10 Movies That Did Crazy Things When They Ran Out Of Money

2. The Cast & Crew Took Out High-Interest Bank Loans & Begged Local Businesses For Help - The Evil Dead

Ran Out Of Money
New Line Cinema

It isn't a secret to anyone that Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead was a seat-of-the-pants production where he and his inexperienced cast and crew wrung every last penny out of their $375,000 budget.

Half-way through filming in the winter of 1980 Raimi actually ran out of money, and so in order to restart shooting, Raimi, producer Robert Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell committed themselves to doing whatever it took to find extra funds.

Between them, they took out high-interest bank loans, borrowed money from friends and family, and even cold-called local businesses around Michigan, begging for catering resources, gasoline, and all the other logistical accoutrements a film production needs.

These risky gambles all paid off, as The Evil Dead was a phenomenal commercial success that launched an entire horror empire still thriving today.

Knowing Raimi's prior dealings with banks, though, it sure makes you consider Drag Me to Hell - which centers around a refused bank loan - in a whole other light, no?

 
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