Evil Dead (1981) succeeded as a horror film primarily because it focused on a single actor being picked on rather than the typical multiple-victim approach, and was created with genuine passion and love for the horror genre by a small team of friends who dropped out of school to make a better film than what they saw at drive-ins.
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[groaning] >> One last time.
She looked up again that time, Mel.
Okay.
Oh, okay. I can feel it.
Lay her down.
Ready? And Evil Dead is such a pure horror film.
It's clearly made with such love for horror.
>> Stop. Stop it. Fog it.
Stop. Most horror films are about people being picked off, but you know, Evil Dead is essentially about one actor being picked on.
This is insanity. There were numerous reasons I think that Evil Dead worked, but first and foremost it was um Sam. On 10868 FD take 4 OUT 1087. ONE BY ONE we will TAKE YOU. I [screaming] LOVE YOU.
>> [laughter] >> KIND OF DECIDED, "HEY, LET'S DROP OUT of school and go make a feature film.
There's these drive-ins and we can make a movie that's better than the crap we're seeing in the drive-in."
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