Continuity mistake: After Ash opens the Book of the Dead, he doesn't swaps pages, yet in the second shot the pages the book is open on are different. (00:02:50)
Continuity mistake: Ash's shirt is untucked as he listens to the tape, but when he runs into the room after Linda screams, his shirt is suddenly tucked in. (00:03:15 - 00:05:20)
Continuity mistake: After Ash wakes up by the puddle of muddy water, the amount of mud on his face and neck differs. (00:06:40)
Continuity mistake: When Ash wakes up, after being knocked unconscious by the puddle, he has leaves stuck in his hair. In the next shot they've gone. (00:08:35)
Audio problem: As Ash backs up from the bridge, he squeals his tires on the dirt. (00:09:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When Ash is driving away from the evil force, as he drives through the forest a huge set of spotlights is visible in a tree. (00:10:10)
Continuity mistake: When Ash is driving along in his car he has a muddy face, and he wipes some off with a rag, but still leaves a fair amount of dirt on. In the next shot when he gets out the car his face is spotless. (00:10:20)
Factual error: When Ash finds the bridge destroyed, in a side view we see the bridge missing, and both cliff edges either side of the screen. However the right cliff side is up MUCH higher than the cliff Ash is on. (00:10:45)
Visible crew/equipment: When Ash crashes his car into the tree stump and is ejected through the windshield, you can see the wire attached to the dummy pulled through the windshield. (00:12:35)
Continuity mistake: During the first scene where the "evil force" is chasing Ash through the house, you can see above the rafters, showing that this is not actually the house but a set. (00:12:50)
Audio problem: When Ash is standing by the self-playing piano, it is clear that the keys being pushed are way out of sync with the music. (00:14:25)
Continuity mistake: Linda's hair is dark as it rolls toward her standing headless corpse, but blonde as it attaches. It's dark again as she bangs Ash's head against the window blockade, but blonde when her head falls off a moment later. (00:17:50 - 00:18:45)
Continuity mistake: When deadite Linda first pops up outside the window in front of Ash her hair is in a bun, but the view changes and her hair is down. (00:18:30)
Continuity mistake: When Linda's head bites Ash's hand, he starts trying to hit it off. He runs to the mantle and hits the head, knocking a green candle off the mantle. In later shots it's back on. (00:18:45 - 00:31:10)
Continuity mistake: When Ash enters the shed to get Linda's head off of his hand, the position of the vice's lever changes between shots. (00:19:35)
Audio problem: When Ash is struggling with Linda's head, he bangs it against several objects. At one point he slams the wall, which sounds like a large metal panel or piece of aluminum siding. The cabin is made of wood. (00:19:45)
Continuity mistake: After the chainsaw was embedded in Linda's neck, we see black blood spray everywhere. After the headless body dies, Ash takes the chainsaw, which is completely clean. (00:20:05)
Revealing mistake: When Ash is fighting the headless corpse in the shed, in one shot the chainsaw bends clearly. (00:20:10)
Continuity mistake: Linda's head in the vise changes from at an angle in shots from behind to straight up in front shots. (00:20:30)
Visible crew/equipment: When Linda's headless body is chasing Ash through the tool shed, at some points you can see the stick that's holding her muppet-like body. Also, at one point you can see the hand holding it up. (It is very visible after she gets the chainsaw in her neck and Ash is trying to beat her away. Easiest seen in slow motion.) (00:21:00)
Chosen answer: Evil Dead II starts out with a recap of The Evil Dead where Ash cuts off the head of his girlfriend Linda with a shovel and then is attacked by the entity, which is how the first film ended. While Linda is played by a different actress, it's still meant to be the same events as The Evil Dead. The cabin windows are still barricaded from the end of the first Evil Dead, and Ash's pant leg is still torn from Deadite Scott attacking Ash. Additionally, the end credits say: "Evil Dead II", the sequel to the ultimate experience in grueling horror, was filmed in Wadesboro, North Carolina and Detroit, U.S.A.
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