Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi (innate October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and writer. He is better known for directing a classic cult-horror film The Evil Dead and the blockbuster Spider-Man films.

Raimi was natural within Franklin, Michigan to a Jewish family. He is an alumna of Michigan State University.

Film
He was introduced to film-making by school-friend Bruce Campbell, who experienced the hobby of making films by owning the Super 8mm camera. At college, he team using his room-roomie Robert Tapert and Campbell to raise money for a on line-budget horror film. The Evil Dead (1983) became a major hit & he began act in his 2nd film Crimewave (1985), intended as a survive-action comic book - the film was non successful. Raimi returned to a horror genre using the germinal Evil Dead II (which toned down the savageness of the original pro slapstick, showcasing his love of the Three Stooges). An extended-instance comic book buff, he attempted to adapt "The Shadow" into a flick, however was unable to locate a rights. Then he created his have very-hero, Darkman (1990). A film was was his number one major studio picture, & was exclusively moderately successful, however he was however a cappella to assure funding for Evil Dead Three: Army of Darkness, which turned away almost whole from either horror in favour fantasy and comedy elements.

In the Nineties Raimi get in more genres, directing such films as A Simple Plan (1998) (starring Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton) and For Love of the Game (1999) (starring Kevin Costner).

Raimi achieved nifty commercial profits using a blockbuster Spider-Man (2002), which was adapted from a comic book series of the same title. A motion picture has grossed across $800 million USD worldwide, and has spawned the sequel.

Raimi is presently working in Spider-Human Three & hearsay stand been circulating just about the conceivable Evil Dead IV.

Television
Additionally to film, Raimi has worked around television, producing such series as Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and Jack of All Trades.

Trademarks
Around his film & television projects, Sam Raimi's brother Ted Raimi and his friend Bruce Campbell typically pop up around in-screen roles, though these appearances come often upright short cameos. He has involved the 1973 yellow Oldsmobile Delta 88 automobile (nicknamed "The Classic") inside virtually all of his films.

More director trademarks include: the distinctive nature and severity of camera shot where the camera follows a moving object like an arrow at high speeds in 1st individual or even side see; dolly zooms; and choppy montage-style sequences to cover the extended placed of actions around the short space of period.

Raimi typically borrows scenes & ideas from either Hong Kong films, especially A Chinese Ghost Story for use around at least one of a Evil Dead film & inside a select few episodes of Xena. [http://www.sister13.com/underwater.html][http://www.whoosh.org/issue60/wisniewski60.html][http://www.dvdreview.com/fullreviews/a_chinese_ghost_story.shtml]

Filmography
Spider-Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man (2002) The Gift (2000) For Love of the Game (1999) A Simple Plan (1998) The Quick and the Dead (1995) Army of Darkness (1993) Darkman (1990) Evil Dead II (1987) Crimewave (1985) The Evil Dead (1982) Clockwork (1978) Within the Woods (1978) ''It's Murder!'' (1977)