Editing Sam Raimi (section)

{{short description|American filmmaker (born 1959)}}
{{For|the American opera singer|Samuel Ramey}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Sam Raimi
| image              = File:Sam Raimi Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Raimi at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh in 2024
| birth_name         = Samuel M. Raimi
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1959|10|23}}
| birth_place        = [[Royal Oak, Michigan]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Film director|film producer|screenwriter|actor}}
| years_active       = 1972–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Gillian Greene<br>|1993|2024|reason=separated}}
| relatives          = [[Ted Raimi]] (brother)<br />[[Ivan Raimi]] (brother)<br />[[Lorne Greene]]
(father-in-law)
| children           = 5
| website            = 
| imagesize          = 
}}

'''Samuel M. Raimi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|eɪ|m|i}} {{Respell|RAY|mee}}; born October 23, 1959)<ref name=TCM>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/157188%7C201036/Sam-Raimi#overview|title=Sam Raimi: Director, Producer, Screenwriter|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date =October 30, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201030103716/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/157188%7C201036/Sam-Raimi/#overview|url-status=live|quote=Birth Place: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Born: October 23, 1959}}</ref><ref name=FilmRef /> is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the first three films in the [[Evil Dead|''Evil Dead'' franchise]] (1981–present) and the [[Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi's trilogy|''Spider-Man'' trilogy]] (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie ''[[Darkman]]'' (1990), the revisionist western ''[[The Quick and the Dead (1995 film)|The Quick and the Dead]]'' (1995), the neo-noir crime thriller ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]'' (1998), the supernatural thriller ''[[The Gift (2000 film)|The Gift]]'' (2000), the supernatural horror ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'' (2009), the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] fantasy ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]'' (2013), and the [[Marvel Studios]] film ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' (2022).

His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perno|first=G. S.|date=2020-06-17|title=Directors' Trademarks: Sam Raimi|url=https://www.cinelinx.com/movie-news/movie-stuff/directors-trademarks-sam-raimi/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=Cinelinx {{!}} Movies. Games. Geek Culture.|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gibron|first=Bill|date=2006-10-04|title=Depth of Field: Sam Raimi – Horror's Stylistic Savior, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/depth-of-field-sam-raimi-horrors-stylistic-savior-2495716301.html|access-date=2021-11-30|website=PopMatters|language=en-US}}</ref> He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and [[Ghost House Pictures]] in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', its spin-off ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', and ''[[Ash vs Evil Dead]]'' starring long time friend and collaborator [[Bruce Campbell]] reprising his role in the ''Evil Dead'' franchise.