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| Ellen Sandweiss Interview | Page> 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 |
Is there anyway we non Michiganites can see any of the things you currently working on, for example the plays that are mentioned on the website? First of all, it's "Michiganders" (we're very sensitive about that), but right now I'm not doing any plays - I'm too busy making appearances with the "Ladies of the Evil Dead". Do you still keep in touch with Sam, Bruce, and Rob? Bruce: definitely, because we're doing a lot of conventions with him. I've only seen or spoken with Sam and Rob a few times in the past 20 years. What do you think about this sudden resurgence of Evil Dead popularity? I THINK IT'S GREAT! If you're asking for my theory as to why it's happening, I think it's because every generation has people who love entertainment that's clearly "over the top" - that's why the film continues to be popular. And now, with video, DVD and the internet (none of which was around when we made the film), that part of the population can repeatedly watch the film and easily spread the word to their cohorts. I think it's also a "retro" thing - '70's and '80's culture is "in" these days. Was it the recent Evil Dead renaissance, which prompted you to step out of the shadows and return to the Evil Dead scene? Yeah, basically what happened was that over the past few years, Sarah/Theresa, Betsy and I had (independently) been noticing its popularity and thinking about "coming out". But it wasn't until they contacted me from L.A., where they both live, around the time that ED had a special showing there last October, that we decided to officially join together and come out to meet the fans. At the same time, I met the Anchor Bay Entertainment guys here in Detroit and also re-established contact with Tom Sullivan. Eventually, all these occurrences culminated in the 20th Anniversary Detroit Reunion we had in February. Any Evil Dead tours or conventions in the works? No ED tour, per se, but the "Ladies of the Evil Dead" will be appearing at several conventions - check out the "appearances" page of our website. |
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