It's Murder!
{{Infobox film
| name = It's Murder!
| image = File:ItsMurder!.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Sam Raimi
| writer = Sam Raimi
Scott Spiegel
| producer = Sam Raimi
Scott Spiegel
| starring = Scott Spiegel
Sam Raimi
Bruce Campbell
Ted Raimi
| cinematography = Bruce Campbell
John Cameron
Mike Ditz
Ted Raimi
| music =
| distributor = Sam Raimi
| released = {{Film date|1977}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| language = English
| budget =
}}
It's Murder! is a 1977 feature-length crime film shot on Super 8 film directed by Sam Raimi while he was still in high school. It was co-written and produced by Raimi and Scott Spiegel, and stars both Raimi and Spiegel. Raimi's first directorial work, it co-stars his frequent collaborator Bruce Campbell.
Plot
The film tells the story of a family whose uncle is murdered. The son (Sam Raimi) gets everything because he is in the will. A detective (Scott Spiegel) is trying to find out who murdered the uncle while avoiding ending up dead as well.
Cast
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- Scott Spiegel
- Sam Raimi
- Cheryl Guttridge
- Richard Smith
- Matt Taylor
- Bill Aaron
- Ted Raimi
- Bruce Campbell
- Ivan M. Raimi
- William E. Kirk
- Robert Tapert
- Tim Quill
- Jon Page
- Josh Becker
- Bill Ward
- Paul Krispin
- Clay Warnock
- Mike Ditz
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Production
Raimi, Spiegel, Campbell and company all started making films in high school and made It's Murder! before they graduated, working with Raimi's brother's roommate, Robert Tapert. It was shot on Super 8 film with a budget of $2,000.Kate Egan, The Evil Dead, Columbia University Press - 2011, page 9
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076216/ It's Murder! at IMDb]
- [http://www.bookofthedead.ws/website/super_8_origins_main.html It's Murder!] at [https://BookOfTheDead.ws BookOfTheDead.ws]
{{Sam Raimi}}
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Sam Raimi
Category:Films with screenplays by Sam Raimi
Category:American student films
Category:Films with screenplays by Scott Spiegel
Category:Films produced by Sam Raimi