Sam Raimi

American filmmaker (born 1959)

For the American opera singer, see Samuel Ramey.

Sam Raimi

Raimi at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024

Born|

Samuel M. Raimi

(1959-10-23) October 23, 1959 (age 64)

Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.

Occupations|

* Film director
* film producer
* screenwriter
* actor

Years active| 1972–present
Spouse|

Gillian Greene

(m. 1993; sep. 2024)​

Children| 5
Relatives| Ted Raimi (brother)
Ivan Raimi (brother)
Lorne Greene (father-in-law)

Samuel M. Raimi[1] (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959)[2][3] 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.[4][5] 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.

## Early life

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Raimi was born in Royal Oak, Michigan,[2] to a Conservative Jewish family.[6] He is a son of merchants Celia Barbara (née Abrams) and Leonard Ronald Raimi.[3] His ancestors were Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary.[7] His younger brother Ted is an actor,[8] and his older brother Ivan is a screenwriter and physician.[7] His older sister, Andrea Raimi Rubin, is a court reporter.[9] Another older brother, Sander, died at 15 in an accidental drowning in Israel; Raimi has said that the trauma knitted the remaining family closer together and "colored everything he's done for the rest of his life."[10] Raimi also mentioned that Sander first introduced him to Spider-Man, igniting his love for comics.[11]

Raimi graduated from Groves High School[12] and later went on to attend both Michigan State University and Università Bocconi,[13][14] where he studied English but left after three semesters to film The Evil Dead.

## Career

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### Film

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Raimi became fascinated with making films when his father brought a movie camera home one day. He began to make Super 8 movies with his friend Bruce Campbell, whom he met in 1975. In college, he teamed up with his brother's roommate Robert Tapert and Campbell to shoot Within the Woods (1978), a 32-minute horror film which raised $375,000, as well as his debut feature film It's Murder!. During that time, he also shot the seven-minute short film Clockwork (1978), starring Scott Spiegel (who had appeared in Within the Woods) and Cheryl Guttridge.[15][16] Through family, friends, and a network of investors, Raimi was able to finance production of the highly successful horror film The Evil Dead (1981) which became a cult hit and effectively launched Raimi's career.[17]

He began work on his third film Crimewave (1985), which he co-wrote with the then-unknown Coen brothers, shortly after.[18] Intended as a live-action comic book, the film was unsuccessful, partly due to unwanted studio intervention. Raimi then returned to the horror genre with the seminal Evil Dead II (which added slapstick humor to the over the top horror, showcasing his love of the Three Stooges). With his brother Ivan Raimi (and crediting himself as Celia Abrams), Sam Raimi also wrote Easy Wheels (1989), which parodied the Outlaw biker film genre. A long-time comic book buff, he then attempted to adapt "The Shadow" into a movie, but was unable to secure the rights, so he created his own super-hero, Darkman (1990). The film was his first major studio picture, and was commercially successful, spawning two sequels. Through it he was still able to secure funding for Evil Dead III, which was retitled Army of Darkness and largely steered away from horror towards fantasy and comedy elements. Army of Darkness, the final movie in the Evil Dead trilogy, commercially underperformed, yet on video became a cult classic.

In the 1990s, Raimi moved into other genres, directing such films as the western The Quick and the Dead (starring Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman), the critically acclaimed crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998) (starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton), and the romantic drama For Love of the Game (1999) (starring Kevin Costner).

Raimi in 2007

Raimi achieved great critical and commercial success with the blockbuster Spider-Man (2002), which was adapted from the comic book series of the same name. The movie grossed over US$800 million worldwide, spawning two sequels: Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, both directed by Raimi and each grossing approximately $800 million. After the completion of the third Spider-Man film, he planned on producing two more sequels (although Sony Pictures planned three sequels) but could not find a satisfactory script.[19] In 2022, reflecting on Spider-Man 3, Raimi told Rolling Stone: "It was a very painful experience for me. I wanted to make a Spider-Man movie to redeem myself for that. [The aborted] Spider-Man 4 — that was really what that was about. I wanted to go out on a high note. I didn't want to just make another one that pretty much worked. I had a really high standard in my mind. And I didn't think I could get that script to the level that I was hoping for by that start date."[11] He, along with Marc Webb, were both brought on as creative consultants for Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: No Way Home, directed by Jon Watts.[20]

Raimi frequently collaborates with Joel and Ethan Coen, beginning when Joel was one of the editors of Evil Dead.[21] The Coens co-wrote Crimewave and The Hudsucker Proxy with Raimi in the mid-1980s (though Hudsucker was not produced for almost a decade). Raimi made cameo appearances in Miller's Crossing, The Hudsucker Proxy, and with Joel Coen in Spies Like Us. The Coen brothers gave Raimi advice on shooting in snow for A Simple Plan, based on their experiences with Fargo.[22]

He worked in front of the camera in The Stand as a dimwitted hitman, John Carpenter's Body Bags as a murdered gas station attendant, and Indian Summer in what is perhaps his biggest role as a bumbling assistant to Alan Arkin. The film was written by his childhood friend, writer-director Mike Binder, and shot at the camp that they both attended when they were younger. Raimi also produced the entire English-language The Grudge franchise, based on the original Japanese films.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Raimi had expressed an interest in directing a film version of The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.[23] In 2008, Guillermo del Toro was selected as the director, with Peter Jackson as the executive producer. Raimi may direct By Any Means Necessary, the next film based on the "Jack Ryan" CIA character created by Tom Clancy for Paramount Pictures. Disney also approached him to direct W.I.T.C.H.: The Movie, based on the popular comic.

Blizzard Entertainment announced on July 22, 2009, that Raimi would be directing a film adaptation of the Warcraft video game series,[24] but at Comic-Con International 2012, it was revealed that he would not be the director.[25]

Raimi (far left) at the Drag Me to Hell film discussion panel at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con

On September 23, 2009, he became the producer for the British supernatural thriller Refuge, which is directed by Corin Hardy and published by Mandate Pictures.[26] He will produce the remake of the Danish thriller The Substitute, which will be directed by Scott Derrickson under his new label Spooky Pictures.[27] Raimi produced with his company Ghost House Pictures the British thriller flick Burst 3D, directed by Neil Marshall.[28]

Raimi directed Oz the Great and Powerful, which was released on March 8, 2013, by Walt Disney Pictures and grossed $493 million worldwide.[29][30] He said he would not be directing the planned sequel.[31][32]

On December 11, 2006, the website SuperHero Hype reported that director Sam Raimi and Michael Uslan would co-produce a new film version of The Shadow for Columbia Pictures.[33] On October 16, 2007, Raimi stated that: "I don't have any news on The Shadow at this time, except that the company that I have with Josh Donen, my producing partner, we've got the rights to The Shadow. I love the character very much and we're trying to work on a story that'll do justice to the character."[34][35]

Raimi, along with Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert, produced the remake of Raimi's The Evil Dead. First-time feature filmmaker Fede Álvarez wrote and directed, and Diablo Cody was also brought in to revise/rewrite the script.[36] Raimi confirmed plans to write Evil Dead 4 with his brother; it was later specified that this film would be Army of Darkness 2.[37] Alvarez revealed that Raimi would direct the sequel to Army of Darkness.[38] However, in a 2014 interview, Bruce Campbell announced that Army of Darkness 2 is not happening, saying "It's all internet b.s. There's no reality whatsoever. These random comments slip out of either my mouth, or Sam Raimi's mouth, next thing you know, we're making a sequel."[39]

Raimi speaking at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con

On February 26, 2016, it was confirmed that Raimi is attached to direct the upcoming film World War 3 for Warner Bros. The film will be based on a possible future inspired by the book The Next 100 Years by George Friedman.[40]

On February 16, 2017, it was reported that Raimi will be directing a thriller about the Bermuda Triangle for Skydance Media, with the script being written by Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard.[41]

By January 29, 2018, Raimi was set to direct the first in the movie adaptations of Patrick Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicle series, The Name of the Wind, with Rothfuss and Lin-Manuel Miranda serving as executive producers.[42]

On February 5, 2020, it was announced that Raimi was in talks with Marvel Studios to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,[43] and Raimi confirmed his involvement in April 2020.[44] This marked Raimi's return to the superhero film genre after more than 15 years following Spider-Man 3 in 2007 and his first feature film directorial effort since 2013's Oz the Great and Powerful.[45]

### Television

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In addition to film, Raimi has worked in television, producing such series as Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, both featuring his younger brother Ted Raimi and long-time friend Bruce Campbell, American Gothic, Cleopatra 2525, M.A.N.T.I.S., 13: Fear Is Real, Young Hercules, and Jack of All Trades. In 2008, Raimi executive produced a syndicated TV series called Legend of the Seeker, based on Terry Goodkind's best-selling The Sword of Truth fantasy series. He also executive produced the Starz original television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,[46] Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned. He directed the pilot episode of Ash vs Evil Dead for Starz.[47]

## Personal life

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Since 1993, Raimi has been married to Gillian Greene, daughter of Canadian actor Lorne Greene. They have five children; their three eldest, daughter Emma Rose and sons Lorne and Henry, appeared as extras in Drag Me to Hell and during the final battle in Spider-Man 3.[48] Lorne also contributed as one of many second unit directors on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

### Political donations

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In 1995, Raimi donated $450 to the campaign of then-Republican Senator Arlen Specter. In 2002, he donated $1,000 to Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer. During the 2004 election cycle, Raimi donated $900 to Republican President George W. Bush.[49]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Notes

|
|
|
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1977  | It's Murder! | Yes  | Yes  | Amateur film
Also producer and uncredited editor and sound mixer
1981  | The Evil Dead | Yes  | Yes  | Also executive producer
1985  | Crimewave | Yes  | Yes  |
1987  | Evil Dead II | Yes  | Yes  |
1989  | Easy Wheels | No  | Yes  | Credited as "Celia Abrams"
1990  | Darkman | Yes  | Yes  | Also executive producer
1992  | The Nutt House | No  | Yes  | Credited as "Alan Smithee Jr."
Army of Darkness | Yes  | Yes  | Also editor (credited as "R.O.C. Sandstorm")
1994  | The Hudsucker Proxy | No  | Yes  | Also second unit director
1995  | The Quick and the Dead | Yes  | No  |
1998  | A Simple Plan | Yes  | No  |
1999  | For Love of the Game | Yes  | No  |
2000  | The Gift | Yes  | No  |
2002  | Spider-Man | Yes  | No  |
2004  | Spider-Man 2 | Yes  | No  |
2005  | Man with the Screaming Brain | No  | Story  | Credited as "R.O.C. Sandstorm"
2007  | Spider-Man 3 | Yes  | Yes  |
2009  | Drag Me to Hell | Yes  | Yes  |
2013  | Oz the Great and Powerful | Yes  | No  |
2022  | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Yes  | No  |

Producer only

| Year  | Title  | Director

|
|

1994  | Timecop | Peter Hyams
2004  | The Grudge | Takashi Shimizu
2005  | Boogeyman | Stephen T. Kay
2006  | The Grudge 2 | Takashi Shimizu
2007  | The Messengers | The Pang Brothers
30 Days of Night | David Slade
2012  | The Possession | Ole Bornedal
2013  | Evil Dead | Fede Álvarez
2014  | Murder of a Cat | Gillian Greene
2015  | Poltergeist | Gil Kenan
2016  | Don't Breathe | Fede Álvarez
2019  | Crawl | Alexandre Aja
2020  | The Grudge | Nicolas Pesce
2021  | The Unholy | Evan Spiliotopoulos
Don't Breathe 2 | Rodo Sayagues
Nightbooks | David Yarovesky
2022  | Umma | Iris K. Shim
2023  | 65 | Scott Beck
Bryan Woods
Boy Kills World | Moritz Mohr
TBA | Don't Move | Adam Schindler
Brian Netto
Locked | David Yarovesky

Executive producer only

| Year  | Title  | Director  | Notes

|
|
|

1989  | The Dead Next Door | J. R. Bookwalter |
1991  | Lunatics: A Love Story | Josh Becker |
1993  | Hard Target | John Woo |
1995  | Darkman II: The Return of Durant | Bradford May  | Direct-to-video
1996  | Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
1998  | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie:
The Battle for Mount Olympus | Lynne Naylor
Young Hercules | T.J. Scott
2002  | Xena: Warrior Princess – A Friend in Need | Robert G. Tapert
2007  | Rise: Blood Hunter | Sebastian Gutierrez |
2023  | Evil Dead Rise | Lee Cronin |

Short films

Year  | Title  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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|
|
|

1972  | Out West | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Also cinematographer
1975  | The Great Bogus Monkey Pignuts Swindle | Yes  | No  | No  |
1976  | Uncivil War Birds | Yes  | No  | No  |
The James R. Hoffa Story, Part II | Yes  | No  | No  |
Mystery No Mystery | Yes  | No  | No  |
Attack of the Pillsbury Doughboy | Yes  | No  | No  |
1977  | The Happy Valley Kid | Yes  | No  | No  |
Six Months to Live | Yes  | No  | No  |
Picnic | Yes  | No  | No  |
Civil War Part II | Yes  | No  | No  |
1978  | Within the Woods | Yes  | Yes  | executive  | Also editor
Clockwork | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
1979  | William Shakespeare: The Movie | Yes  | No  | No  |
1985  | The Sappy Sap | Yes  | No  | No  |
2017  | The Black Ghiandola | Yes  | No  | No  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Executive
Producer | Creator  | Notes

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|
|
|
|
|

1994–1997  | M.A.N.T.I.S. | No  | Story  | Yes  | Yes  | Wrote story for "Pilot"
1995–2001  | Xena: Warrior Princess | No  | No  | Yes  | Developer  |
1997  | Spy Game | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |
2008–2010  | Legend of the Seeker | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |
2014  | Rake | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | 2 episodes
2015–2018  | Ash vs Evil Dead | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Developer  | Wrote and directed episode: "El Jefe"
2020  | 50 States of Fright | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | 3 episodes

Executive producer only

Year  | Title  | Notes

|
|

1994  | Hercules and the Lost Kingdom | TV movie
Hercules and the Circle of Fire
Hercules in the Underworld
Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur
1995–1996  | American Gothic |
1995–1999  | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys |
1998–1999  | Young Hercules |
2000  | Jack of All Trades |
2000–2001  | Cleopatra 2525 |
2009  | 13: Fear Is Real |
2010  | Zombie Roadkill |
2011  | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena |
2013  | Spartacus: War of the Damned |

### Acting roles

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

|
|
|

1977  | It's Murder! | Uncle Jasper  |
1978  | Attack of the Helping Hand | Milk Man  | Short film
Shemp Eats the Moon | Angelo the Knife  | Short film
1981  | The Evil Dead | Hitchhiker  | Uncredited
1982  | Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter | Nazi  | Short film
1983  | Hefty's | Cook No. 2  |
1985  | Spies Like Us | Drive-in guard No. 2  |
1987  | Evil Dead II | Knight hailing Ash  | Uncredited
Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except | Cult leader  |
1988  | Maniac Cop | News Reporter  |
1989  | Intruder | Randy  |
1990  | Miller's Crossing | Snickering Gunman  |
Maniac Cop 2 | Newscaster  |
1992  | Innocent Blood | Roma Meats Man  |
Army of Darkness | Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers  | Uncredited
1993  | Indian Summer | Stick Coder  |
Body Bags | Dead Bill  | Segment: "The Gas Station"
Journey to the Center of the Earth | Collins  | TV movie
1994  | The Hudsucker Proxy | Hudsucker Brainstormer  |
The Flintstones | Cliff Vandercave Look-A-Like  |
The Stand | Bobby Terry  | TV miniseries
1995  | Galaxis | Nervous Official  |
1997  | The Shining | Gas Station Howie  | TV miniseries
2002  | Spider-Man | Popcorn-Throwing Wrestling Fan  | Offscreen
2009  | Drag Me to Hell | Ghost at Seance  | Uncredited
2013  | 3 Geezers! | Sam  |
2016  | The Jungle Book | Giant Squirrel  | Voice role

## Awards

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* Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival Prize of the International Critics' Jury 1981
* Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival Best Director Award 1990
* Sitges – Catalan International Film Festival Time-Machine Honorary Award 1992
* Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film Golden Raven Award 1993
* Fantasporto Critics' Award 1993
* Cognac Festival du Film Policier Special Jury Prize 1999
* Saturn Award Best Director Award 2004
* Empire Award Best Director Award 2004
* Inkpot Award 2014[50]

## See also

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* Sam Raimi's unrealized projects

## References

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2. ^ a b "Sam Raimi: Director, Producer, Screenwriter". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020. "Birth Place: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Born: October 23, 1959"
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4. ^ Perno, G. S. (June 17, 2020). "Directors' Trademarks: Sam Raimi". Cinelinx | Movies. Games. Geek Culture. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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7. ^ a b Aushenker, Michael (April 25, 2002). "Spider-Mensch: The Jewish roots of director Sam Raimi and 'Spider-Man'". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012. "He was raised by parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent in a Conservative Jewish home that included older brother Ivan, now a screenwriter and physician; younger brother Ted, an actor, and older sister, Andrea."
8. ^ "Ted Raimi Biography (1965-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
9. ^ Headapohl, Jackie (March 7, 2013). "Made In Michigan". The Jewish News. Detroit, Michigan. Archived from the original on November 1, 2019.
10. ^ "Sam Raimi: Man behind the mask". The Independent. UK. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2020. "Led by their father, who ran a furniture store, and mother, who owned a lingerie shop, the family became very close after Raimi's elder brother Sander drowned in a swimming pool at the age of 15. Raimi has said of that trauma: 'It colours everything you do for the rest of your life.'"
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15. ^ Riekki, Ron; Sartain, Jeffrey A. (March 4, 2019). The Many Lives of The Evil Dead: Essays on the Cult Film Franchise. McFarland. ISBN 9781476636047.
16. ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2004). The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 9781557836076. "clockwork."
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18. ^ Campbell, Bruce (2002). If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor. L.A. Weekly Books. p. 161\. ISBN 978-0-312-29145-7.
19. ^ Finke, Nikki; Fleming, Mike (January 11, 2010). "'Spider-Man 4' Scrapped; Sam Rami & Tobey Maguire & Cast Out; Franchise Reboot for 2012". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
20. ^ Fuge, Jonathan (November 26, 2021). "Spider-Man: No Way Home Brought in Past Directors Sam Raimi & Marc Webb as Consultants". MovieWb. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
21. ^ AMC staff (October 28, 2008). "Ten Things You Might Not Kw About the Evil Dead Trilogy". Filmcritic.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
22. ^ Sigur, Matt. "'A Simple Plan' isn't your typical Sam Raimi movie, and that's why it's his best". Rogerebert.com.
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Films directed|

| Feature|

* It's Murder! (1977)
* The Evil Dead (1981)
* Crimewave (1985)
* Evil Dead II (1987)
* Darkman (1990)
* Army of Darkness (1992)
* The Quick and the Dead (1995)
* A Simple Plan (1998)
* For Love of the Game (1999)
* The Gift (2000)
* Spider-Man (2002)
* Spider-Man 2 (2004)
* Spider-Man 3 (2007)
* Drag Me to Hell (2009)
* Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
* Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

|

Short|

* Within the Woods (1978)
* The Black Ghiandola (2017)

Written only|

* Easy Wheels (1989)
* The Nutt House (1992)
* The Hudsucker Proxy (1994, also second unit director)
* Man with the Screaming Brain (2005, co-story)

Produced only|

* Timecop (1994)
* The Grudge (2004)
* Boogeyman (2005)
* The Grudge 2 (2006)
* The Messengers (2007)
* 30 Days of Night (2007)
* The Possession (2012)
* Evil Dead (2013)
* Murder of a Cat (2014)
* Poltergeist (2015)
* Don't Breathe (2016)
* Crawl (2019)
* The Grudge (2019)
* The Unholy (2021)
* Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
* Nightbooks (2021)
* Umma (2022)
* 65 (2023)
* Boy Kills World (2023)
* Don't Move (TBA)

Related articles|

* Ghost House Pictures
* Ted Raimi (brother)
* Ivan Raimi (brother)

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Evil Dead

Feature films|

| Original trilogy|

* The Evil Dead (1981)
* Evil Dead II (1987)
* Army of Darkness (1992)

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Standalone films|

* Evil Dead (2013)
* Evil Dead Rise (2023)

Television|

* Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018)

Comics|

* Shop till You Drop Dead
* Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness
* Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash
* Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors

Video games|

* The Evil Dead
* Hail to the King
* A Fistful of Boomstick
* Regeneration
* Army of Darkness: Defense
* Evil Dead: The Game

Tabletop games|

* Army of Darkness Roleplaying Game

Musicals|

* Evil Dead The Musical
* The Elvis Dead

Characters|

* Ash Williams

Related media|

| Films|

* Within the Woods
* My Name Is Bruce
* Wither
* Evil Head
* Hail to the Deadites
* La Casa (film series)

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Video games|

* Poker Night 2
* Dead by Daylight
* Fortnite Battle Royale

* Category

Awards for Sam Raimi

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Empire Award for Best Director

* Danny Boyle (1996)
* Terry Gilliam (1997)
* Cameron Crowe (1998)
* Steven Spielberg (1999)
* M. Night Shyamalan (2000)
* Bryan Singer (2001)
* Baz Luhrmann (2002)
* Steven Spielberg (2003)
* Quentin Tarantino (2004)
* Sam Raimi (2005)
* Nick Park and Steve Box (2006)
* Christopher Nolan (2007)
* David Yates (2008)
* Christopher Nolan (2009)
* James Cameron (2010)
* Edgar Wright (2011)
* David Yates (2012)
* Sam Mendes (2013)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2014)
* Christopher Nolan (2015)
* J. J. Abrams (2016)
* Gareth Edwards (2017)
* Rian Johnson (2018)

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George Pal Memorial Award

* C. Dean Anderson (1975)
* Don Fanzo (1975)
* Gloria Swanson (1975)
* Fay Wray (1975)
* John Badham (1980)
* Nicholas Meyer (1984)
* Douglas Trumbull (1985)
* Charles Band (1986)
* Arnold Leibovit (1987)
* Larry Cohen (1988)
* David Cronenberg (1989)
* William Friedkin (1991)
* Gene Roddenberry (1992)
* Frank Marshall (1993)
* Wah Chang (1994)
* Gene Warren (1994)
* Stan Winston (1994)
* Robert Zemeckis (1995)
* John Carpenter (1996)
* Kathleen Kennedy (1997)
* Dean Devlin (1998)
* Ray Bradbury (1999)
* Douglas Wick (2000)
* Sam Raimi (2001)
* Samuel Z. Arkoff (2002)
* Ridley Scott (2004)
* Ray Harryhausen (2006)
* Guillermo del Toro (2008)
* Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (2010)
* Martin Scorsese (2012)
* Gregory Nicotero (2014)
* Simon Kinberg (2015)
* Dave Filoni (2022/2023)

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Inkpot Award (2010s)

2010|

* Peter Bagge
* Brian Michael Bendis
* Berkeley Breathed
* Kurt Busiek
* Dave Dorman
* Moto Hagio
* Charlaine Harris
* Stuart Immonen
* Phil Jimenez
* Jenette Kahn
* Keith Knight
* Milo Manara
* Andy Manzi
* Larry Marder
* Tom Palmer
* Drew Struzan
* James Sturm
* Carol Tyler
* Anna-Marie Villegas
* Al Wiesner

2011|

* Anina Bennett
* Jordi Bernet
* Joyce Brabner
* Chester Brown
* Seymour Chwast
* Alan Davis
* Dick DeBartolo
* Dawn Devine
* Tony DeZuniga
* Eric Drooker
* Joyce Farmer
* Tsuneo Gōda
* Paul Guinan
* John Higgins
* Jamal Igle
* Peter Kuper
* Richard A. Lupoff
* Pat Lupoff
* Steve Sansweet
* Bill Schelly
* Steven Spielberg
* Frank Stack
* Jeff Walker

2012|

* Charlie Adlard
* Bill Amend
* Alison Bechdel
* Tim Bradstreet
* Mike Carey
* Peter Coogan
* Geof Darrow
* Randy Duncan
* Ben Edlund
* Gary Gianni
* Larry Hama
* Peter F. Hamilton
* Mario Hernandez
* Klaus Janson
* Joe Jusko
* Robert Kirkman
* Erik Larsen
* Rob Liefeld
* Andy Mangels
* Rudy Nebres
* Whilce Portacio
* James Robinson
* Lou Scheimer
* Arnold Schwarzenegger
* Jim Silke
* Marc Silvestri
* Michael E. Uslan
* Trevor Von Eeden
* Mark Waid
* Thomas Yeates

2013|

* Jon Bogdanove
* Alan Campbell
* Gerry Conway
* Denys Cowan
* Michael Davis
* Gene Deitch
* José Delbo
* Derek T. Dingle
* Paul Dini
* Ellen Forney
* Gary Frank
* Tony Isabella
* Dan Jurgens
* Sam Kieth
* Jack Larson
* Elliot S! Maggin
* Leonard Maltin
* Jeff Mariotte
* Val Mayerik
* Dean Mullaney
* Martin Pasko
* Fred Perry
* Ruth Sanderson
* Romeo Tanghal
* Bruce Timm

2014|

* Ray Billingsley
* June Brigman
* Mark Brooks
* Amanda Conner
* Brian Crane
* Chuck Dixon
* Jane Espenson
* Bill Finger
* Drew Friedman
* Michael T. Gilbert
* Brian Haberlin
* Willie Ito
* Kelley Jones
* Katherine Morrison
* Julie Newmar
* Graham Nolan
* Michelle Nolan
* Jimmy Palmiotti
* Benoît Peeters
* John Picacio
* Mimi Pond
* Joe Quesada
* Sam Raimi
* Don Rosa
* Brian Stelfreeze
* Burt Ward

2015|

* Jerry Beck
* Greg Capullo
* Mike Catron
* Carlos Ezquerra
* Andrew Farago
* Dave Garcia
* Tom Grummett
* Jackson Guice
* Chip Kidd
* Steve Lieber
* Laura Martin
* Dave McCaig
* Bill Mumy
* Kevin Nowlan
* Joe Phillips
* Hilary B. Price
* Humberto Ramos
* Jimmie Robinson
* Luis Royo
* Jen Sorensen
* Richard Starkings
* Kazuki Takahashi
* Jill Thompson
* Jhonen Vasquez
* Craig Yoe

2016|

* Jason Aaron
* Derf Backderf
* Michael Barrier
* Luc Besson
* Peggy Burns
* Peter David
* Jim Davis
* Tom Devlin
* Ben Dunn
* Matt Fraction
* William Gibson
* Kieron Gillen
* Mike Judge
* Hidenori Kusaka
* Ed McGuinness
* Jamie McKelvie
* Tsutomu Nihei
* Christopher Priest
* Phil Roman
* Alex Sinclair
* John Trimble
* Satoshi Yamamoto

2017|

* Andrew Aydin
* Alan Burnett
* Joyce Chin
* Kevin Feige
* Robin Hobb
* John Lewis
* Jeph Loeb
* Jonathan Maberry
* Glenn McCoy
* Keith Pollard
* Nate Powell
* Brian Selznick
* R. Sikoryak
* Alex Simmons
* Gail Simone
* R. L. Stine
* Ron Wilson

2018|

* Yoshitaka Amano
* Marc Bernardin
* Cory Doctorow
* Brian Fies
* Richard Friend
* Alex Grecian
* Deborah Harkness
* Elizabeth Hand
* Larry Houston
* David W. Mack
* Nichelle Nichols
* Liniers
* Brian Pulido
* Randy Reynaldo
* Eric Reynolds
* Kevin Smith
* Peter Tomasi
* Shannon Wheeler
* Rafael Albuquerque

2019|

* Wendy All
* Leigh Bardugo
* Jon B. Cooke
* Mary Fleener
* Gene Ha
* Jonathan Hickman
* Arvell Jones
* Charlie Kochman
* Craig Miller
* Paco Roca
* Scott Snyder
* Billy Tucci
* Chris Ware
* Maryelizabeth Yturralde

* Complete list
* 1970s
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* 1990s
* 2000s
* 2010s

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Saturn Award for Best Director

1970s|

* Mel Brooks \- Young Frankenstein (1974/75)
* Dan Curtis \- Burnt Offerings (1976)
* George Lucas \- Star Wars / Steven Spielberg \- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
* Philip Kaufman \- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
* Ridley Scott \- Alien (1979)

1980s|

* Irvin Kershner \- The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
* Steven Spielberg \- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
* Nicholas Meyer \- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
* John Badham \- WarGames (1983)
* Joe Dante \- Gremlins (1984)
* Ron Howard \- Cocoon (1985)
* James Cameron \- Aliens (1986)
* Paul Verhoeven \- RoboCop (1987)
* Robert Zemeckis \- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* James Cameron \- The Abyss (1989/90)

1990s|

* James Cameron \- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
* Francis Ford Coppola \- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
* Steven Spielberg \- Jurassic Park (1993)
* James Cameron \- True Lies (1994)
* Kathryn Bigelow \- Strange Days (1995)
* Roland Emmerich \- Independence Day (1996)
* John Woo \- Face/Off (1997)
* Michael Bay \- Armageddon (1998)
* The Wachowskis \- The Matrix (1999)

2000s|

* Bryan Singer \- X-Men (2000)
* Peter Jackson \- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
* Steven Spielberg \- Minority Report (2002)
* Peter Jackson \- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
* Sam Raimi \- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
* Peter Jackson \- King Kong (2005)
* Bryan Singer \- Superman Returns (2006)
* Zack Snyder \- 300 (2007)
* Jon Favreau \- Iron Man (2008)
* James Cameron \- Avatar (2009)

2010s|

* Christopher Nolan \- Inception (2010)
* J. J. Abrams \- Super 8 (2011)
* Joss Whedon \- Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
* Alfonso Cuarón \- Gravity (2013)
* James Gunn \- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
* Ridley Scott \- The Martian (2015)
* Gareth Edwards \- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
* Ryan Coogler \- Black Panther (2017)
* Jordan Peele \- Us (2018/19)
* J. J. Abrams \- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019/20)

2020s|

* Matt Reeves \- The Batman (2021/22)
* James Cameron \- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022/23)

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