This man is a true artist. Grew up on his films and still watch his older stuff still. He is really good with thrillers also. I read he tries to be as professional as possible when directing. Always wears a button up shirt with a tie.
Dude...Check out 23 year old Sam Raimi! This kid even in his youth was a filmmaker from day one! So impressive. You're now a legend in filmmaking history!
Crazy that him & Bruce were just buddies & decided to make a movie + the way they hustled to get the money to make the first Evil Dead is inspirational, imagine if they never decided to do it that one movie changed there lives forever & to do it with your best mate just crazy bro
When the interviewer started talking about the tree rape scene and asked “Why did you do that Sam?” I started cracking up. And you can tell they wanted to laugh as well 😂
I had the pleasure of seeing The Evil Dead in theaters for its 30th Anniversary in October of 2023. Bruce Campbell talked during the intro and spoke about the impact this flick had on the horror genre.
This is great!! thanks - Watched Evil Dead when I was a kid but never the other ones until the last few days when I watched em all in a row (just started Ash V Evil Dead). Really cool to get the backstory on production :) I think these films are the best zombie stuff I've seen and some of the best horror in general, it's all about mixing in humour anyway you can for me. Makes such a difference to a lot of other stuff around. Even just the way Evil Dead 2 starts and the original plot has been completely torn apart so funnyyyy!
You can tell he was high as a kite or at least has a good buzz going during this interview. Only after about 5 minutes in does he start to calm down. After hearing all the stuff that happened during the making of ED1 I can't say I blame him for needing something to deal with all the ptsd you would have after such experiences. lol Great Film maker!
I love the first two evil dead movies fantastic horror movies man and also all three of the Spiderman movies Sam raimi is the best I have to watch evil dead three eventually but this man’s a good Director he deserves better
Wow, this doesn't settle down into a fairly normal interview until about four minutes in, haha. Whoever taped this in '82 could have easily edited the beginning out. :D It's cool how during the 1980s a movie was still referred to as "a picture" by people in the business. I don't hear that anymore. If anyone watches The Evil Dead for the first time it is obvious that someone talented was at the helm ... because it is something extraordinary: part gruesome thriller, part art house project, part zany comedy. There are some things in it that are marvelous: camera work and angles, musical scoring, lighting, pacing. It's a special piece of cinema.
It's cool to see the unedited, raw material because it often reveals the true character of the interviewee. They might be rude and stand-offish and then pretend to be nice once the interview starts. Raimi seems genuinely cool.
I love his remarks on criticism in the end, those self entitled hacks still exist unfortunately, and they think they’re cool by obliterating a team’s hard work. I only appreciate negative criticism when it’s constructive and has something to say that will give some direction as to where to go. If you say something like “I walked out in 5’”, you shouldn’t be trusted or employed.
The only films he directed in my generation were the Spider-Man trilogy and Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness. Because those movies were part of my childhood and now my adult years. So right now I’m seeing a special private screening of his the Evil Dead franchise at a local movie theater in New York
@Chris Anderson Actually, not to be that guy but I know he used to be a cigarette smoker back in the day and there was a certain amount of public shame associated with it which is why he is trying to get rid of it.
At 22:55 I think the "Einstein Story" actually involves Irvin Shapiro trading Picasso a bottle of wine for one of his paintings. I think that's what he meant by "its a non-existent story" and "he mis-phrased that." Basically making it more clear how old-school Irivn Shapiro was.
They ended up keeping everything in in this interview, but I don't what possessed them into thinking that the interview needed to be such a high stress structured interview, where everything needs to be said perfectly. Perhaps it's because he was being interviewed by his own crew where everyone knows all the answers. It's a goofy interview. It can almost pass off as a skit and/or making fun of the cookie cutter cliche' interview process, but Sam's nervousness seems genuine.
Yeah haha, the story he told (although a very creative one) was made up. They actually built it for the film and it remained there because there wasn't any reason to demolish it. It actually was consumed by the woods and fans who went to visit the cabin throughout the years. In fact the only thing that remains of the original cabin is the fireplace. There's a video on youtube about the original filming location.
This is a common mistake. Evil Dead was completed in 1981 but not released until 1982 (overseas) and 1983 (domestic). Hell, it wasnt even called Evil Dead in '81. The few screenings (mainly festivals) they did have then it was still called Book of the Dead.
I have smoked the occasional bit of cannabis before but haven't done for years. But comments here were saying he looks high in the video that's why I wondered?
@@Reticence9zen924 i don't thiink what we saw him smoke at the start was grass. He may have smoked prior to the interview, possibly. He does seem to space out and ihe laughs after almost every question. He might be high, or maybe just such a perfectionist that he pauses so much to get his thoughts on the questions asked conveyed properly??? To me, i'd guess a little of both. Being high and trying to remain professional, i would laugh lots too
@@boozywiener4189 Well they're laughing after a lot of questions is because it seems like it's not a very serious interview to begin with. A lot of stuff said seems to be various inside jokes. In the beginning before the interview starts they keep throwing jokes at each other. When Sam is asked "so it was your intention in the beginning to make a brutal savage horror film" they both crack up because as the entire cast, including Bruce Campbell has stated multiple times that the film did not end nearly as serious as they intended it to be. Sam Raimi and the interview both crack up because they know damn well that "brutal savage" is too serious to describe their shenanigans when making the film. Sam also seems to laugh a lot because he knows he could be cheeky, and most of the time his answers are too long and he doesn't really care about what he's saying.
@@kylemoss8342 was just guessin from what i picked up. He's definitely a character. Reminds me how my friends and i mess around, he seems very personable, lighthearted
Sam Raimi in his early 20's, starting off his career with a big bang with The Evil Dead and the rest is history.
The coen bros started as editor on ED as well
Doctor Strange 2 was also really Good Movie 👍
@@vistaxx I still want to see it
@@beyondz55 and they contributed on Crimewave
@@beyondz55I did not know that
This man is a true artist. Grew up on his films and still watch his older stuff still. He is really good with thrillers also. I read he tries to be as professional as possible when directing. Always wears a button up shirt with a tie.
Am I wrong here wasn't this movie made in Wisconsin?
@@AwesomeBlackDude no it was made in Tennessee
Dude...Check out 23 year old Sam Raimi! This kid even in his youth was a filmmaker from day one! So impressive. You're now a legend in filmmaking history!
@Ale He was actually 20
@@themasterbaetor3719 impressive yeah He was 23 there hes Born in the 50s hes now 63
@Nessouille nope, your wrong. They said he had just turned 20
I can tell you with good authority that he was 20. Believe me when I say I wanted to believe SOO BADLY that he was 19 when they were shooting.
@Nessouille Imagine being 20 and changing cinema. Less than a handful of people have done that.
Crazy that him & Bruce were just buddies & decided to make a movie + the way they hustled to get the money to make the first Evil Dead is inspirational, imagine if they never decided to do it that one movie changed there lives forever & to do it with your best mate just crazy bro
or Steven king didn't write a review and it wouldn't be as popular
Sam is ridiculously cute and adorable. Ego-free and creativity overload with ample amount of humility
When the interviewer started talking about the tree rape scene and asked “Why did you do that Sam?” I started cracking up. And you can tell they wanted to laugh as well 😂
I think the editor of this interview was thinking it's too funny to cut so he just kept all of it
Or this is just the raw take.
This guy is a great director, he should direct a Spiderman movie
Yeah he also should direct a doctor strange movie which includes the spiderman he directed
9:21 "it's funny you should say that..."
@@calm1tbh i was looking to some old photo
@@JackFrostIsHere
r/woosh
Man, just met Sam at comic con over the weekend. He is so nice and humble for being as big a name as he is!
I met him this year at monster mania I agree cool nice humble fun guy to talk to.
his personality is hilarious, reminds me of one of my friends...crazy to think how long ago this was shot...he seems very ahead of his time
Did you ever imagine that this guy would make another good trilogy 20 years later of this interview?
Spider-Man?
@@H0und0fHircin3 Yeah
3:10 "It is a rock 'em, sock 'em roller coaster ride of screaming horror." This quote is freaking legendary, I think about it all the time.
I had seen an interview with him when he’s older and he’s matured a lot he’s so damn goofy here it’s amazing
Great interview. Thanks for sharing
I had the pleasure of seeing The Evil Dead in theaters for its 30th Anniversary in October of 2023. Bruce Campbell talked during the intro and spoke about the impact this flick had on the horror genre.
28:25 what kind of heartfelt moments like this do you get anymore
I have been a fan of Evil Dead since the Evil Dead 2 release on video. I hadn't seen this great interview until today. Thanks for sharing this !
Yeah great interview. Thanks for this uploader
Restore the Raimiverse!! We WANT SPIDER MAN 4
3:42 someone is hungry
This is great!! thanks - Watched Evil Dead when I was a kid but never the other ones until the last few days when I watched em all in a row (just started Ash V Evil Dead). Really cool to get the backstory on production :)
I think these films are the best zombie stuff I've seen and some of the best horror in general, it's all about mixing in humour anyway you can for me. Makes such a difference to a lot of other stuff around. Even just the way Evil Dead 2 starts and the original plot has been completely torn apart so funnyyyy!
I love this guy. I want to be like him
I love this guy’s movies so much my wife settled on the name Raimi with me for our son!
Don’t be like him, learn from him and become something greater.
@@harrybarnes9080 That's amazing!
@@almostsatan6653 almost. I recognize he is a human just like us
@@apep.8555 May your words come to life
His lisp is so cute
This guy has always worn a suit and yet still today he looks like the last guy who would wear a suit
This was a very insightful interview. Good stuff!
Now this is awesome. Sam raimi proper chilled out. Top guy 👌🏻
You can tell he was high as a kite or at least has a good buzz going during this interview. Only after about 5 minutes in does he start to calm down. After hearing all the stuff that happened during the making of ED1 I can't say I blame him for needing something to deal with all the ptsd you would have after such experiences. lol Great Film maker!
One of my favorite filmmakers...
Evil Dead scared the crap out of me. 😳
Hes so awkward its adorable
I love the first two evil dead movies fantastic horror movies man and also all three of the Spiderman movies Sam raimi is the best I have to watch evil dead three eventually but this man’s a good Director he deserves better
I would have paid to see Sam and Brian DePalma playing video games!
Wow, this doesn't settle down into a fairly normal interview until about four minutes in, haha. Whoever taped this in '82 could have easily edited the beginning out. :D
It's cool how during the 1980s a movie was still referred to as "a picture" by people in the business. I don't hear that anymore.
If anyone watches The Evil Dead for the first time it is obvious that someone talented was at the helm ... because it is something extraordinary: part gruesome thriller, part art house project, part zany comedy. There are some things in it that are marvelous: camera work and angles, musical scoring, lighting, pacing. It's a special piece of cinema.
It's cool to see the unedited, raw material because it often reveals the true character of the interviewee. They might be rude and stand-offish and then pretend to be nice once the interview starts. Raimi seems genuinely cool.
@@nectarinedreams7208 True.
I love his remarks on criticism in the end, those self entitled hacks still exist unfortunately, and they think they’re cool by obliterating a team’s hard work. I only appreciate negative criticism when it’s constructive and has something to say that will give some direction as to where to go. If you say something like “I walked out in 5’”, you shouldn’t be trusted or employed.
To anyone reading this comment, I’m from the future. I hope you guys enjoy Sam raimis spider man 4 when it comes out
The only films he directed in my generation were the Spider-Man trilogy and Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness. Because those movies were part of my childhood and now my adult years. So right now I’m seeing a special private screening of his the Evil Dead franchise at a local movie theater in New York
Doctor strange came out yesterday 😂
1:15 He is cute and adorable look like little child
2:08 💚
Am i the only one who hear the stomach rumbles?
Yes, yes! I can hear it too, the first time
Right when I saw this comment, I heard the stomach rumbles 🤪
I love how much wiser he is now, watching his most recent interviews
20 years later he would go on and direct Spiderman. Crazy lol
This must have been one of his first interviews. He’s giddy as a school boy lol
@Chris Anderson Actually, not to be that guy but I know he used to be a cigarette smoker back in the day and there was a certain amount of public shame associated with it which is why he is trying to get rid of it.
Thanks for sharing this great interview
He's so charming oh god
My hero. Love this guy!
He's so cute and cool to be a movie director honestly, i guess that why evil dead is cool without a story 😅
He was so cute back in time^^
At 22:55 I think the "Einstein Story" actually involves Irvin Shapiro trading Picasso a bottle of wine for one of his paintings. I think that's what he meant by "its a non-existent story" and "he mis-phrased that." Basically making it more clear how old-school Irivn Shapiro was.
32:02
He was so cute!
12:44 when the intern guy gets the message
My left ear loved this interview.
A unique filmmaker who should be directing now
Goated Director
22:50
“Smoking isnt cool”
San Raimi:
Legend.
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17:34 lol
i thought that was my stomach growling at the beginning
Love this guy!
Hey it's Hitop Films
Dude was 22 that year
Inspiration.
1:42 0:14
He was only 21 when he made his first movie.
This video is a gem
They ended up keeping everything in in this interview, but I don't what possessed them into thinking that the interview needed to be such a high stress structured interview, where everything needs to be said perfectly. Perhaps it's because he was being interviewed by his own crew where everyone knows all the answers. It's a goofy interview. It can almost pass off as a skit and/or making fun of the cookie cutter cliche' interview process, but Sam's nervousness seems genuine.
27:20
This sounds MUCH BETTER with ear phones
What happened to the audio??
Product of the time brah, ANALOG.
my left ear loves this interview
lol i thought my headphones were broken
Marvelous
"It's a love story...uh...no, it's not a love story"
The legend about the cabin... did they burn down the cabin for insurance money or something? Was it being demolished? I don't buy his story lol
Yeah haha, the story he told (although a very creative one) was made up. They actually built it for the film and it remained there because there wasn't any reason to demolish it. It actually was consumed by the woods and fans who went to visit the cabin throughout the years. In fact the only thing that remains of the original cabin is the fireplace. There's a video on youtube about the original filming location.
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Just goes to show how chilled conservative people are. Sam raimi is a legend
Don’t be fooled. he’s given money to Barbara Boxer so he’s just as loony as the rest of ‘em!!
@@lisvender Reading comprehension
the evil dead came out in 1981
Evil Dead is from 1981 , not 1982
This interview is from 1982. Evil dead came out in late 1981 in the US and in 1982/83 in other countries.
This is a common mistake. Evil Dead was completed in 1981 but not released until 1982 (overseas) and 1983 (domestic). Hell, it wasnt even called Evil Dead in '81. The few screenings (mainly festivals) they did have then it was still called Book of the Dead.
Sam raimi smoking was a shock
Sam Raimi in is time 21
Stomach growl
Sam Raimi does not seem like a smoker
Is he high?
Alex jones ain't bill hicks
I can't believe he's smoking a 🚬.
What's up with all the laughing ? We're they all high when they made this ? It's annoying...
Women become the monsters hahaha they had to fade out while he was about to laugh
Do you think he's smoking a cigarette or cannabis?
clearly you've never smoked weed before if you think that's cannibis
I have smoked the occasional bit of cannabis before but haven't done for years. But comments here were saying he looks high in the video that's why I wondered?
@@Reticence9zen924 i don't thiink what we saw him smoke at the start was grass. He may have smoked prior to the interview, possibly. He does seem to space out and ihe laughs after almost every question. He might be high, or maybe just such a perfectionist that he pauses so much to get his thoughts on the questions asked conveyed properly??? To me, i'd guess a little of both. Being high and trying to remain professional, i would laugh lots too
@@boozywiener4189 Well they're laughing after a lot of questions is because it seems like it's not a very serious interview to begin with. A lot of stuff said seems to be various inside jokes. In the beginning before the interview starts they keep throwing jokes at each other. When Sam is asked "so it was your intention in the beginning to make a brutal savage horror film" they both crack up because as the entire cast, including Bruce Campbell has stated multiple times that the film did not end nearly as serious as they intended it to be. Sam Raimi and the interview both crack up because they know damn well that "brutal savage" is too serious to describe their shenanigans when making the film. Sam also seems to laugh a lot because he knows he could be cheeky, and most of the time his answers are too long and he doesn't really care about what he's saying.
@@kylemoss8342 was just guessin from what i picked up. He's definitely a character. Reminds me how my friends and i mess around, he seems very personable, lighthearted
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