Sam Raimi
Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie Darkman (1990), the revisionist western The Quick and the Dead (1995), the neo-noir crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998), the supernatural thriller The Gift (2000), the supernatural horror Drag Me to Hell (2009), the Disney fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production company Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess, and Ash vs. Evil Dead, starring long-time friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2024 · Stop Whining and Start Winning as The Boss
- 2022 · Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Self - Director
- 2022 · Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES as Self
- 2019 · The Chef Show as Self
- 2019 · Fanboy as Sam Raimi
- 2016 · The Jungle Book as Giant Squirrel (voice)
- 2013 · 3 Geezers! as Director
- 2009 · Drag Me to Hell as Ghost at Seance (uncredited)
- 2007 · One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead as (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor as Self
- 2007 · Suck My Geek! as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing as Self
- 2004 · Spider-Man 2 as University Student with Bag (uncredited)
- 2002 · Spider-Man as Popcorn Thrower (uncredited)
- 2002 · Spider-Mania as Self
- 2002 · Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' as Self
- 2002 · Hatred Of A Minute as Soap Actor on TV (uncredited)
- 2000 · The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier as Self
- 1997 · The Shining as Gas Station Howie
- 1995 · Galaxis as Nervous Official
- 1994 · The Flintstones as Cliff Look-A-Like
- 1994 · The Stand as Bobby Terry
- 1994 · The Hudsucker Proxy as Hudsucker Brainstormer
- 1993 · Freaked as Crooked Cop (uncredited)
- 1993 · Body Bags as Bill - Dead Attendant
- 1993 · Journey to the Center of the Earth as Collins
- 1993 · Indian Summer as Stick Coder
- 1992 · Army of Darkness as Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (uncredited)
- 1992 · Innocent Blood as Roma Meats Man
- 1992 · Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion as Himself
- 1990 · Miller's Crossing as Snickering Gunman
- 1989 · Intruder as Randy
- 1989 · Stephen King's World of Horror as Self
- 1988 · The Incredibly Strange Film Show as Self
- 1988 · Maniac Cop as Parade Reporter
- 1987 · Evil Dead II as Fake Shemp / Medieval Soldier / Possessed Rocking Chair
- 1985 · Spies Like Us as Drive-In Security
- 1985 · Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except as Cult Leader
- 1982 · Cleveland Smith, Bounty Hunter as
- 1981 · The Evil Dead as Hitchhiking Fisherman / Evil Force (uncredited)
- 1980 · Stryker's War as Cult Leader
- 1980 · The Blind Waiter as
- 1979 · Attack of the Helping Hand! as Milkman
- 1979 · Night Crew as
- 1978 · Acting and Reacting as Mime at Party
- 1978 · Holding It as
- 1976 · The Case of the Topanga Pearl as
- 1976 · Attack of the Pillsbury Doughboy as