Sam Raimi Would “Not Allow Anyone Else to Be the Gunk-Thrower” on ‘Send Help’ Set

January 14, 2026 Bloody Disgusting

What’s a Sam Raimi movie with some splatter?

Speaking to Empire, the Send Help director recalls “throwing vomit in Dylan’s face. Throwing blood in Rachel’s face, throwing water in her face, poking her with sticks.”

For the stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, getting pelted by Raimi himself is something of a badge of honor.

“He will not allow anyone else to be the gunk-thrower,” says McAdams. “I thought he was kidding the first time, when he threw a bucket of water in my face when...