Army of Darkness (1992)
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Ash Williams must battle an undead army in the Middle Ages to find a way back to the present.
The story
After being accidentally transported to the Middle Ages, Ash Williams is captured by Lord Arthur's men and taken to his castle. Stripped of his weapons, Ash must navigate the dangers of the medieval period while seeking a way to return to his own time. He eventually regains his equipment and finds himself in a quest to locate the magical Necronomicon Ex-Mortis. Along the way, he encounters a woman named Sheila and must contend with the growing threat of the undead in a land where he is a stranger.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being transported to the Middle Ages, Ash Williams is captured by Lord Arthur's men and taken to his castle. After reclaiming his weapons from a Wise Man, Ash is hailed as a hero and begins a search for the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis to return home. He encounters Sheila and navigates a haunted forest where he faces a mirror-clone of himself. Upon finding the Necronomicon, he fails to recite the final word correctly, allowing a 'Evil Ash' and an army of undead to rise. Ash must lead the local humans in a battle against the undead, eventually defeating the evil clone and saving Sheila. He successfully returns to the present, only to find a lingering Deadite in his local store, which he defeats before reuniting with a coworker.
- First release year
- 1992
- Runtime (minutes)
- 81
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Sam Raimi
- Writers
- Sam Raimi · co-writer; Ivan Raimi · co-writer
- Cast and characters
- Bruce Campbell · Ash Williams; Embeth Davidtz · Sheila
- Genres
- dark fantasy; comedy
- Themes
- time travel; survival
- Tone and mood
- comedy; dark fantasy
- Premise and plot tags
- fantasy; horror; comedy
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has developed a strong international cult following.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 69% · scale: percentage · review count: 90; Metacritic · score: 59 · scale: 100 · review count: 32
- Awards and nominations
- Saturn Award · Best Horror Film · 1994 · win
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Medieval Dead'.; The title 'Army of Darkness' was suggested by Irvin Shapiro.
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