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In an industry in which job security is short-lived and relationships are even more fleeting, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell's personal and professional partnership has been going strong for about half a century.

Most kids who dream of making movies never get the chance, but Raimi and Campbell practically willed each other into careers in show business. They've remained close ever since, through every success, failure, and lesson learned in between.

Though Raimi admits he finds pleasure in torturing Campbell, the two clearly have each other's backs in the hyper-competitive and sometimes cruel world of Hollywood filmmaking. That they found and supported each other early worked out great not just for Raimi and Campbell, but for audiences; their frequent collaborations have produced some of the most innovative and influential movies and movie-making techniques, especially in the genre spac