Army of Darkness (1992)
Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
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.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 31 October 1992 |
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy |
| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Starring | Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz and Marcus Gilbert |
| Runtime | 89 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.9/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 68% · Metacritic 59/100 · TMDB users 7.3/10 |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $22 million worldwide |
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| Germany | Max €11.99 |
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| Switzerland | Max CHF16.90 |
| United Kingdom | Skygo |
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What kind of watch this is
Sam Raimi’s 1992 film is 89 minutes of pure, unapologetic chaos. It takes the gruff, shotgun-wielding Ash and drops him into a medieval nightmare where the rules of physics are suggestions and the zombies have a distinct lack of patience. It is a movie that knows exactly how absurd its premise is and commits to the bit with terrifying enthusiasm. It is the kind of watch that leaves you exhausted and grinning.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 68% as of August 2024. Metacritic offers a 59/100 as of October 2025, landing in the mixed or average zone. The consensus notes that while some scary magic is missing, Bruce Campbell’s hammy charm and Sam Raimi’s visual effects keep the adventure fun. Roger Ebert gave it two out of four stars, noting the comic approach feels recycled. Janet Maslin appreciated Campbell’s manly, mock-heroic posturing, calling it perfectly in keeping with Raimi’s droll outlook. Dissent came from Entertainment Weekly, which rated it a C+ and argued the spoofy cast of thousands looks like a crew of bland Hollywood extras. It’s a solid B-movie, provided you don’t expect it to be deep.
How it did with audiences
Universal backed the film with an $11 million budget, a sum that feels modest for a horror-comedy but significant for a genre piece. The investment paid off, as the movie collected $22 million worldwide. In the United States, it pulled in $12 million, a figure that suggests audiences were willing to pay to see an extra in a trench coat steal a shotgun. On TMDB, users rate it 7.3 out of 10. The numbers imply that people preferred the chaos of the opening to the silence of the credits.
What came next for the cast
Bruce Campbell went from the Evil Dead sequels to a decade of Spider-Man. Ian Abercrombie had Seinfeld and Warlock behind him, then drifted into Jurassic Park and Wild Wild West. The credits list what followed, not what caused it. One actor became a franchise fixture. The other wandered through blockbusters. The timeline does not prove causation. It just records where they ended up.
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Sources
- Army of Darkness on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q471992 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Army of Darkness” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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