Sharon Stone Criticizes Sam Raimi’s Lack Of Loyalty

The same year Stone turned in an Academy Award ... in "The Quick and the Dead," bringing in Raimi as director and boosting his career. “In Sam Raimi’s case, I really liked his films.
Stone also had to fight for the director—Sam Raimi, behind The Evil Dead and Army of Darkness. The studio said, “He’s a B-movie director, Sharon, c’mon.” Stone wasn’t backing down.