It's Murder!

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.

It's Murder!
Film poster
Directed by	Sam Raimi
Written by	Sam Raimi Scott Spiegel
Produced by	Sam Raimi Scott Spiegel
Starring	Scott Spiegel Sam Raimi Bruce Campbell Ted Raimi
Cinematography	Bruce Campbell John Cameron Mike Ditz Ted Raimi
Distributed by	Sam Raimi
Release date	1977 (1977)
Running time	70 minutes
Language	English

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

• 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

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.^[1]