Redford Theatre

Famous Detroiters

Famous people tied to this place 6

Lexicon entries for the people who lived, worked, performed or liked to spend time here.

• Sam Raimi born 1959 · film director, producer, screenwriter

  Related place

  The Evil Dead (then titled The Book of the Dead) had its first screening here on October 15, 1981; the film still returns for Halloween shows.

• Bruce Campbell born 1958 · actor, producer, director, writer

  Favorite haunt

  A childhood movie haunt; he and Raimi picked it for The Evil Dead's first screening on October 15, 1981.

• David Robert Mitchell born 1974 · film director, screenwriter

  Related place

  Historic Old Redford movie palace with a working theater organ, used for the movie-date scene in It Follows; still shows classic films.

• Ellen Sandweiss born 1958 · actress, singer

  Related place

  1928 neighborhood movie palace, still showing films with its theater organ; The Evil Dead had its premiere screening here on Oct. 15, 1981.

• Rob Tapert born 1955 · film and television producer, writer, director

  Related place

  The Evil Dead, produced by Tapert, had its first screening here on October 15, 1981.

• John H. Kunsky 1874–1952 · movie theater magnate, broadcaster

  Founded

  Japanese-themed neighborhood palace from Kunsky's chain, still showing classic films with its original Barton organ under the Motor City Theatre Organ Society.