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Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. 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 companies 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, which starred 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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Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. 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 companies 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, which starred 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.
Known For
The Stand
The Chef Show
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man
Army of Darkness
Drag Me to Hell
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Flintstones
The Evil Dead
Spies Like Us
Evil Dead II
The Jungle Book
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Body Bags
Intruder
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Production Credits
The Possession
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Umma
Be My Eyes
Young Hercules
Evil Dead Rise
Crawl
Spartacus
Xena: Warrior Princess
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Poltergeist
Hard Target
Spider-Man 3
The Grudge
The Gift
Don't Move
Boogeyman
Boy Kills World
The Unholy
65
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Evil Dead
Nightbooks
Evil Dead
American Gothic
Avengers: Secret Wars
Don't Breathe
Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
Evil Dead II
Timecop
The Hudsucker Proxy
Army of Darkness
A Simple Plan
Locked
Spider-Man 3: Editor's Cut
Legend of the Seeker
Spider-Man
The Dead Don't Die
Rake
Crawl 2
The Quick and the Dead
Ash vs Evil Dead
Killer Piñata
Drag Me to Hell
Spider-Man 2
Don't Breathe 2
30 Days of Night
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