Editing Evil Dead II (section)

==Release==
===Pre-release===
Like the original film, ''Evil Dead II'' had censorship difficulties due to its high level of violence. Because DEG was a member of the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] (MPAA), Raimi was contractually obliged to shoot the film with the intention of it earning an [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#R rating|R rating]]. Upon reviewing the completed film, DEG's executives felt that ''Evil Dead II'' would almost certainly receive an [[X rating]], which would limit its commercial prospects.<ref name="BookDead" /> Lawrence Gleason, the company's president of marketing and distribution, felt that if it were to be cut for an R, the film "would have been about 62 minutes long" and that both Raimi's vision and the audience's enjoyment would have been sabotaged as a result.<ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-13-ca-5536-story.html| title = How 'Evil Dead 2' doged the Kiss of Death--an X| author = Jack Mathews| work = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = March 13, 1987| access-date = March 26, 2020| archive-date = March 26, 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200326143944/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-13-ca-5536-story.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

Ultimately, DEG decided not to submit ''Evil Dead II'' to the MPAA for review or be credited onscreen for their involvement in it. Instead, Rosebud Releasing Corporation, a [[shell company]] run by De Laurentiis' son-in-law Alex De Benedetti, was set up to handle the film's US release, allowing it to be shown unrated. Although Rosebud technically did not have a distribution network, DEG had already booked the film in 340 cinemas across the country, and had created and paid for the film's advertising campaign.<ref name="Los Angeles Times" /> Rosebud's logo, a rose blooming in [[time-lapse]] photography against a painted sky backdrop, was designed and shot by Raimi himself.<ref name="BookDead" />

===Home media===
The film was released on [[VHS]] by [[Vestron Video]] in 1987. Another VHS release came from [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] on February 17, 1998.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Evil Dead 2 [VHS]|via=[[Amazon.com]]|asin = 6304819935}}</ref> In a similar fashion to the first ''Evil Dead'' film and ''Army of Darkness'', there have been numerous [[DVD]] releases of ''Evil Dead II''. The film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay on August 29, 2000, in the form of a limited edition tin, and was re-released by Anchor Bay on September 27, 2005, designed to resemble the ''Necronomicon''.<ref name=videoreleases>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadites.net/the-evil-dead-films/evil-dead-2-dead-by-dawn/evil-dead-2-dead-video-releases/|title=Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn Video Releases|website=Deadites Online|access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425020445/http://www.deadites.net/the-evil-dead-films/evil-dead-2-dead-by-dawn/evil-dead-2-dead-video-releases/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Book-Limited/dp/B000A3XY9Q/|title=The Evil Dead 2 (Book Of The Dead 2 Limited Edition)|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=September 27, 2005 |access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=May 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519001458/http://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Book-Limited/dp/B000A3XY9Q|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 2, 2007, the film was released on [[Blu-ray]], and on November 15, 2011, it was re-released on Blu-ray and DVD by [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] for its 25th anniversary.<ref name=videoreleases /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-25th-Anniversary-Blu-ray/dp/B005J9ZE5I/|title=Evil Dead 2 (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=November 15, 2011 |access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=April 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155548/https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-25th-Anniversary-Blu-ray/dp/B005J9ZE5I|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-2-DVD-Campbell/dp/B005J9ZFQG/|title=Evil Dead 2 [DVD]|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=November 15, 2011 |access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081822/https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-2-DVD-Campbell/dp/B005J9ZFQG|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 13, 2016, the film was re-released on Blu-ray by Lionsgate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B01IN8C35U/%3Bqid%3D%26sr%3D|title=Evil Dead 2 [Blu-ray + Digital HD]|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=September 13, 2016 |access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319164555/https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B01IN8C35U/%3Bqid%3D%26sr%3D|url-status=live}}</ref> A 4K [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] version of the film was released on December 11, 2018.<ref name="Blu-Ray">{{cite web |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=24078 |title=Lionsgate: 4k Restoration of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 Coming to 4K Blu-ray |date=October 15, 2018 |access-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001752/https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=24078 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film was released on DVD in the United Kingdom in 2003 as part of a [[DVD region code|region 2]] ''Evil Dead'' trilogy box set.<ref name=videoreleases /> In 2013, the trilogy saw another UK release on Blu-ray, released by [[StudioCanal]].<ref name=videoreleases /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Trilogy-Boxset-Blu-ray/dp/B00D9SRBUC/|title=Evil Dead Trilogy Boxset [Blu-ray]|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081404/https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Dead-Trilogy-Boxset-Blu-ray/dp/B00D9SRBUC|url-status=live}}</ref> A 25th Anniversary Wood Edition was released in Germany by StudioCanal in 2007.<ref name=videoreleases /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Tanz-Teufel-Anniversary-Extended-Blu-ray/dp/B00E90Z54S/|title=Tanz der Teufel 2 - 25th Anniversary Edition/ Extended Cut [Blu-ray]|website=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.de]]|date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=16 April 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081643/https://www.amazon.de/Tanz-Teufel-Anniversary-Extended-Blu-ray/dp/B00E90Z54S|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on Blu-ray in Australia in 2014, alongside ''The Evil Dead'', ''Army of Darkness'', and the 2013 reboot, as part of an ''Evil Dead'' Anthology box set.<ref name=videoreleases /> The film has been released together with the first ''Evil Dead'' film by Green Nara Media in South Korea in [[Blu-ray#Region codes|region A]].<ref name=videoreleases />