Wednesday 23 October 2024

545 The Evil Dead II ( 1987 )

 Sam  Raimi  came  up  with  a  sequel to  his  directorial  debut  which  is  pretty  much a  rerun  of  the  first  film  with  a  bigger  budget. A  couple  of  overaged students  find  their  way  to  an  abandoned cabin  in  the  woods , play a  tape  of  an  incantation and  all hell  breaks  loose. Wild-eyed Bruce Cameron has  the  film  more  or  less  to  himself for  the  first  35  minutes  and  it's  pretty  exhausting  watching  him  screaming  and  thrashing  against  the  special  effects. The  second  half  of  the  film  isn't  quite as  manic and  just becomes  rather  dull  if  you've  seen  the  first  film  until  the  thoroughly  ridiculous  ending.

Sarah Berry ( as Annie )

 Sex : No

Death : Stabbed  in  the  back  with  a  dagger.


This  is Sarah's  only  substantial  film  role. She  became  a  writer  for  the  TV  series ART/New York.

Kassie Wesley ( as Bobby Jo)

Sex : No

Death : Smashed  into  a  tree


This  was  Kassie's  first  film  role. Thereafter,  she  worked  mainly on TV. In  recent  years  she  has  become  a  soap queen  with  a  long-running role on One Life To Live. She also  enjoys  some  success as  a  Country and Western singer.

Denise Bixler ( as Linda )

Sex : No

Death : Killed by  the  evil spirit (offscreen)


This  was  the  first  of  only  two  films  Denise  made. She  was  married  to  Steve  Guttenberg from 1988  to 1992.





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