Army of Darkness

Sucked through a time portal, Ash lands in the Middle Ages with his car, shotgun and chainsaw. Taken for a spy, he becomes a hero by killing a Deadite and gets a mission: fetch the Necronomicon to get home. But he forgets one magic word and raises an army of the dead. Now Ash must lead an entire castle into battle. It's the trilogy's most adventurous and jokiest film, full of lines that became the saga's trademark. This is where the "Hail to the king, baby" Ash is born, with the car, the metal hand and the shotgun.

1. Behind the scenesThe original ending was different

   In the planned ending, Ash drinks seven drops of the potion instead of six and wakes up in a ruined London. Universal found it too bleak, and the film got its upbeat theatrical ending.

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2. ReferenceFrom Mark Twain to the Three Stooges

   Raimi drew on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Gulliver's Travels, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and the Three Stooges.

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3. Behind the scenesMedieval Dead

   The working title was Medieval Dead. The name Army of Darkness came from an idea by Irvin Shapiro, the series' publicist, back during Evil Dead II.

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