Sam Raimi
- Directing
- October 23, 1959 · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Biography
Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and 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 (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime 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
Filmography
- Evil Dead Wrath · Producer, Original Film Writer
- Crawl 2 · Producer
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man · Self
- Evil Dead Burn · Original Film Writer, Producer
- First Feature · Self
- The Draft! · Thanks
- Send Help · Producer, Director
- Locked · Producer
- Don't Move · Producer
- Stop Whining and Start Winning · The Boss
- Boy Kills World · Producer
- Evil Dead Rise · Characters, Executive producer
- 65 · Producer
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · Self
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · Director
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home · Self
- Umma · Producer
- Portrait of God · Producer
- Nightbooks · Producer
- Don't Breathe 2 · Producer
- The Unholy · Producer
- AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives · Self
- The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault · (archive footage)
- 50 States of Fright · Director, Executive producer
- The Grudge · Producer
- Crawl · Producer
- Crawl · Producer
- The Chef Show · Self
- The Dead Don't Die · Thanks
- Fanboy · Sam Raimi
- The Black Ghiandola · Director
- Killer Piñata · Thanks
- Don't Breathe · Producer
- The Jungle Book · Giant Squirrel (Voice)
- Ash vs Evil Dead · Writer, Director
- Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" · Self
- Poltergeist · Producer
- Murder of a Cat · Producer
- Rake · Director
- My Journey in Oz · Self, Thanks
- 3 Geezers! · Director
- Evil Dead · Producer, Original Film Writer
- Oz the Great and Powerful · Director
- The Possession · Producer
- Zombie Roadkill · Executive producer
- Spartacus · Executive producer
- Drag Me to Hell · Ghost at Seance (uncredited), Director
- 13: Fear Is Real · Executive producer
- Legend of the Seeker · Producer, Creator
- The Evil Dead: Treasures from the Cutting Room Floor · Self
- One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead · (archive footage)
- Suck My Geek! · Self
- Grains of Sand: Building Sandman · Self
- Re-Imagining the Goblin · Self
- Covered in Black: Creating Venom · Self
- Hanging on: Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor · Self
- Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' · Self
- Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' · Self
- Wall of Water · Self
- Inside the Editing Room of 'Spider-Man 3' · Self
- The Science of Sound · Self
- 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets · Self
- 'Spider-Man 3' on Location: Cleveland, the Chase and Euclid Avenue · Self
- 30 Days of Night · Producer
- Spider-Man 3 · Director, Screenstory
- On the Set: Spider-Man 3 · Self
- The Messengers · Producer
- The Grudge 2 · Producer
- Man with the Screaming Brain · Story
- Boogeyman · Producer
- Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing · Self
- Hero in Crisis · Self
- The Grudge · Producer
- Spider-Man 2 · University Student with Bag (uncredited), Director
- Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man' · Self
- Evil Dead: The Musical · Story
- VH1 Goes Inside · Self
- Spider-Man · Popcorn Thrower (uncredited), Director
- Spider-Mania · Self
- Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of Spider-Man · Self