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Ashley J. "Ash" Williams

Ashley J. "Ash" Williams
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Real name Ashley Joanna Williams/Jefe

Ashley J. "Ash" Williams is a fictional character and the protagonist/Exorcist of The Evil Dead franchise. Created by Sam Raimi, he is portrayed by Bruce Campbell and is the only character to appear in each entry of the series, including an after-credits scene appearance for the remake-continuation film. Throughout the series, Ash has to face off against his loved ones inside an abandoned cabin as they are possessed by "deadites", the evil souls of the dead. He was named the 24th Greatest Movie Character of All Time and voted the Number #1 Greatest Horror Movie Character by Empire Magazine.

Biography

Ash Williams, né à Elk Grove, dans le Michigan, est un homme sans problèmes ni grande histoire, employé dans un supermarché nommé Prix-bas (« S-Mart » en VO) et ayant une petite amie, Linda.

Dans Evil Dead, Ash et ses amis passent un week-end dans une cabane au fond des bois, dans laquelle ils trouvent le Natorum Demonto (le Livre des morts, renommé Necronomicon ex Mortis dans les suites), ainsi qu'un magnétophone. La cassette est un enregistrement du propriétaire de la cabane, qui traduit un passage du livre. En lisant la cassette, Ash et ses amis réveillent des esprits maléfiques qui peuvent maintenant posséder les vivants. Ensuite, les amis de Ash sont possédés et tués jusqu'à ce qu'il reste le seul survivant.

La suite Evil Dead 2, bien que souvent considérée comme un remake, est en fait une vraie suite, le film commençant au moment exact auquel le précédent se termine, bien que pour diverses raisons, des scènes du premier aient été retournées pour faire office de flashbacks dans la suite. Plus tard, la propriétaire de la cabane et trois autres personnes arrivent. C'est vers la fin de ce film que Ash obtient sa fameuse tronçonneuse à la place de la main droite. Le film se termine sur une scène où Ash est aspiré dans un vortex et remonte le temps jusqu'en 1300, où les villageois clament, qu'il est « Celui qui tombe du ciel », qui doit selon la prophétie les sauver des démons.

Le film suivant, Evil Dead 3 : L'Armée des ténèbres continue l'histoire à partir de ce point, où Ash doit défaire son alter-ego connu sous le nom de Méchant Ash (ou Evil Ash) qui dirige l'armée qui recherche le Necronomicon. Dans ce film, Ash obtient une nouvelle main droite, faite en métal. Le film a deux fins différentes, une dans laquelle il retourne à son époque et une où il atterrit dans un futur post-apocalyptique. Dans la fin qui a été choisie dans la version finale, Ash apparaît au « Prix-bas », son lieu de travail.

Dans le reboot de 2013, Ash apparaît en caméo à la fin du film.

Ash est de retour dans la série télévisée Ash vs. Evil Dead, qui se déroule plus de 30 ans après les événements d'Evil Dead 3. Ash invoque malencontreusement les forces démoniaques du Livre des Morts. Aidé de ses collègues, Pablo et Kelly, il va essayer de réparer son erreur.

Best films

Evil Dead (2013)

Played by the actors

Tommy Pistol
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Filmography of Ashley J. "Ash" Williams (5 films)

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Evil Dead
Evil Dead (2013)
, 1h31
Directed by Fede Alvarez
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film, Serial killer films, Zombie films
Actors Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore, Jim McLarty
Rating65% 3.2510853.2510853.2510853.2510853.251085
An injured, terrorized girl is being chased down in the woods. The men who capture her take her to some cabin's basement. They believe she is possessed by an evil entity so they have her tied to a column. Her own father is among them, and as she tries to convince him that there's nothing wrong with her, she slowly loses control and eventually it becomes clear that she is in fact possessed. In response to this her father pours flammable liquid on her, sets her on fire, then shoots her in the head.
Evil Head
Evil Head (2012)
, 2h27
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Pornographic
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Demons in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Joanna Angel, Lloyd Kaufman, Tommy Pistol, Dana DeArmond, Danny Wylde
Rating63% 3.1917653.1917653.1917653.1917653.191765
For their vacation, Ash, his wife Linda, their friend Scotty, and his wife Shelly travel to an apparently abandoned cabin in the woods. In the cabin, the quartet finds a recorder, audio reels, and an old book. Scotty plays one of the reels, which were made by the cabin's owners, Professor Raymond Knowby, and his wife Henrietta. The reel reveals the professor and his wife were working on translating the book, a seemingly demonic sex guide known as the Necronomicum Ex-Mortis. While reciting a mantra he found in the Necronomicum, Knowby seemingly went insane, laughing maniacally as he repeated the words over and over again, summoning an evil force that shatters one of the cabin's windows.
Army of Darkness, 1h25
Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Demons in film, Zombie films, Films about disabilities, Comedy horror films
Actors Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Ted Raimi, Bridget Fonda
Rating73% 3.698783.698783.698783.698783.69878
After being pulled through a time portal, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) lands in A.D. 1300, where he is soon captured by Lord Arthur's (Marcus Gilbert) men, who suspect him to be an agent for Duke Henry (Richard Grove), with whom Arthur is at war. He is enslaved along with the captured Henry, his gun and chainsaw confiscated, and is taken to a castle. Ash is thrown in a pit where he fights off a Deadite and regains his weapons from Arthur's Wise Man (Ian Abercrombie). After demanding Henry and his men be set free (as he knew Henry was innocent, and his persecution was simply a witch hunt) and killing a deadite in full view of everyone, Ash is celebrated as a hero. He also grows attracted to Sheila (Embeth Davidtz), the sister of one of Arthur's fallen knights.
Evil Dead II, 1h25
Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Demons in film, Ghost films, Giant monster films, Zombie films, Films about disabilities, Comedy horror films
Actors Bruce Campbell, Dan Hicks, Kassie DePaiva, Ted Raimi, Sam Raimi, Sarah Uriarte Berry
Rating76% 3.848283.848283.848283.848283.84828
The film begins with a new beginning similar to the first film. Ash Williams and his girlfriend, Linda, take a romantic vacation to a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. While there, Ash plays a tape recorder from the cabin's previous inhabitant Professor Knowby. The tape features Knowby reciting passages from the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis (or Book of the Dead), which he has discovered during an archaeological dig. However, the recorded incantation unleashes an evil force which kills and later possesses Linda, forcing Ash to decapitate his girlfriend with a shovel when she attacks him, he then buries her.
The Evil Dead, 1h20
Directed by Sam Raimi
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft, Demons in film, Ghost films, Giant monster films, Zombie films
Actors Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Ted Raimi, Sam Raimi
Rating73% 3.699023.699023.699023.699023.69902
Five Michigan State University students, Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) and his girlfriend Linda (Betsy Baker), accompanied by Ash's sister Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), their friend Scotty, and his girlfriend Shelly , venture into the Tennessee hills to vacation in an isolated cabin for their spring break. They soon run into trouble, first narrowly avoiding another motorist, then having a sudden scare as the bridge near the cabin begins to collapse as they cross. That night, while Cheryl is making a drawing of a clock, her hand becomes violently possessed by a mysterious entity, causing her to draw a picture that looks like a deformed, evil face. She fails to mention the incident to the others, dismissing it as her imagination.