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Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)
starring: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy
directed by: Don Coscarelli

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616906533
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Sales Rank: 4380
MPN: 1006462

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Mud Creek, Texas, is about to get all shook up. When mysterious deaths plague the Shady Rest retirement home, it's up to an aging, cantankerous "Elvis" (Bruce Campbell) and a decrepitand black"JFK" (Ossie Davis) to defeat a 3,000-year-old-Egyptian mummy with a penchant for sucking human souls! Can the King show the world that he can still take care of business?

Amazon.com:
Don Coscarelli directs and Bruce Campbell stars as the King of Camp in this intentionally over-the-top schlockfest. Bubba Ho-Tep is partially about Elvis Presley and partially about the title character, an Egyptian cowboy zombie, but mostly it is about camp. The movie is equal parts story and back story. We learn through narration and flashback how Elvis didn't really die, ending up instead in a rest home in East Texas with JFK (played by Ossie Davis), who was dyed black and had his brain removed, presumably for reasons of national security. Campbell and Davis realize that something strange is going on when their rest-home compatriots start dropping off suspiciously. The whole movie leads up to a final showdown to the death with the Egyptian cowboy zombie who has been sucking the souls of their fellow residents because he thought no one would notice. The movie unfolds a bit slowly; it is, after all, a geriatrics-fight-Egyptian-cowboy-zombie movie. However, one wishes this self-conscious movie's pacing took its cue from the atypically fast-moving zombie instead of from the senior-citizen Elvis and JFK. In the end, though, Campbell is flawless as the aged King; his accent, intonations, glasses, and trademark karate are at the same time sincere and over the top. --Brian Saltzman

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Funny, Creepy, and surprisingly sweet
Elvis Presley is still alive, although not really kickin'. Lingering on in a nursing home with JFK and a host of elderly patients, the King has little to do but stay in bed, complain about the food, and worry about a growth on his winkle. (Yes I said winkle. We're supposed to keep it clean with these reviews--right?) Then one day things start getting a little strange when a resurrected Egyptian mummy in cowboy boots shows up and starts sucking the souls out of the home's helpless inhabitants, and it's up to Elvis to save the day.
As you may expect this movie is extremely campy, but in the good way. It's a bit creepy, as any good movie involving mummies or zombies should be. But what was surprising to me was just how sweet it ended up being. While Campbell's portrayal of Elvis is ... Read More

Rating:

- Awesome movie!
The plot is over the top enough. Bruce Campbell plays Elvis in a nursing home, who didn't really die as he swapped lives with a really good impersonator in the 70s. Ossie Davis plays an older black man who claims to be JFK. Together, they battle a mummy feeding on the souls of the residents of their nursing home in Texas.

Where with Campbell's character you have little doubt he is who he says, it's up for interpretation whether Jack Kennedy is really John F Kennedy with his skin dyed black or not - while he was the first one to accept the possibility of an Egyptian mummy, he's also not totally out of it either.

Bruce Campbell gave a great performance as Elvis. For one, he has the looks and voice for the part to play Elvis. Bruce's "karate" moves fit well as an ... Read More

Rating:

- "Hail to the king baby"
I bought this movie on the recomendation of a sales clerk at a dvd store who knew im a bruce campbell fan and im glad i did.this movie is GREAT.the story is entertaining and funny and bruce campbell acting in this movie shine like never before.his performance as elvis is nothing short of incredible and i highly recomend this movie to anyone,bruce campbell fan or not.this movie hooks you from begining to end and when its over your left wishing there was more.this movie isnt really scary but it has alot of funny parts and overall is an enjoyable movie.

Rating:

- Derivative entertainment
Yes, it's a funny premise: Elvis is living in a nursing home with a resident who thinks he's JFK and another who fancies himself the Lone Ranger. In the meantime, an ancient Egyptian demon wants to suck the souls out of the old and sickly folks, so it's up to Elvis and Jack to stop the demon.
Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis are great. But somehow, the story lacks the sense of urgency that a horror tale should have, and although there are many funny lines, it could have been stronger comedically. The writer/director also seems to borrow heavily from the works of the Raimi brothers and their friends the Coen Brothers instead of being more original.
Okay for a few laughs, but not as good as it might have been.

Rating:

- Bruce Campbell Can Act!
First off, I'm a fan of Bruce and have been since I was a horror-lovin', geeky teen. Still, I always understood that the man had his limitations and would always be the snarky, B-movie king.

In comes Bubba Ho-Tep, a bizarre cult movie (Bruce is used to that), but with real heart. I mean, who knew I would watch an Elvis VS a mummy movie and get a bit choked up?! He's very endearing in this uber-camp masterpiece.

I highly recommend this film to anyone with a taste for the strange and amusing. Good stuff!

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