1977
1977 graduate of Birmingham Groves High School, Birmingham, Michigan.
1981
His breakthrough project, the low-budget horror cult film The Evil Dead , had an estimated budget of $350,000. Twenty-five years later he helmed a production with an estimated budget at 1,000 times the cost of that film, Spider-Man 3 , with an estimated production cost of $350,000,000, making it the most expensive motion picture produced up to that time.
1981
His breakthrough project, the low-budget horror cult film The Evil Dead (1981), had an estimated budget of $350,000. Twenty-five years later he helmed a production with an estimated budget at 1,000 times the cost of that film, Spider-Man 3 (2007), with an estimated production cost of $350,000,000, making it the most expensive motion picture produced up to that time.
1985
Friends with director John Landis. Had cameos in Landis' Spies Like Us and Innocent Blood , while Landis did cameos in Raimi's Darkman and Spider-Man 2 . Both also appeared in Stephen King's ABC mini-series "The Stand" .
1985
Friends with director John Landis. Had cameos in Landis' Spies Like Us (1985) and Innocent Blood (1992), while Landis did cameos in Raimi's Darkman (1990) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). Both also appeared in Stephen King's ABC mini-series "The Stand" (1994).
1989
Was interested in directing Batman but he couldn't get the rights for Batman from DC comics. Another script was then developed and eventually made by Tim Burton in 1989.
1994
He wanted to adapt and direct The Shadow , but was denied the rights to do it. Instead, he created his own superhero with his film Darkman .
1994
He wanted to adapt and direct The Shadow (1994), but was denied the rights to do it. Instead, he created his own superhero with his film Darkman (1990).
2000
Over his years as a director, Raimi's 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 (originally bought by Raimi's father for the family when Sam was 14) has "played" Ash's car in the Evil Dead movies, Uncle Ben and Aunt May's car in the Spider-Man movies, Annie's car in The Gift (2000), and Mrs. Ganoush's car in Drag Me to Hell (2009), and has made cameos in nearly all of his other movies.
2003
Featured on Premiere's Power 50 list from 2003 to 2006 with the following rankings: #37 in 2003, #48 in 2004, #33 in 2005, and #23 in 2006.
2003
Featured on Premiere's Power 50 list from 2003 to 2006 with the following rankings: #37 in 2003, #48 in 2004, #33 in 2005, and #23 in 2006.
2004
In 2004, both he and the Coen brothers cast J.K. Simmons and Bruce Campbell in one of their movies; Spider-Man 2 and The Ladykillers .
2004
In 2004, both he and the Coen brothers cast J.K. Simmons and Bruce Campbell in one of their movies; Spider-Man 2 (2004) and The Ladykillers (2004).
2007
Was asked to direct I Am Legend but chose not to because he was not interested.
2007
Was asked to direct I Am Legend (2007) but chose not to because he was not interested.
