Sam Raimi
Also Known As: Celia Abrams, The Master Cylinder, R.O.C. Sandstorm, Alan Smithee Jr., Samuel M. Raimi, Samuel Raimi
Biography: Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie Darkman (1990), the revisionist western The Quick and the Dead (1995), the neo-noir crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998), the supernatural thriller The Gift (2000), the supernatural horror Drag Me to Hell (2009), the Disney fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production company Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, and Ash vs. Evil Dead, starring long-time friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Birthday: October 23, 1959
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Gender: Male
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Miller's Crossing
Overview: Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-21
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Intruder
Overview: The overnight stock crew of a local supermarket find themselves being stalked and slashed by a mysterious maniac.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-27
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Body Bags
Overview: A woman working the late shift at a gas station while a killer is on the loose; a man who can't stand the thought of losing his hair; a baseball player that submits to an eye transplant. An anthology of terror.
Genres: Horror Comedy TV Movie Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-08
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Indian Summer
Overview: A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-23
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Innocent Blood
Overview: Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller Crime Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-25
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Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except
Overview: Vietnam, 1969. War is Hell. For Marine Sergeant Jack Stryker, however, Hell is just the beginning. Trapped outside a Viet Cong village, Stryker takes two bullets to the leg. Sent home from the war, he discovers his ex-girlfriend has been kidnapped by a religious cult with a vicious Manson-like leader. Stryker teams up with some marine friends to form an assassination squad and annihilate the gang of crazed killers.
Genres: Crime Action Thriller Adventure Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-13
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Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
Overview: A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers about the film, its lasting legacy, and its creator, Edward D. Wood Jr.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Galaxis
Overview: Legend says that the sacred crystal is the source for all life and was created at the beginning of time. Kyla has sought the crystal to use its powers for himself and he takes the crystal after smashing the defenders on the Planet Sintaria. But there is another identical crystal on Earth and Ladera heads there to get it before the evil Kyla. She finds that Jed has taken the crystal from is hiding place, but Victor and his inexhaustible hit men want it for money they gave to Jed. Ladera easily handles the weak earthlings and saves Jed, but Kyla is also after the crystal. Jed and Ladera must find the crystal before Kyla, the clueless cops or the dimwitted villains.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-27
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Suck My Geek!
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-30
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Maniac Cop
Overview: Innocent people are brutally killed on the streets of New York by a uniformed police officer. A young cop, Jack Forrest, finds himself marked as the chief suspect after his wife is murdered.
Genres: Crime Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-13
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Spider-Man
Overview: After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-01
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The Case of the Topanga Pearl
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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3 Geezers!
Overview: Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts convalescent home, he quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly may be off from today's reality. After being on the wrong end of some pranks, J enlists the help of his Hollywood friends to turn the tides. Mayhem ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-22
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Overview: JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from Jon Watts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-03
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The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier
Overview: This documentary provides film fans with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the horror comedy about a man who must lead a medieval army to victory against a horde of undead in order to return to his own time. Includes interviews with star Bruce Cambell, director Sam Raimi and other members of the cast and crew, who discuss what it was like to be a part of the making of this cult classic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-29
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Overview: Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-building to universe-building, hear first hand accounts from the cast and crew on what it took to design, create and make each universe unique and believable.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-07
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The Blind Waiter
Overview: Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-01
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Freaked
Overview: A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-11
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Night Crew
Overview: A pre-EVIL DEAD Super 8 short from Scott Spiegel and Sam Raimi that became the basis for INTRUDER.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Stryker's War
Overview: A wounded Vietnam Vet and his pal's save a small town from a crazed cult leader and his maniac killer gang
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-04
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The Hudsucker Proxy
Overview: A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-11
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The Evil Dead
Overview: In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-10
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Spider-Man 2
Overview: Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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The Jungle Book
Overview: A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.
Genres: Family Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-07
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
Overview: This made-for-TV film version uses the title and general premise of Jules Verne's novel, but had its heroes carry out the journey in an earth-penetrating machine. A television series was supposed to follow, but was never produced. Cast includes John Neville, F. Murray Abraham and Kim Miyori.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-01
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Attack of the Pillsbury Doughboy
Overview: The original version of "Attack of a Helping Hand," A unknown man plans to get revenge on the Doughboy.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Drag Me to Hell
Overview: After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she's been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend is skeptical. Her only hope seems to lie in a psychic who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-27
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Attack of the Helping Hand!
Overview: General Mills' popular Hamburger Helper mascot also known as Helping Hand or Lefty, a four-fingered, left-hand white glove, which appears on the product's packaging, comes to life in a woman's kitchen and tries to grope her and kill her.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Stephen King's World of Horror
Overview: This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor
Overview: An hour of deleted and alternative footage shot for the 1981 horror classic; The Evil Dead.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-18
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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Overview: A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-30
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Holding It
Overview: Goofy suspense thriller by Josh Becker.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Spies Like Us
Overview: Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-06
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The Flintstones
Overview: Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney sees an opportunity to repay him when Slate Mining tests its employees to find a new executive. But no good deed goes unpunished.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-26
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Fanboy
Overview: A video store employee from South Carolina travels to Hollywood when he learns that his favorite director is holding auditions for his next big film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-22
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Army of Darkness
Overview: Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.
Genres: Fantasy Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-31
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Evil Dead II
Overview: Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
Genres: Horror Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-13
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AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES
Overview: Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying found footage mayhem that you’ll see this week. For this latest tape, we take yet another deep dive into behind-the-scenes horror. Thank you for your generous support during these challenging times. And remember: “Don’t touch that dial . . . UNLESS YOU’RE SCARED.”
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-14
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Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter
Overview: Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-01
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Hatred Of A Minute
Overview: A tragic love story/psychlogical thriller, Hatred of a Minute, is the story of a medical transcriptionist that becomes a serial killer because of his physically and mentally abusive past. His mind spirals out of control as a war between good and evil; right and wrong unfold in front of his eyes in the form of personal angels and demons.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-25
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Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'
Overview: Documentary on the making of 'Spider-Man.'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-20
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Spider-Mania
Overview: E! Entertainment special on the making of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-30
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Acting and Reacting
Overview: An early Josh Becker short starting Bruce Campbell with appearances by Ted Raimi, Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Stop Whining and Start Winning
Overview: When a contract killer has a last-minute change of heart inspired by his favorite new self-help book, he triggers a disastrous chain of events amongst his criminal co-workers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-28
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One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead
Overview: Cast and crew, as well as some famous fans, recall the insanity that was the making of the ultimate experience of grueling terror that is The Evil Dead.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-18
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M.A.N.T.I.S.
Overview: A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augmented Neuro Transmitter Interception System (M.A.N.T.I.S.) that turns him into a superhero and gives him the ability to fight the crime wave that is engulfing his city.
Genres: Science Fiction Crime Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-24
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Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
Overview: Explores the making of 'Spider-Man' (2002).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-01
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