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Evil Dead reference...?

ShanksworthyShanksworthy
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
I just finished the game, and I can't help but wonder if the whole comically posessed hand thing is inspired by the Ash character from the Evil Dead trilogy.

Just throwing that out there. :)

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  • LordKinboteLordKinbote
    edited July 2009
    I definitely got that vibe.
  • ScapettiScapetti
    edited July 2009
    There's no doubt about it!
  • KasihasiTMPKasihasiTMP
    edited July 2009
    Maybe a reference, too!?
  • ShanksworthyShanksworthy
    edited July 2009
    I think it would be funny if they pushed the reference a bit further... e.g.:

    - One of the books in the game is called "An Adieu to Arms, by the Marquis De Singe" ("A Fairwell to Arms" is the book Ash uses to weigh down his trapped hand in Evil Dead 2)

    ... or...

    - Guybrush screams "Give Me Back My HAAAAND!" at some point,

    ...or...

    - Guybrush screams "Who's laughing now!!!" as he saws off his demon hand.

    This sort of blatent movie reference wouldn't be out of place in a Monkey Island game, considering the obvious The Graduate reference at the end of Monkey Island 1.
  • Astro GnocciAstro Gnocci
    edited July 2009
    as i said in another thread, the possessed hand pretty much became a classic...
    I don't know if evil dead was the first movie to use this or not.

    When guybrush grabs a chainsaw and cuts the damn hand himself we'll know for sure :eek:
  • GamerFaithGamerFaith
    edited September 2009
    Actually Guybrush loses a hand in the Ep.2. Now he just needs a chainsaw.
  • JohanShogunJohanShogun
    edited September 2009
    GamerFaith wrote: »
    Actually Guybrush loses a hand in the Ep.2. Now he just needs a chainsaw.

    "It's a trick, get an axe" ;)
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2009
    GamerFaith wrote: »
    Actually Guybrush loses a hand in the Ep.2. Now he just needs a chainsaw.

    Even then, he would never find gas for it. Maniac Mansion has taught us that. :D
  • 108 Stars108 Stars
    edited September 2009
    Well, this ED reference was pretty obvious. Just watching the hand always slap Guybrush etc is even reminescent of Bruce Campbell´s acting. And you could say that the hook is the counterpart of the chainsaw.
    Also the way people possessed by the pox is very similar to the possessed from ED. :)

    Now I just wished Bruce Campbell had a guest role. :P
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited September 2009
    Everything made in the past 20 years references Evil Dead because Evil Dead is the greatest film trilogy of all time and everyone knows it.
  • 108 Stars108 Stars
    edited September 2009
    Well...if the 3rd one was more horror I´d agree.^^
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited September 2009
    108 Stars wrote: »
    Well...if the 3rd one was more horror I´d agree.^^

    Also, everyone knows Evil Dead 2 is the best one.
  • kbloodkblood
    edited September 2009
    108 Stars wrote: »
    Well...if the 3rd one was more horror I´d agree.^^

    Maybe the third one wasnt all horror, but still funny. And the effects were actually quite good at the time. With the budget it had at least.

    I got both the 2nd and third movie on DVD. Truly classics. I just wished my DVD had all 3 endings, not just two of them.

    Hmmm... looked into it again. My DVD is directors cut and it only has the apocalypse ending. So its just two endings, just remembered it as being two endings on that DVD but not the hail to the king ending. Just couldnt remember the other ending on it :rolleyes: Because it isnt there it seems.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited September 2009
    kblood wrote: »
    Maybe the third one wasnt all horror, but still funny. And the effects were actually quite good at the time. With the budget it had at least.

    I got both the 2nd and third movie on DVD. Truly classics. I just wished my DVD had all 3 endings, not just two of them.

    Hmmm... looked into it again. My DVD is directors cut and it only has the apocalypse ending. So its just two endings, just remembered it as being two endings on that DVD but not the hail to the king ending. Just couldnt remember the other ending on it :rolleyes: Because it isnt there it seems.

    There are 3 endings? I have the Boomstick Edition and it only has 2 on there.
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2009
    We definitely talked about Evil Dead 2 and the hand dragging Ash around the kitchen and stuff, 3-stooges eyepoking him and such, especially for the final puzzle/situation in Chapter 1. You can't have a violent, comedic possessed hand without at least bringing up Evil Dead!
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited September 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    We definitely talked about Evil Dead 2 and the hand dragging Ash around the kitchen and stuff, 3-stooges eyepoking him and such, especially for the final puzzle/situation in Chapter 1. You can't have a violent, comedic possessed hand without at least bringing up Evil Dead!

    I kept hoping there'd be a bit with Guybrush hitting himself over the head with plates.

    Bruce Campbell is the man.
  • jortlabanjortlaban
    edited September 2009
    the possesed hand/body part theme was around WAY before Sam Raimi used the idea for his student film.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited September 2009
    jortlaban wrote: »
    the possesed hand/body part theme was around WAY before Sam Raimi used the idea for his student film.

    ... Evil Dead 2 wasn't a student film. I also don't believe anyone claimed that Sam Raimi invented possessed hands. Just that it's one of the greatest films to have ever used the premise.
  • kevintrimkevintrim
    edited September 2009
    I was hoping guybrush would say to the manatee "swallow this!"
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2009
    jortlaban wrote: »
    the possesed hand/body part theme was around WAY before Sam Raimi used the idea for his student film.

    ... Evil Dead 2 wasn't a student film. I also don't believe anyone claimed that Sam Raimi invented possessed hands. Just that it's one of the greatest films to have ever used the premise.

    Also obviously the hand wasn't just "an evil dead reference" -- it was definitely something that came up in design meetings but we didn't all sit down and say "oh man lets put Sam Raimi's Evil Dead hand in the game!!!" because that would be weird.
  • wispwisp
    edited September 2009
    ..., 'cause that's excactly how all my design meetings are. i watch a lot of simpsons episodes and then take the best elements from them. good thing is, i never actually design anything.

    anyway, there are a lot of evil, possessed and walking on their own hands so far. take that hand from the adams family for instance....that's way before evil dead 2. i am not sure if it ever was attached to anybody while being possessed, but it still has a will of it's own. so, it's almost a classical element in comedic horror...
  • bobdevisbobdevis
    edited September 2009
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Even then, he would never find gas for it. Maniac Mansion has taught us that. :D

    No, the fuel would actually be the least of the problems. Various oils have been used by people looong before MI is supposed to take place. Mixing something that would combust in the right way would be quite possible.
    If the engine is crude enough, you can run it on a LOT of stuff, including processed poop.

    Having the tools and knowledge to produce the engine itself on the other hand, would be a different matter ;).
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