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If the car (a Delta 88) looks familiar, that's because Sam Raimi has a tradition to work it into all his movies and it appears in all of them except for "The Quick and the Dead"...  -Thanks to Maximiliano PeixotoThe Evil Dead was filmed in a real-life abandoned cabin located in the mountains near Morristown, Tennessee. This cabin allegedly had quite a history in real life. In the 30's, a girl named Clara lived with her family in the cabin. One night, there was a thunderstorm and during the thunderstorm, the girl's parents were both brutally murdered, and she was found wandering through the forest aimlessly until her neighbors took her in. Today, Clara lives in the Morristown Manor resthome, and whenever there's a storm, she would walk back to the house looking for her parents. In fact, days before they started filming, she was found wandering about behind the house. I found this out by reading "If Chins Could Kill", Bruce Campbell's autobiography. -Thanks to Erik GoodIn the car, at the beginning of the movie, Scotty has a glass of moonshine in his hand. This is because of an original beginning where they all started drinking moonshine. You can also see Bruce Campbell make a funny face in the car which was supposed to be a reaction to the moonshine he drank, but afterwards the moonshine scene was cut and, as a result, the glass in Scotty's hand and Ash's dazed look make absolutley no sense at all! -Thanks to DaveThe Evil Dead was first released on October 15, 1981 in the US, even though it is dated 1982! -Thanks to David JonesThere was a cast and crew of 37 people. Shooting was completed in just six weeks. Shooting began November 1979 and finished in December. The reel-to-reel tape recorder used in "The Evil Dead" was a Panasonic recorder that was owned by Bruce Campbell's father. -Thanks to BrianA poster of the Wes Craven film, The Hills Have Eyes, appears in the cellar. This was a joke intended for Wes Craven, who put a torn poster of 'Jaws' in the camper in 'The Hills Have Eyes'. Each director trying to tell the other director (playfully) that their film is the real horror film. Wes Craven would keep the tradition going by having Nancy watch 'Evil Dead' in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'. -Thanks to Keith« Click here to add some Evil Dead trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Evil Dead DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like The Evil Dead or 80's Horror classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Lost Boys ..... Near Dark ..... Fright Night ..... Hellraiser ..... Shining ..... Poltergeist ..... Scanners ..... American Werewolf In London ..... Night of the Creeps ..... Nightmare on Elm Street ..... Paperhouse ..... One Dark Night ..... Re-Animator ..... Prom Night ..... Mausoleum ..... Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: The CabinWanna see the real life filming location used for The Cabin in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at An Abandoned Cabin, located in Morristown, Tennessee. [New! Show Google Map] The Evil Dead was filmed in a real-life abandoned cabin located in the mountains near Morristown, Tennessee, beginning in November, 1979. The cabin originally selected for the shooting was unavailable when the crew arrived. Raimi found another shack close by. The Cabin used was located in a small valley around half-a-mile from the nearest public dirt road. Directions to the Cabin: Go To Morristown, TN. You will turn off Andrew Johnson Highway onto Kidwells Ridge Road, which is right to the left of an Ingles supermarket (There are two of these in Morristown, so be sure to turn next to the new Ingles that's still open). On Kidwells Ridge Road, you will pass both an Amoco and a Texaco (I recommend you go here and ask for directions if you get lost). You should then be on the lookout for Inman Bend Road. You'll want to take a right onto it. The entrance to the trail which leads to the remains of the cabin is about a quarter-mile down this road. It is right past Quail Hollow Road, but if you each Greggs Road, you have gone too far. What you are looking for is a very small section of barb wire on the right side of the road. It is very easy to miss because the wire is stretched across a very small opening in the dense woods. I was told by the lady at the Texaco that people wander down there frequently without permission, so I wouldn't worry about getting arrested for trespassing but it's much more polite to ask if you can. Once you step over the fence (It's got a lot of slack to it if you just hold it down with your foot), you will simply want to stay somewhat to your left as you walk into the woods. Although it is quite overgrown, you should see the path which leads downhill to the site. I'll warn you that unless you are a big fan of the film, it won't be too exciting. All that is left is some tin roof and the chimney (with the fireplace). [Thanks to Kevin Drum] To find the old bridge you need to take interstate 40 and get off in Newport, Tennessee, go through Newport on the 25 that will take you to Bridgeport. You will see a rail road sign and then a old barn then the new Bridge. Don't blink or you will pass it. Cross the bridge and immediately on the left is bluff road at the end of the bridge. It is a one lane road so be careful There are several pull offs. The bridge is directly across from a white house. There is a fork in the road towards the river that leads to the old bridge. The cellar in both of the "Evil Dead" movies wasn't actually underneath the cabin - a hole was dug and a hatch placed over it, the actual cellar was in a farm belonging to the parents of one of the filmmakers. [Thanks to Chris Carter] I just visited the site on December 27th, 2004. Everything is still down to a tee for directions except that the Texaco gas station is now different name i believe it's CITGO, also while traveling along the way it was very discourging with all the houses around, I really thought that there was no way in hell that the property would still exist. I also want to add that the entrance to the cabin has a Black with red lettering NO TRESSPASSING sign and the barb wire is now laying on the ground. Whoever owns the property has tried to cover up the path by laying cut down trees and branches so that it is hard to find. One more thing to add is while driving on Inman Rd and you come to Gregg Rd there there is a vacant lot with a free standing chimmney just like at the cabin but that is not it. The cabin tin roof and chimmney are still there just like in the other description. [Thanks to Darryl Magierowski] Can you help? Do you know any of the Tennessee (or any other) filming locations used for The Evil Dead? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The music score is by Joseph LoDuca. Lo Duca had never tackled a film score before when in 1979 a young Raimi asked him to compose a score for one of his student films. LoDuca had studied Jazz and Classical music at Michigan University. He was hardly qualified to tackle the task. Over a period of months Lo Duca and Raimi discussed the 'role' of music in the film, "We would sit around for hours at his mother's home watching movies... Sam would tell me to listen to a score by Bernard Herrmann. I would comment that it resembled a Stravinsky piece to me.", explained Lo Duca. Lo Duca used a string ensemble combined with the use of keyboard synthesiser effects to create the haunting score. Such was the popularity of these synthesiser sounds that after the success of the film they came with an added feature called 'Evil Dead sound' based on the combinations created by Lo Duca. LoDuca would also return for both sequels using the same style to create the terror of Ash's improbable situations. He decided on a career in film composing from that experience. He now lives in Michigan and heads a jazz band. He has become a prolific commercial composer, notably for the three major auto manufacturers. « Click here to add new music trivia for Evil Dead Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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