From Cabin to Castle
After the confined settings of the first two Evil Dead films, Sam Raimi sends Ash into a medieval fantasy world.
Movie
Army of Darkness
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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.
Why it's in the Vault
Army of Darkness is a gloriously unhinged celebration of everything that makes cult cinema irresistible. Sam Raimi throws his chainsaw-wielding antihero into a medieval nightmare populated by skeleton armies, incompetent sorcerers and increasingly ridiculous disasters. Bruce Campbell is magnificent as Ash: arrogant, hopelessly overconfident and armed with some of the most quotable lines in horror comedy. The French dub brings an additional layer of hilarity, with its unforgettable Prix Bas slogan becoming a delight in its own right. But the music is just as extraordinary. Joseph LoDuca's grand orchestral score, joined by Danny Elfman's thunderous March of the Dead, gives this wonderfully absurd adventure the scale of a genuine fantasy epic. The contrast between such monumental music and such unapologetically silly comedy is irresistible. An absolute favorite: outrageously funny, endlessly entertaining and gloriously larger than life.
— Matty, Curator of the Vault*
Atmosphere
Hilarious, macabre, epic, chaotic, exuberant
Absurd humor
Epic fantasy adventure
Macabre playfulness
Musical grandeur
Contains fantasy horror violence, blood, dismemberment, skeletal and demonic creatures, frightening imagery, suggestive humor and comic peril.
Dans les coulisses
Ce qu'on ne voit pas à l'écran
Bruce Campbell's Comic Persona
Ash evolves from a traumatized survivor into a boastful, sarcastic and spectacularly clumsy action hero.
Stop-Motion Skeletons
The film draws on classic stop-motion creature effects inspired by fantasy cinema and Ray Harryhausen's legacy.
Two Musical Forces
Joseph LoDuca composed the main score, while Danny Elfman contributed the spectacular March of the Dead theme.
Multiple Endings
Different versions of the film feature different endings, including a darker post-apocalyptic conclusion.
The Famous S-Mart Slogan
Ash's retail-store catchphrase became one of the film's most memorable jokes, with the French dub giving it a distinctive local flavor.
Aux origines
An original sequel to Evil Dead II, developed by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Palette
Les couleurs du film
Necronomicon Brown#78543C
Medieval Gold#C39A56
Undead Bone#D0C6A5
Blood Red#963E35
Enchanted Forest#465B43
Sorcerer's Night#303344
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