It's Murder!
It's Murder! is a 1977 feature-length movie shot on Super 8 film directed by Sam Raimi while he was still in college. It was co-written and produced by Raimi and Scott Spiegel, and stars both Raimi and Spiegel. Raimi's first directorial work, it co-stars his frequent collaborator Bruce Campbell.
| It's Murder! | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Raimi |
| Written by | Sam Raimi Scott Spiegel |
| Produced by | Sam Raimi Scott Spiegel |
| Starring | Scott Spiegel Sam Raimi Bruce Campbell Ted Raimi |
| Cinematography | Bruce Campbell John Cameron Mike Ditz Ted Raimi |
| Distributed by | Sam Raimi |
Release date | 1977 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film tells the story of a family whose uncle is murdered. The son (Sam Raimi) gets everything because he is in the will. A detective (Scott Spiegel) is trying to find out who murdered the uncle while avoiding ending up dead as well.
Cast
- Scott Spiegel
- Sam Raimi
- Cheryl Guttridge
- Richard Smith
- Matt Taylor
- Bill Aaron
- Ted Raimi
- Bruce Campbell
- Ivan M. Raimi
- William E. Kirk
- Robert Tapert
- Tim Quill
- Jon Page
- Josh Becker
- Bill Ward
- Paul Krispin
- Clay Warnock
- Mike Ditz
Production
Raimi, Spiegel, Campbell and company all started making films in high school and made It's Murder! while they were still in college, working with Raimi's brother's roommate, Robert Tapert. It was shot on Super 8 film with a budget of $2,000.[1]
References
- Kate Egan, The Evil Dead, Columbia University Press - 2011, page 9