Sam Raimi

Sam Raimi

  • Born: 1959-10-23
  • Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
  • Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
  • Profession: Director, screenwriter, actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead2, The Evil Dead3: Heroes of the Devil, Spider-Man, Spider-Man2, Spider-Man 3
  • Sam Raimi (Sam Raimi) , born on October 23 , 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA, is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.
    In 1978, directed his first short film "In the Forest". In 1981, directed the thriller horror film " The Evil Dead ". In 1987, the film " The Evil Dead 2 " directed by him was released. In 1990, he directed the sci-fi action film " Darkman " [1]  , for which he was nominated for the 17th Saturn Awards for Best Director. In 1992, he served as the director of the movie " The Evil Dead 3 : Heroes of the Devil". In 2000, the thriller film " The Gift " directed by him was released [2]  . In 2002, he directed the sci-fi action film " Spider-Man " [3]  , for which he was nominated for the 29th Saturn Awards for Best Director. In 2004, with the movie " Spider-Man2 ", he won the 31st Saturn Award for Best Director [4]  . In 2007, with the movie " Spider-Man 3 ", he was shortlisted for the 34th Saturn Awards for Best Director. In 2009, directed the thriller film " Drag Me to Hell " [5]  . In 2013, directed the adventure fantasy film " Oz The Great and Powerful " [6]  . In 2019, directed the fantasy movie ""The Legend of the Kingslayer " [7]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 1978, directed his first short film "In the Woods"; in the same year, directed the horror short film "Clockwork". In 1981, directed the thriller horror film " The Evil Dead ". In 1985, he participated in the action movie " Stryker's War ". In 1987, the film " The Evil Dead 2 " directed by him was released. In 1988, he participated in the thriller film " Maniac Cop " directed by Billy Bagg . In 1990, he directed the sci-fi action movie " Darkman " starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand . He was nominated for the 17th Saturn Awards for Best Director with this film. 
    In 1992, he served as the director of the movie "The Evil Dead 3: Heroes of the Devil"; in the same year, he participated in the romantic comedy film " Innocent Blood " directed by John Landis . In 1994, the comedy movie " Clever Dumb " in which he participated was released. In 1998, directed the thriller crime movie " A Simple Plan " co-starring Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda . In 2000, the thriller film " The Gift " directed by him was released. The film tells the story of Annie using her superpowers to track down the murderer . In 2001, Sam Raimi won the 27th Saturn Award George Parr Memorial Award.  
    In 2002, directed the sci-fi action movie " Spider-Man " co-starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Caroline Dunst . The film mainly tells the story of a student named Peter Parker who was bitten by a genetically modified spider and had superhuman powers. , He vowed to use his superpowers to fight against crimes . With this film, he was nominated for the 29th Saturn Awards for Best Director. 
    In 2004, the film " Spider-Man2 " directed   by him was released , and he won the 31st Saturn Award for Best Director for this film   . In 2005, he was the producer of the thriller film " Boogeyman ". In 2007, he directed the movie " Spider-Man 3 "   , with which he was nominated for the 34th Saturn Awards for Best Director. In 2009, he directed the thriller film " Drag Me to Hell " co-starred by Alison Lohman and Justin Long ; in the same year, he served as the producer of the thriller crime film " Armored ". In 2013, directed the adventure fantasy film " Oz The Great and Powerful " co-starring James Franco , Mila Kunis and Michelle Ingrid Williams ; in the same year, he participated in the comedy film " 3 Geezers! ".  
    In 2015, he co-directed the horror drama " The Evil Dead Season One " with Michael Hester and Rick Jacobson . In 2016, he served as the screenwriter of the TV series " The Evil Dead Season 2 " directed by Rick Jacobson. In 2017, he co-directed the horror short film "Black Giandora" with Catherine Hardwicke , Theodore Melfi and others. In 2018, he served as the screenwriter of the TV series " Ash vs. Evil Dead Season 3. " In 2019, directed the fantasy film "The Legend of the Kingslayer ", which was adapted from the series of novels of the same name by American fantasy writer Patrick Roosevelt .  

    Character Evaluation

    Sam Raimi is an energetic and creative director in contemporary America. His films have full personal style of image language, with comic-like whims, but also a deep analysis of human nature   . The "Spider-Man" series made Sam Raimi famous. He is a bit similar to Peter Jackson . He is also a talented director who started from a B-level film and a low-cost horror film. His early masterpiece "The Evil Dead" series combines a variety of styles such as erotic, horror, and funny. Whether it is plot creativity, atmosphere creation or special effects design, they are very good and full of personality. "A Simple Plan" is an independent film almost comparable to "Ice and Blood Storm". The calmness of the film contains absurdity. It mocks the dark side of human nature in a calm manner. Its black style is not inferior to the Coen brothers . 
    Extended Reading
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