Naturom Demonto: The Evil Dead Compendium


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Naturom Demonto: The Evil Dead Compendium

Faneditor: Ray Danger  
Fanedit Type: Documentary
Fanedit Release Date: 26th April 2024
Fanedit Runtime: 4h:9m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:40m:0s
Time Added: 0h:18m:0s
Franchise: Evil Dead
Genre: DocumentaryHorrorZombie
Original Title: Evil Dead Production Featurettes   Medieval Times - Making Army of Darkness (2015)   One By One We Will Take You - The Untold Saga of the Evil Dead (2007)   Raising a New Evil Dead - Making Evil Dead Rise   Swallowed Souls - Making Evil Dead II (2011)   
Original Release Date: 9th April 2007
Original Runtime: 4h:57m:0s
Original Links:

Certificate: 15
Source: Blu-Ray
Resolution: 1080p
Sound Mix: Stereo
Language: English
Subtitles: No
 

Synopsis:

This is a collection docs, one for each film, edited together from various sources. These make the perfect companion to the Evil Dead [raymix] Series.


Intentions:

I wanted to make documentaries that work as a companions to my Evil Dead [raymix] series.


Change List:

I've made so many alterations & additions that it would be a nightmare to list every change. This list only covers a fraction of the changes. Mostly just things I remembered to note. MAKING THE EVIL DEAD- OVERALL CHANGES- -upscaled the DVD sources from 404p to 1080p. -recreated all titles, names, captions & credits for consistency. PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. -re-created the Anchor Bay Presents card in the usual [raymix] font. OPENING- -cut Eli Roth throwing shade at other horror films. -cut Edgar Wright's comments about Sam torturing Bruce. TITLE CARD- -added a remixed cue from the track Attack of the Vines. -new title & title card. (One By One We Will Take You- Making The Evil Dead) -added an audio outtake of Ellen Sandweiss running out of laughter. BACK IN THE LATE 70's- -added an image of young Rob, Sam & Bruce. -longer beat before Rob Tapert begins the story. -cut Tom Sullivan mentioning the money for the auditorium going to student activities. -added film reel sound effects during the talk of Sam showing his Super8 movies. -added a clip from ATTACK OF THE HELPING HAND as Tom Sullivan talks about it. -fixed Rob stuttering on the word "America." -added I'm Your Boogieman as Joe Bob talks about horror in the 70's. SAM RAIMI -cut David Goodman telling a tale of torturing baby Sam. -added a clip of Ellen Sandweiss & Bruce Campbell talking about making short films. -smoothed Rob Tapert stumbling over some words. CASTING- -cut Ellen Sandweiss giving out Theresa Tilly's real name. -smoothed an odd cut before talking about Rich Demanincor. BRUCE CAMPBELL- -cut Ellen talking about women & men having crushes on Bruce. PRODUCTION- -added a cue from the track Skin over the title card. -smoothed David Goodman stumbling over some words about the window. -cut some of David Goodman talking about hunters walking up onto the property. -cut Theresa mentioning being in the Bible Belt. -cut Josh Becker talking about the budget. -smoothed Greg Nicotero stumbling over some words. -added a clip of Bruce Campbell being interviewed by Conan O'Brien. --added FX, a TV for the clip to play on & cabin interior background. -added a clip of Ellen & Bruce talking about the long shoot. -added a picture of Ellen in full make-up & wearing her glasses. -added clips of Theresa, Ellen, Bruce & Betsy talking about injuries. -added a shot of the crew using the fogger as Bruce talks about it. -added an outtake of Ellen running through the woods & falling. -added Bruce telling a story about an infection on his leg. -cut some of Josh Becker talking about the script. -added a clip of Bruce talking about budget & shooting schedule. -cut Greg Nicotero throwing shade at the low budget effects. -cut Eli Roth talking about his own movies. -cut some comments about censorship attitudes in the late 70's. -cut some of Betsy explaining what the beams were supposed to be used for. -cut Rob recounting some unsavory comments from Sam. -smoothed Rob stumbling over some words about the contact lenses. -cut Ellen talking about her doubts about the effects. -cut Theresa talking about the reputation these kinds of films had at the time. FIRST IMPRESSIONS- -added a cue from the track Panic to the title card. -smoothed Rob stumbling over some words about the theater. -added clips of Theresa, Ellen, Bruce & Betsy talking about the premiere. A SECOND LIFE- -added a Horror sticker to the video tape on the title card. -added a shot of the poster with the Stephen King quote as Greg talks about it. -smoothed Edgar Wrights' comment about gore being censored in films. -cut Edgar Wright throwing shade at other "Video Nasties." -cut Eli Roth's theory of why EVIL DEAD 2 was made to be more funny. -cut Eli Roth joking that he's "gone to jail for other things." FAVORITE SCENES- -added a shot of the set as Theresa talks about the crew falling asleep. -added a film reel sound effect. -cut the discussion of the tree attack scene. -smoothed Greg Nicotero stumbling over some words. -added a 2nd look at the stop-motion art on Linda's leg. INFLUENCE- -cut Rob saying he doesn't think the film was influential an any particular filmmakers. -cut Eli Roth talking about his own films. LEGACY- -added a cue from the track Kandarian Dagger over the title card. -cut Betsy talking about re-uniting with Ellen & Theresa. -cut Ellen talking about adjusting her attitude towards the film. -smoothed Rob stumbling over some words. -cut Tom saying he'd love to see Sam come back to do "Evil Dead 4." END CREDITS- -completely re-made the end credits in the style of the new titles. -added The Charleston from the end of THE EVIL DEAD. -cut the intercutting interview segments. POST-CREDITS- -added a clip of David Goodman talking about being fired by Sam Raimi. -added my production logo to the end. MAKING EVIL DEAD II- OVERALL CHANGES- -upscaled the DVD sources from 480p to 1080p. -recreated all titles, names, captions & credits for consistency. PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. -added a Lionsgate Films Presents card. OPENING- -added footage from EVIL DEAD II. -added footage of Sam Raimi. -added a cue from the track Behemoth. -freeze on the final frame of Sam. TITLE CARD- -added "Warning" cards, based on The Gore the Merrier. -added sound effects to the "Warning" cards. -freeze-frame on a BTS shot. -new title. (Things That Were & Shall Be Again- Making Evil Dead II Dead By Dawn) -added audio from EVIL DEAD II as the title is revealed. -added footage from EVIL DEAD II behind the title. -added a cue from the track Behemoth. ANCIENT HISTORY- -added an Ancient History title card. -cut Josh Becker talking about the production of CRIME WAVE. -extended the picture of young Rob, Sam & Bruce. -cut Scott Spiegel talking about production problems on CRIME WAVE. -smoothed Josh Becker stumbling over some words. -cut Josh mentioning that Sam didn't really want to do EVIL DEAD II. -cut Josh Becker talking about his unused EVIL DEAD II script. -cut David Goodman talking about Stephen King. -extended the picture of Dino De Laurentiis. -added an I.D. card for Dino. -cut Bruce talking about having talks with other studios. PRE-PRODUCTION- -added a Pre-Production title card. -smoothed Scott stumbling over some words. -cut some of Scott talking about ATTACK OF THE HELPING HAND. -cut some of Bruce talking abort how easily distracted Sam & Scott could be. -cut some of the dilemma about the flashback to the first film. -fixed a few frames where there's no background behind Scott Spiegel. -cut some of Scott Spiegel talking about wanting to take the story out of the cabin. THE CAST- -added a The Cast title card. -cut Greg Nicotero theorizing that Bruce stole Sam's highschool girlfriend. -cut Sarah & Bruce talking about having their young kids on set. -added an additional shot of Bruce's stunt double, John Casino. -re-arranged some of Sarah Berry's comments for clarity. -extended a shot of Richard, Kassie & Sarah. SAM RAIMI- -moved this section from much later. -added a Sam Raimi title card. -cut some of Kassie talking about Sam. -cut some of Shannon talking about Sam's love of the Three Stooges. -cut some of David Goodman talking about Sam & Bruce. -added a section about Sam firing most of the original crew. -added a clip of Sam & Greg goofing around. -added a cue from the track Dancing Game. SPECIAL EFFECTS- -added a Special Effects title card. -cut Howard Berger talking about racial segregation in the south. -added footage of Mark applying plaster to Ted's head. -cut Shannon Shea talking about some effects errors. -added a section about filming Ash spinning through the trees. -added a section about filming the eyeball flyball. -added a section about filming Bobby Joe being attacked by the trees. -added a section of Denise Bixler getting her make-up removed. -added an arrow pointing out the hair band on the Linda head. -extended the shot of the Linda head with the hair band. -added a shot of the Linda dummy doing push-ups. -added a shot of Denise Bixler being coated in plaster. -cut some of the effects crew playing around. RE-ANIMATED- -moved this section from later. -cut talk about the book burning in the first film. -cut some of Rick Catizone's comments for clarity. METHOD TO MADNESS- -this section has been dismembered & strewn across various other chapters. EDITING- -cut the bit about Rosebud Releasing. RELEASE- -cut Kaye Davis, Shannon Shea & Jim Belohovek misunderstanding the movie's tone. LEGACY- -cut Howard Berger complaining about modern movies. END CREDITS- -completely re-made the end credits in the style of the other new titles. POST-CREDITS- -added an outtake of Bruce with the fake Linda arms. -added my production logo. MAKING ARMY OF DARKNESS- OVERALL CHANGES- -recreated all titles, names, captions & credits for consistency. PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. -added a Shout! Factory Presents card. OPENING- -cut the opening credits. -cut the title card. TITLE CARD- -added a shot of the three books from ARMY OF DARKNESS. -new title & title card. (The Medieval Dead- Making Evil Dead III- Army of Darkness) -added sound effects. HISTORY- -smoothed Bruce stumbling over some words about EVIL DEAD II doing well overseas. -smoothed Bruce stumbling over some words about the timing of ARMY OF DARKNESS. -added a photo of Dino De Laurentiis. -added an i.d. card for Dino De Laurentiis. CAST- -cut Bruce Campbell stumbling over some words about being an odd hero for a large budget. -added different footage of Ash from ARMY OF DARKNESS. -cut Bruce Campbell talking about learning how to properly ride a horse years later. -smoothed Richard Grove talking about competition with Marcus Gilbert. -cut Tim Quill talking about being willing to shave. -added an i.d. card for Ian Abercrombie. -cut some of Bruce Campbell talking about Ian Abercombie's formal acting. -cut some of Bruce Campbell talking about Dino not wanting to cast Embeth Davitz. -cut some of Tim Gardner theorizing about Embeth Davitz doubting her career choice. -cut Tim Quill talking about Ted Raimi's characters. -cut Bill Moseley talking about not knowing what a "Scorpion Vow" is. -freeze-frame on Bridget Fonda. -added an i.d. card for Bridget Fonda. EFFECTS- -cut some of Bruce talking about watching movies at school. PROPS- -smoothed Anthony Tremblay stumbling over some words about the book of the dead. -freeze-frame on a shot of the book of the dead. -cut Anthony Tremblay talking about the stolen book prop. -cut some of Gary Jones talking about the attacking book. PRODUCTION- -cut the bit about Tippi Hederon's big cat compound. -smoothed some bits of Bruce talking about the background extras. -cut Bruce talking about the extended version of the windmill scene. -added additional footage of the windmill from ARMY OF DARKNESS. -cut William Mesa talking about production on DARKMAN. -cut Bruce talking about some of Sam's bad ideas. -tight montage of Bruce listing the appearances of Sam's car in his films. -cut Bruce & Ted defending the original ending & being salty about the new one. POST-CREDITS- -added an outtake of Bruce being silly. -added my production logo. RE-MAKING EVIL DEAD- PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. -added an EPK Crew/Sony Pictures Presents card. CREATING THE REBOOT- -new title & title card. (Maybe We've All Gone Crazy- Re-Making Evil Dead) -added footage from EVIL DEAD. (David saying the title & Mia at the burning cabin) -cut Rob saying Sam wanted someone who could out-do the original. -cut Bruce calling Mia the New Ash. -extended a shot of Mia looking out of the cellar. -cut Jane Levy confusing Linda & Shelly's names from the original Evil Dead. DIRECTING & ACTING- -cut an outtake with Jane Levy JANE'S DIARY- -cut Jane Levy talking about the look of Evil Mia. -cut Jane showing some plaster casts of the cast. -cut some of Jane waiting under the Jeep. POST-CREDITS- -added a clip of Bruce Campbell warning against finding books in old cabins. -added sounds from the original Evil Dead. -added my production logo. MAKING EVIL DEAD RISE- PRODUCTION CREDITS- -added the fanedit.org logo. -added my fanedit production logo. -added a cue from the track Evil Dead Rise. -added a Warner Bros. Pictures Presents card. TITLE CARD- -new title & title card. (Horror in the Heights- Making Evil Dead Rise) -added a shot of the high rise building. THE SET- -added Lee Cronin's personal footage of the set being built. ELLIE- -added footage of wire-work rehearsal. EFFECTS- -added a time-lapse of Mirabai Pease getting her scalp appliance applied. -added Alyssa Sutherland getting a head wound applied. -added a shot of fake guts. END- -added a montage of the cast dancing on set. POST-CREDITS- -added Bruce Campbell assuring you he's involved. -added my production logo.


Additional Notes:

I primarily stuck to a simple documentarian style.


Other Sources:

SOURCES USED: Main- -One By One We Will Take You-The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead (Anchor Bay DVD, 2007) -Swallowed Souls- The Making of Evil Dead II (Lionsgate bluray, 2018) -Medieval Times- The Making of Army of Darkness (Shout! Factory bluray, 2022) -Evil Dead Production Featurettes (Shout! Factory 4K, 2022) -Raising a New Evil Dead- Making Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros. YouTube, 2023) Additional- -The Evil Dead (Lionsgate bluray, 2018) -The Ladies of The Evil Dead (Anchor Bay DVD, 2007) -Attack of the Helping Hand (Fan Restoration, 1979) -Conan O'Brien Interview with Bruce Campbell (CONAN, 2016) -The Evil Dead Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande Records, 1993) -I'm Your Boogieman (K.C. & The Sunshine Band, 1976) -Gore the Merrier- The Making of Evil Dead II (Anchor Bay DVD, 2000) -Greg Nicotero's ED2 BTS Footage (Anchor Bay DVD, 2000) -Evil Dead II (Lionsgate bluray, 2018) -Evil Dead II Soundtrack (That's Entertainment Records, 1987) -AoD On-Set BTS Footage (Shout! Factory bluray, 2022) -Army of Darkness (Theatrical Cut) (Shout! Factory bluray, 2022) -Army of Darkness Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande Records, 1992) -Evil Dead (Unrated Version) (Shout! Factory 4K, 2022) -Evil Dead Soundtrack (La-La Land Records, 2013) -EDR Bloopers & Behind the Scenes footage (@RealAlyssaS Twitter & StreamWars YouTube, 2023) -A Message from Bruce Campbell (Warner Bros. YouTube.com, 2023) -Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros. bluray, 2023) -Evil Dead Rise Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande Records, 2023)


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