Army of Darkness 1993  R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Evil Dead 3
Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Bridget Fonda, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Ted Raimi, Richard Grove, Timothy Patrick Quill, Michael Earl Reid, Patricia Tallman, Deke Anderson, Bruce Thomas, Sara Shearer, Shiva Gordon, Billy Bryan
Our hero, Ash (Bruce Campbell), is a store clerk who manages to get transported (along with his chain saw) back to the 13th century. In order to return to the present, Ash must steal the "Book of the Dead." Ash is aided in his task by Sheila (Embeth Davidtz) whose family and friends are being victimized by an army of skeletons. To the rescue comes Ash with his chain saw!
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The Attic Expeditions 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Jeremy Kasten
Cast: Andras Jones, Seth Green, Jeffrey Combs, Wendy Robie, Ted Raimi, Beth Bates, Shannon Hart Cleary, Alice Cooper, Jerry Hauck, Brenda James, Nancy Wolfe, Stephen Donovan, Andrew Ggem, Cutter Cutshaw, Scott Levy
Trevor (Andras Jones) is confined to a mental hospital after killing his girlfriend. His mind is working overtime and can't recall the events–in fact, he believes that perhaps the killing didn't happen at all. Could the mean hospital director (Jeffrey Combs) have anything to do with his condition?
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Born Yesterday 1993 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Luis Mandoki
Cast: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, John Goodman, Edward Herrmann, Max Perlich, Michael Ensign, Ted Raimi, Fred Dalton Thompson, Benjamin C. Bradlee, Sally Quinn, William Frankfather, Celeste Yarnall, Nora Dunn, Meg Wittner, William Forward
This is a remake of the classic 1950 hit starring Judy Holliday. This time around, Melanie Griffith takes on the role of the delightful Billie Dawn. When she appears a little too dizzy to help her real estate tycoon lover, a tutor (Don Johnson) is hired to enlighten her.
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Candyman 1992  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Bernard Rose
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Eliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia, Mark Daniels, Stanley DeSantis, Kenneth A. Brown, Michael Culkin, Rusty Schwimmer, Eric Edwards
Graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) is researching the legend of a Chicago ghostly killer called "Candyman" (Tony Todd). She goes to the housing project where a woman was killed, presumably by Candyman's evil spirit, and finds more than she bargained for. A well-produced and acted psychological thriller.
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Darkman 1990  R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jesse Lawrence Ferguson, Nicholas Worth, Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Jenny Agutter
Darkman (Liam Neeson) is transformed from a mild-mannered scientist into a superhero who avenges his accidental disfigurement by doing away with those responsible. Sequels follow.
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Eddie Presley 1993  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Burr
Cast: Duane Whitaker, Joe Estevez, Stacie Bourgeois, Clu Gulager, Roscoe Lee Browne, Ted Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Thomerson, Lawrence Tierney, Ian Ogilvy, Willard E. Pugh, Daniel Roebuck
Things just aren't going well for insecure loser Eddie (Duane Whitaker) who lives in his van. He just received a suspension from his job as a watchman and hasn't had a gig for some time as an Elvis impersonator. His spirits are lifted when he gets a job in a sleazy nightclub closing for a terrible magician, but his life still continues to go downhill.
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The Evil Dead 1981 R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Sarah York, Philip A. Gillis, Dorothy Tapert, Sam Raimi, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Ted Raimi, Scott Spiegel, Robert G. Tapert
College friends–Ash (Bruce Campbell), Linda (Betsy Baker), Scott (Hal Delrich), Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), and Shelly (Sarah York)–are vacationing in a cabin deep in the woods. They find a book in their cabin with a tape that translates incantations from an ancient Sumerian Book of the Dead. Soon, Ash realizes that, one-by-one, his cohorts are being possessed by demons that have been called up by playing the tape. Now, Ash is left alone to fight the demons. This low-budgeter has plenty of gore and is followed by two sequels.
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Evil Dead 2 1987 R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Fantasy
aka: Evil Dead II
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley, Ted Raimi, Richard Domeier, Denise Bixler, John Peakes, Lou Hancock, Snowy Winters, Scott Spiegel, Mitch Cantor, Sid Abrams, Josh Becker, Thomas Kidd
Ash (Bruce Campbell) is back in his cabin as the lone survivor of the first film. This time, he brings his girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) and again plays the tape from the ancient Sumerian Book of the Dead. Playing the tape turns Linda into a zombie, and she bites Ash's hand. As Ash is trying to cut off his infected hand with a chainsaw, Annie (Sarah Berry) and Ed Getley (Richard Domeier) arrive at the cabin with missing pages of the book. Also on the scene are Annie and Ed's guides Jake (Dan Hicks) and Bobbie Joe (Kassie Wesley) who have led Annie and Ed to the cabin. Not knowing who they are, Ash fires at them, and they lock him in the cellar. Now, they are also turned into zombies and are determined to put an end to Ash.
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The Grudge 2004 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie, Bill Pullman, Rosa Blasi, Ted Raimi, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoko Maki, Takashi Matsuyama, Yuya Ozeki, Takako Fuji, Hiroshi Matsunaga
An American nurse working in Tokyo, Karen (Sarah Michelle Gellar), is plagued by a supernatural curse "the grudge," which has traveled from person to person and then has killed each victim. It will continue until someone achieves freedom from it while still alive. Will Karen be the one to free herself from its control and bring an end to the curse?
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Hard Target 1993 R, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: John Woo
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Vosloo, Lance Henriksen, Yancy Butler, Wilford Brimley, Kasi Lemmons, Ted Raimi, Robert Apisa, Chuck Pfarrer, Mike Leinert, Douglas Forsythe Rye, Lenore Banks, Eliott Keener
Natasha (Yancy Butler) is looking for her homeless, war-veteran father (Chuck Pfarrer) in New Orleans and hires Chance Boudreaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) to help in her search. They find her father dead, and the trail leads to Randal Poe (Elliott Keener) who, in turn, works for wealthy Emil Fouchon (Lance Henriksen) who manages a game offering rich clients the chance to hunt down homeless veterans. After their discovery, Chance and Natasha find themselves the targets in the game.
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Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle... 1998  PG, 80 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Lynne Naylor
Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless, Michael Hurst, Renee O'Connor, Kevin Smith, Alexandra Tydings, Josephine Davison, Joy Watson, Peter Rowley, David Mackie, Alison Wall, Ted Raimi
[Full title: "Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus"] Hera, queen of the Olympic gods, decides it is her time to rule the universe, so she unleashes four Titans that have been imprisoned for eons. The Titans are sure to ravage the universe–Hercules and Xena have their hands full if they are to save the day. Poor animation and, overall, not worth your or the children's time.
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Intruder 1988 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Scott Spiegel
Cast: Elizabeth Cox, Renee Estevez, Dan Hicks, David Byrnes, Sam Raimi, Eugene Robert Glazer, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Billy Marti, Alvy Moore
While their store is closed for inventory, employees are killed. Could the crimes have anything to do with the ex-boyfriend of one of the employees who was kicked out of the store at closing time for making a scene?
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Lunatics: A Love Story 1991 PG-13, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Josh Becker
Cast: Ted Raimi, Deborah Foreman, Bruce Campbell, George Aguilar, Brian McCree, Michelle Stacey, Eddy Roumaya, John Hardy, Anna Aycox, Carol Vernon
An offbeat relationship develops between a paranoid agoraphobic (Ted Raimi) and a woman of low self-esteem (Deborah Foreman) when they connect via a wrong telephone number.
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Man with the Screaming Brain 2005  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Bruce Campbell
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Stacy Keach, Antoinette Byron, Tamara Gorski, Remington Franklin, Velizar Binev, Todor Nikolov, Jonas Talkington, Raicho Vasilev
American industrialist William Cole (Bruce Campbell) and his wife, Jackie (Antoinette Byron), arrive in Bulgaria and, through a set of bizarre circumstances involving extramarital affairs, William is killed and brought back to life with part of cab driver Yegor's brain implanted in his own head. William and Yegor form an alliance and try to track down the homicidal Gypsy (Tamara Gorski) who killed them.
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Shocker 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp, Michael Murphy, Jessica Craven, Camille Cooper, Peter Berg, Sam Scarber, Ted Raimi, Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy, Virginia Morris, Emily Samuel, Richard(2) Brooks, Peter Tilden, Bingham Ray
A psychotic, Horace (Mitch Pileggi), slashes his way through entire families until he is caught with help from young Jonathan (Peter Berg) and electrocuted. But, Horace had made a pact with the Devil and returns as an evil spirit, possessing others and making them continue the killings. The ultimate goal is to take revenge on Jonathan. Plenty of satire and rip-offs of other films. Fun, in a sordid sort of way.
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Spider-Man 2002 PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Joe Manganiello, Bill Nunn, Ted Raimi, Gerry Becker, Jack Betts, Stanley Anderson, Ron Perkins, Michael Papajohn
Stan Lee's comic book character, Spider-Man, comes to the screen backed by super special effects and gripping live-action shots. The story begins with orphaned Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) living in Queens, New York, with his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) and Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson). Peter is leading the life of a normal student–until he goes on a school trip and is bitten by a genetically altered spider. Now, Peter finds that he has unusual powers. But, using those powers is not that easy, and Peter does not make use of his new talent when a burglar murders Uncle Ben. Then Peter remembers that Uncle Ben told him, "With great power, there must also come great responsibility." That's what it takes, and now Peter uses those extraordinary powers to fight crime. However, the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) is out there ready to stop any of Peter's good deeds.
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Spider-Man 2 2004 PG-13, 128 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Vanessa Ferlito, Aasif Mandvi, Ted Raimi
Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is finding that his other persona, Spider-Man, is taking its toll on his personal life and opts to retire Spider-Man–UNTIL super-villain Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) arrives on the scene, and, of course, Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man and leaps into action once more. The film received an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for two others.
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Stryker's War 1985  R, 82 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
aka: Thou Shalt Not Kill...Except
Director: Josh Becker
Cast: Brian Schulz, Robert Rickman, John Manfredi, Timothy Patrick Quill, Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel, Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Cheryl Hausen, Perry Mallette, Al Johnson, Rick Hudson, Pam Lewis, Jim Griffen, Theo Kruszewski
Life is peaceful and nice for Jack Stryker who was wounded in Vietnam. That is, peaceful until his girlfriend was taken and her grandfather killed by a cult led by a maniac who needs blood sacrifices. Now it's time to get his war buddies together, clean off the weapons, and declare war on the cult.
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Stuart Saves His Family 1995 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Harold Ramis
Cast: Al Franken, Laura San Giacomo, Vincent D'Onofrio, Shirley Knight, Harris Yulin, Julia Sweeney, Lesley Boone, John Link Graney, Walter Olkewicz, Ted Raimi, Marjorie Lovett, Grant Hoover, Cory Milano, Michelle Horn, Harris Laskawy
The "Saturday Night Live" character Stuart (Al Franken) returns home to help his dysfunctional family get over the death of a relative.
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Wishmaster 1997 R, 90 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Kurtzman
Cast: Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Tony Todd, Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Wendy Benson-Landes, Chris Lemmon, Tony Crane, Jenny O'Hara, Ricco Ross, John Byner, George "Buck" Flower, Gretchen Palmer, Ted Raimi, Angus Scrimm
Gemologist Alexandra Amberson (Tammy Lauren) is stalked by a diabolical genie, "the "Djinn" (Andrew Divoff), whose intent is to make people wish for things that will ensure his plan for destroying the world.
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| 1. Army of Darkness (1993)
aka: Evil Dead 3
aka: Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3
2. The Attic Expeditions (2000)
3. Born Yesterday (1993)
4. Candyman (1992)
5. Darkman (1990)
6. Eddie Presley (1993)
7. The Evil Dead (1981)
8. Evil Dead 2 (1987)
aka: Evil Dead II
aka: Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn
9. The Grudge (2004)
10. Hard Target (1993)
11. Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle... (1998)
12. Intruder (1988)
13. Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
14. Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
15. Shocker (1989)
16. Spider-Man (2002)
17. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
18. Stryker's War (1985)
aka: Thou Shalt Not Kill...Except
19. Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
20. Wishmaster (1997)
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