed into a quarry near where filming was taking place. Fortunately, the crane operator was able to get out of the cab in time, so no one was injured. A few days later, a more powerful crane (with an 80-ton lifting capacity) was used to retrieve the wreckage of the first crane from the quarry, and the entire scene was reshot. Some footage from this second take and footage from the finale of the second film in the franchise (Sam Raimi, 1987) were inserted into the film.
- There are four versions of the film: an 81-minute version that was shown in theaters in the United States; an 88-minute version that was released internationally; a director's cut lasting 96 minutes; and an 88-minute version that aired on American television channels. Some versions contained scenes absent from others, while in some, these scenes were extended. This is partly explained by the fact that the American Film Association gave Sam Raimi's director's cut an "NC-17" rating. The version for international release received an "R" rating. Studio executives handed the film over to outside editors, and the resulting version – for theatrical release in the US – was given a "PG-13" rating. The director's cut is considered the most complete version, and it also includes the "bad ending". The version for US television contains two scenes not found in any other version. Over time, other versions of the film were released on DVD and Blu-ray – for example, the director's cut but with a happy ending; or the Hong Kong version, which combines the American television, international, and director's cut versions.
- The film was shot on location in a variety of scenic places in the United States (such as Bronson Canyon or caves, Vasquez Rocks Park, etc.), and on specially constructed sets of a castle on the edge of the desert in California.
- Ted Raimi played at least four characters: a cowardly warrior who doesn’t want to die; the man who says to Ash, “You can count on my steel”; a knight with an eye patch; and a clerk in an S-mart store.
- Ash’s car actually belongs to Sam Raimi (the film’s director). Sam used this car in all his early works, and with each film, the car’s appearance visibly deteriorated. The various items that lie in the car’s trunk are not product placement. During filming, the exact same items were in Raimi’s car trunk.
- A significant portion of the film was shot with multiple cameras simultaneously, with one capturing a wide shot and the other a close-up. Because of this, the boom microphone had to be held further away from the character to capture quality sound. This is why Bruce Campbell was regularly given a wireless transmitter for use on set (the actor kept it in a gun case on his back), and the microphone was hidden in the chainsaw’s belt buckle. He just had to make sure that the black foam (covering the sound-receiving part of the device) didn’t get into the frame.
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