FILM

Every Friday and Saturday night at 11:55pm, it's another Midnight Movie Classic at the Landmark River Oaks Theatre.

Friday-Saturday, May 22-May 23:  Army of Darkness.

Synopsis: Because of a time warp, a supermarket worker finds himself fighting in medieval England with a chainsaw and a '73 Oldsmobile.

(Also known as Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness, Army of Darkness: The Medieval Dead, and Captain Supermarket) is an American horror-comedy / adventure film, released in 1993. This movie is rated R and is a sequel to The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II. Army of Darkness was directed by Sam Raimi, written by Raimi and his brother Ivan, produced by Rob Tapert, and starring Bruce Campbell once again as protagonist Ash Williams. Despite being a sequel to the two Evil Dead films, it is not as violent or gory, relying more on slapstick.

The movie had a considerably higher budget than the prior two Evil Dead films. The budget was estimated to be around $11 million; Evil Dead II had a budget of $3.5 million and The Evil Dead a budget of $350,000. At the box office, Army of Darkness was not a big success, barely making back its budget with a gross of $11.5 million domestically. After its video release, however, it has obtained an ever-growing cult following, along with the other two films in the trilogy.

Director: Sam Raimi

Cast: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove, Michael Earl Reid

MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 1hr 21mins
Release Year: 1992
Country Of Origin: United States