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Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness (1992)

Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

Release:1992
Runtime:1h 21m
Country:United States
Director:Sam Raimi
Language:English

Genre

ComedyFantasyHorror
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Keywords

witchSkeletonSwordplaySupermarketProphecyCastletime-travelCatapult
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Army of Darkness rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 206K votes
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic59%
TMDb7.264/10· 4K votes

With 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Army of Darkness

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

Cast of Army of Darkness

  • Bruce Campbell

    Bruce Campbell

    as Ash

  • Embeth Davidtz

    Embeth Davidtz

    as Sheila

  • Marcus Gilbert

    Marcus Gilbert

    as Arthur

  • Ian Abercrombie

    Ian Abercrombie

    as Wiseman

  • Richard Grove

    Richard Grove

    as Duke Henry

  • Michael Earl Reid

    Michael Earl Reid

    as Gold Tooth

  • Timothy Patrick Quill

    Timothy Patrick Quill

    as Blacksmith

  • Bridget Fonda

    Bridget Fonda

    as Linda

  • Patricia Tallman

    Patricia Tallman

    as Possessed Witch

  • Ted Raimi

    Ted Raimi

    as Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk

  • Deke Anderson

    Deke Anderson

    as Tiny Ash #1

  • Bruce Thomas

    Bruce Thomas

    as Tiny Ash #2

Army of Darkness facts

Budget
$11M
Box office
$21.5M
Collection
Evil Dead Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Comedy horror balances absurdist humor with entertaining action sequences
  • •Fantasy adventure delivers chaotic fun with creative practical effects
  • •Horror-comedy tone achieves cult classic appeal through stylish direction

What the audience disliked

  • •Fantasy conventions feel somewhat dated in execution and visual effects
  • •Comedy horror tonally inconsistent moments jar narrative flow occasionally
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