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Originally Posted by Thom Yorke
By that do you just mean Raimi making it at such a young age, or is there a whole backstory I need to educate myself on?
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Not only was it the product of three very young guys (Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert), but not surprisingly, it was made on a really small budget without the help of professionals. In fact, they didn't have even remotely enough money to make a feature film so they made a short film instead and screened it for local people around the part of Michigan they lived in to solicit investment for making a feature-length movie.
Evil Dead ended up being financed by local people and small businesses, shot by people who were learning how to make a movie as they made the movie, and somehow, miraculously, it ended up being successful.
It's also worth reading about some of the details of the filming and how the movie ended up in somewhat wide release because the day to day details are amazing, and pretty inspirational for anyone involved in making something creative.