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Podcast Episode 7 April 30, 2025

Army of Darkness (1992)

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About Army of Darkness (1993)

Released
1993
Runtime
81 minutes
Director
Sam Raimi
Budget
$11,000,000
Box Office
$21,500,000

Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

Grab your boomstick and hop in the nearest medieval death pit, because this week the dads are taking on Army of Darkness! Bruce Campbell swaggers his way through time as Ash Williams, and we’re right there with him — talking wisecracks, one-liners, skeleton armies, questionable medieval accents, and all the insane practical effects that made this cult classic a genre-defying blast.


We debate whether Ash is actually a horror hero or just a magnificent idiot, celebrate the glorious cheapness of some of the best (worst?) fight scenes ever filmed, and wonder aloud how much "Chainsaw Hand Maintenance" would really cost. Along the way, we get nostalgic about video stores, action figures, and that golden age when sequels were just totally bananas.


This isn’t just another Evil Dead movie — it’s an undead, over-the-top, time-traveling epic. Hail to the King, baby!

Cast & Crew of Army of Darkness

Directors

Composers

Cast

Michael Earl Reid Gold Tooth
Patricia Tallman Possessed Witch
Ted Raimi Cowardly Warrior / Second Supportive Villager / S-Mart Clerk

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Film Details

Title
Army of Darkness
Release Year
1993
Runtime
81 minutes
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Ratings

Host Ratings

Steve 4.5/5
Nic 4.5/5
Total 9/10

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

IMDB

7.4

Siskel & Ebert

Siskel: 👎
Ebert: 👎

Box Office

Budget
$11,000,000
Box Office
$21,500,000