| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord! |
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
The Evil Dead: Difference between revisions
(spelling) |
|||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
[[Image:Evil_dead2.JPG|500px|thumb|none|]] | [[Image:Evil_dead2.JPG|500px|thumb|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Evil_dead3.JPG|500px|thumb|none|]] | [[Image:Evil_dead3.JPG|500px|thumb|none|]] | ||
[[Image:Evil_dead4.JPG|500px|thumb|none|Ash aims the shotgun at the window. Note: Bruce Campbell used live | [[Image:Evil_dead4.JPG|500px|thumb|none|Ash aims the shotgun at the window. Note: Bruce Campbell used live ammunition to shot through the window ]] | ||
[[Image:Evil_dead5.JPG|500px|thumb|none|Ash loads the shotgun]] | [[Image:Evil_dead5.JPG|500px|thumb|none|Ash loads the shotgun]] | ||
[[Image:Evil_dead7.JPG|500px|thumb|none|First person perspective of Ash shooting aiming the shotgun.]] | [[Image:Evil_dead7.JPG|500px|thumb|none|First person perspective of Ash shooting aiming the shotgun.]] | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
''Trivia: The affordable single barrel shotgun was purchased by Bruce Campbell at a Kmart for its specific use in the film. Since the budget was extremely low, and where they where filming was secluded in the woods, live ammunition was used for a couple of scenes. Scene such as when Ash shoots the window, and also a dummy filled with blood was shot. Most of theses scenes are filmed at low angles so the camera would not be hit. At other points Bruce Campbell simply mime fires the shotgun. At the end of production, star Bruce Campbell and Producer Robert Tapert bought about a hundred shells and shot up every prop used in the cabin. The resulting ruble was then light into a huge barn fire by director Sam Raimi.'' | ''Trivia: The affordable single barrel shotgun was purchased by Bruce Campbell at a Kmart for its specific use in the film. Since the budget was extremely low, and where they where filming was secluded in the woods, live ammunition was used for a couple of scenes. Scene such as when Ash shoots the window, and also a dummy filled with blood was shot. Most of theses scenes are filmed at low angles so the camera would not be hit. At other points Bruce Campbell simply mime fires the shotgun. At the end of production, star Bruce Campbell and Producer Robert Tapert bought about a hundred shells and shot up every prop used in the cabin. The resulting ruble was then light into a huge barn fire by director Sam Raimi.'' | ||
[[Image:Evil_Dead8.JPG|500px|thumb|none|Bruce | [[Image:Evil_Dead8.JPG|500px|thumb|none|Bruce Campbell shooting the real ammunition through a real glass window.]] | ||
[[Image:Evil_Dead9.JPG|500px|thumb|none|The dummy before]] | [[Image:Evil_Dead9.JPG|500px|thumb|none|The dummy before]] | ||
[[Image:Evil_Dead10.JPG |500px|thumb|none|The dummy after]] | [[Image:Evil_Dead10.JPG |500px|thumb|none|The dummy after]] | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 4 August 2010
Evil Dead is a low budget horror movie directed by Sam Raimi. Evil Dead quickley became a cult hit and helped launch the careers of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Evil Dead spawned two sequels: Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness.
The following weapons were used in the film The Evil Dead:
New England Firearms Pardner
An New England Firearms Pardner Single Shot Breach loading Shotgun is used by Ash (Bruce Campbell) in the movie. The New England Firearms Pardner are a very common, cheap single-shot shotgun. It is apparently a 20 gauge, as the shells used in the movie are yellow.
Trivia: The affordable single barrel shotgun was purchased by Bruce Campbell at a Kmart for its specific use in the film. Since the budget was extremely low, and where they where filming was secluded in the woods, live ammunition was used for a couple of scenes. Scene such as when Ash shoots the window, and also a dummy filled with blood was shot. Most of theses scenes are filmed at low angles so the camera would not be hit. At other points Bruce Campbell simply mime fires the shotgun. At the end of production, star Bruce Campbell and Producer Robert Tapert bought about a hundred shells and shot up every prop used in the cabin. The resulting ruble was then light into a huge barn fire by director Sam Raimi.
