History Creator / SamRaimi

** Adores torturing Bruce Campbell in his movies. Most recently his cameo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had Doctor Strange curse Campbell into punching himself for days. Has jokingly said the best way to get a good performance out of Bruce is to poke him with a stick.

** He's very fond of pulp old comics, from superhero to horror, so references pop up a lot if it's not a straight-up adaptation.

* NarmCharm: Let's just say that "over-the-top" is NOT a dirty word to Raimi... To some Raimi's predilection for Camp comes across as corny, whereas to others it is precisely what makes his style so endearing.

* AuthorAppeal: He's very fond of pulp old comics, from superhero to horror, so references pop up a lot.

* JustForFun/OneOfUs: Raimi was a big fan of superhero comics since his childhood, particularly the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby-Steve Dikto era of Marvel Comics. This actually makes him something of an outlier compared to other early superhero film directors such as (Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardDonner) who claim to have a much more surface-level knowledge of the source material.

* OneOfUs: Raimi was a big fan of superhero comics since his childhood, particularly the Stan Lee-Jack Kirby-Steve Dikto era of Marvel Comics. This actually makes him something of an outlier compared to other early superhero film directors such as (Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardDonner) who claim to have a much more surface-level knowledge of the source material.

He reunited with Creator/MarvelComics to direct ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (based on the equally long-running ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' comics), a sequel to the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 2016 film]] that serves as part of Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Fittingly enough, this film is also a direct companion to ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which integrated Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy into the MCU's [[TheMultiverse multiverse]].

* AssociatedComposer: Music/DannyElfman has composed the majority of Raimi's works since ''Darkman''. They had a brief falling out during the production of ''Film/SpiderMan3'', but later Elfman returned to score ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' and ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''.

He reunited with Creator/MarvelComics to direct ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (based on the equally long-running ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' comics), a sequel to the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 2016 film]] that serves as part of Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Fittingly enough, this film is also a direct companion to ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which integrated Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy into the MCU's [[TheMultiverse multiverse]].

Raimi is also no stranger to television, as he executive produced the syndicated shows ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'', ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'' and ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand''. He executive produced the TV adaptation of his ''Evil Dead'' films, ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'', the pilot of which he also directed.

** ''Series/AshVsEvilDead'' {{Pilot}} (2015)

Samuel Marshall Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker, producer and actor best known for creating the ''Franchise/EvilDead'' series and directing the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy''. He has the distinct honor of being one of few big-name directors believed by many to successfully pull off making films that are campy ''and'' scary at the same time.

He will reunite with Creator/MarvelComics to direct ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (based on the equally long-running ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' comics), a sequel to the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 2016 film]] that serves as part of Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Fittingly enough, this film is also a direct companion to ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which integrated Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy into the MCU multiverse.

Early on in his career, he was a frequent collaborator with Creator/TheCoenBrothers: Joel was an assistant editor on ''The Evil Dead'', the three of them wrote ''Crimewave'' and ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' together, Raimi had cameo apperances in ''Film/MillersCrossing'' and ''Hudsucker'', and finally (whew) Raimi directed a montage sequence in the latter.

He will reunite with Creator/MarvelComics to direct ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (based on the equally long-running ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' comics), a sequel to the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 2016 film]] that serves as part of Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Fittingly enough, this film is also a direct companion to ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which integrated Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy in to the MCU multiverse.

* ProductionPosse: Hire Sam Raimi, and you're pretty much certain to also be hiring his brother [[Creator/TedRaimi Ted]] as well as Creator/BruceCampbell.

Samuel Marshall Raimi (born October 23, 1959) has the distinct honor of being one of the few director/producers in existence that can actually make films that are campy AND scary at the same time and have them come off as excellent pieces of film. Known mostly for his cult series ''Franchise/EvilDead'', he also gained a greater level of fame for [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy directing a trilogy of movies]] based on the long-running ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic books. He will reunite with Creator/MarvelComics to direct ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (based on the equally long-running ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' comics), a sequel to the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 2016 film]] that serves as part of Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Fittingly enough, this film is also a direct companion to ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which integrated Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy in to the MCU multiverse.

* ProductionPosse: Hire Sam Raimi, and you're pretty much certain to also be hiring his brother [[Creator/TedRaimi Ted]] as well as Creator/BruceCampbell. He's also tangentially part of the Coen Brothers' posse, as noted above, and Music/DannyElfman is also responsible for scoring most of his films.

* AssociatedComposer: Music/DannyElfman has composed the majority of Raimi's works since ''Darkman''. They had a brief falling out during the production of ''Film/SpiderMan3'', but later Elfman returned to score ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful''

* AssociatedComposer: Music/DannyElfman has composed the majority of Raimi's works since ''Darkman''.

* ProductionPosse: Hire Sam Raimi, and you're pretty much certain to also be hiring his brother Ted as well as Creator/BruceCampbell. He's also tangentially part of the Coen Brothers' posse, as noted above.

Samuel Marshall Raimi (born October 23, 1959) has the distinct honor of being one of the few director/producers in existence that can actually make films that are campy AND scary at the same time and have them come off as excellent pieces of film. Known mostly for his cult series ''Franchise/EvilDead'', he also gained a greater level of fame for [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy directing a trilogy of movies]] based on the long-running ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' comic books. He will reunite with Creator/MarvelComics to direct ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (based on the equally long-running ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' comics), a sequel to the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 2016 film]] that serves as part of Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Fittingly enough, this film is also a direct companion to ''Film/SpidermanNoWayHome'', which integrated Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy in to the MCU multiverse.

* ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''(2022)