Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)
by Don Coscarelli
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Actor: Bob Ivy, Bruce Campbell, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Ossie DavisDirector: Don Coscarelli
Brand: CAMPBELL,BRUCE
Cinematographer: Adam Janeiro
Producer: Don Coscarelli
Writer: Don Coscarelli
Editor: Donald Milne
Producer: Dac Coscarelli
Producer: Jason R. Savage
Writer: Joe R. Lansdale
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)
DVD Review: Don't mess with Bubba!
Summary: 4 Stars
What do you get when you combine a zombified undead Mummy, an aging and bitter Elvis (very much alive) and a conspiracy involving JFK (very much alive too), dyed black, missing a piece of his brain and living in a retirement home? Well, you get the very enjoyable and ultimately sentimental BUBBA HO-TEP! This is the type of film that will get labeled as a "B-Movie" no matter what (considering the movie premise, it's easy to see why people would think that), but it ends up being a lot more than just some cheesy film.
Directed by the amazing Don Coscarelli (the PHANTASM series and MASTERS OF HORROR), BUBBA HO-TEP is every thing you could hope for in a Coscarelli film and then some! At the time of the release of this film, a lot of Bruce Campbell fans were clamoring for another EVIL DEAD project. Sam Raimi was neck deep in the SPIDER MAN franchise and the only thing Bruce Campbell had done in the mean time was the corny but enjoyable made for TV movie THE MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN. Needless to say, at the time, there was a lot of anticipation for this film. BUBBA HO-TEP was turning into something only Horror fans would whisper about online and at conventions.
When BUBBA HO-TEP was finally released, it was met with mixed reviews by Horror fans and EVIL DEAD fans alike. The movie was a complete 180 as to what people had expected going into the film. The Bruce Campbell fans wanted to see more of an "Ash" like character and what they got was an old, mean, Elvis living in a retirement home. To further peoples disappointment in the film, BUBBA HO-TEP crawls along at a snail's pace. This just wasn't the movie the fans wanted or expected, which explains the mixed reviews on this site. It's a shame because this movie is actually pretty good too. As a Coscarelli movie, it's great! Remember folks, THE EVIL DEAD this is not.
If you watch the extras on the DVD, Bruce Campbell explains that part of the production problems came from the studio's reluctance to promote a movie about two old guys, fighting an even older Mummy! The studio just didn't think it had the kind of "zest" that seems to be the requirement for todays big budget films.
BUBBA HO-TEP is a simple story about Elvis and his friend JFK in a retirement home. Nobody there believes he's Elvis, they just think he's some old crack pot Elvis impersonator who hit his head a long time ago. The same problem seems to follow JFK, mainly because he's African American. JFK claims this is because the government dyed him black, removed a piece of his brain and dumped him in an old folks home. Even Elvis seems to think he's a little crazy!
Anyways, while these two characters are trying to get through their day, an undead Mummy seems to be stalking the halls at night, devouring old people's souls! This isn't your usual type of Mummy either! Bubba Ho-Tep is a cowboy hat wearing, boot stomping "good 'ol boy" type in terms of his appearance. For the most part he's a rotting corpse, so he has to eat the souls of weak old people in order to gain all of his strength back.
If all of this sounds like B-Movie Heaven, don't let the otherwise corny plot fool you! BUBBA HO-TEP is a more thoughtful and sentimental movie than most people might think. The pacing of the movie takes it's time, meaning there is a lot more character development than some people might care for. Those looking for the buckets of blood from THE EVIL DEAD or ARMY OF DARKNESS might find themselves slightly disappointed. Those who aren't expecting anything of the sort still might be turned off at the off beat plot, strange characters and depressing story. This movie is more of a mature look at the concept of aging, although done through the eyes of a B-Movie director. I think this movie will sit better with fans of Don Coscarelli's work and the PHANTASM series. Also, if you love Elvis, that helps too!
Over all, I thought this was a great movie! I'm a huge Coscarelli fan and I love all of the PHANTASM films, with the second being my favorite. Also, I love Bruce Campbell and all of the EVIL DEAD movies. In my opinion, this movie is the ultimate mix up. It's funny, it's dark, it's thoughtful and (above all) it's entertaining!
Gore Hounds, check it out, despite it's not very gory. That might have also been a problem for some of the Bruce Campbell fans going into this movie. Most would expect buckets of blood and gore (like in THE EVIL DEAD) considering his past films. That's not that case with BUBBA HO-TEP. However, the Mummy make-up is pretty good and there are some neat special effects in the same vein of the PHANTASM series. This movie is for those Horror fans who like a little more thought with their terror and more sentimentality with their characters. Enough said, it's a good movie. Check it out people.
Over and out!
DVD Review: A REAL HOOT!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a one of a kind - a true cult film. The director of PHANTASM and Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley. What more does one have to say? It is a riot. An Egyptian Mummy who comes to a rest home and begins killing it's residents -- and only Elvis and JFK (Ossie Davis) can stop it! Elvis in a walker -- he threw out his hip with a karate kick. It's common for people to tell you everything about the film to the point where you ask yourself, "Why see it? I know everything." So I won't. Based on a story by Texas author Joe R. Lansdale (whom I have met, a damned nice guy from Nagagoches, Texas who always runs an Akido school -- "I call it my whoop-ass school of Akider, 'cause it rhymes with mesqueteer.") Interesting extras, including a bewildered Elvis commenting on the film! As the Beatles once said, "A good time is guaranteed for all."
DVD Review: Bubba Ho-Tep
Summary: 5 Stars
Outstanding Off-beat Movie, Cast is GREAT!
Extra features are the best! Happy Happy, Joy Joy!
DVD Review: Bubba Ho-Tep
Summary: 4 Stars
Bubba Ho-Tep is based on a short story by Joe R. Lansdale featuring two main characters that are cultural icons and a mummy. Obviously, this is not your typical Hollywood movie. Bubba Ho-Tep is a movie with a beyond-minuscule budget that has gained quite a cult following over the last 6 years. I didn't love the movie, but I found it hard not to admire it.
Bruce Campbell plays Elvis Presley, a resident at an East Texas nursing home. Of course, no one believes that he's Elvis because Elvis is dead. Years earlier, weary of fame, Elvis traded places with an impersonator under the condition that he could return to his real life whenever he wished. Unfortunately, all of his documentation was lost in a barbecue accident and now he's just a delusional old guy with a growth in a rather unfortunate area. Another resident is John F. Kennedy (the wonderful Ossie Davis) who claims his assassination was staged by Lyndon Johnson and he was dyed as a result. After scarab beetles are found wandering the nursing home, the two men discover that a soul-sucking Egyptian mummy is afoot.
From it's opening title card (providing us with amusing definitions of both "bubba" & "Ho-tep") to it's final scene, Bubba Ho-Tep is a ridiculous, yet amusing B-movie.
The film is directed by Don Coscarelli, better known for his four Phantasm films. Here, he's made a unique and meditative horror-comedy that, love it or hate it, is unlike anything you've ever seen.
Calling it a horror-comedy isn't quite appropriate. This is a film that really struggles to fit into one particular genre, especially as it's not horrific enough to be a horror film nor is it funny enough to be a comedy.
If it's story and execution doesn't appeal to your cinematic palette, it's hard not to appreciate Bruce Campbell's performance, as he completely disappears into his role as Elvis. Casting is pivotal in a movie like this and miscasting could've taken away all credibility from the film. Campbell doesn't just make you believe that he believes he's Elvis but that he IS Elvis.
Bubba Ho-Tep is not perfect and how can it be? It has Elvis and JFK battling a mummy, but it has real talent both behind and in front of the camera. There certainly needs to be a substantial amount of suspended disbelief going into this movie to really enjoy it; but Bubba Ho-Tep is charming and completely unlike anything I've ever seen. I recommend it, but be aware of what you're getting yourself into.
GRADE: B-
DVD Review: Bruce Campbell Makes The Best "Elvis"
Summary: 5 Stars
Writer/Director Don Coscarelli (PHANTASM) casts Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD Trilogy) and Ossie Davis (THE STAND) as two pop culture icons of the 1960s; Campbell as Elvis Aaron Presley and Davis as President JFK in BUBBA HO-TEP! Co-starring Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy, Reggie Bannister, Daniel Schweiger, Daniel Roebuck, Larry Pennell, Harrison Young and Edith Jefferson. Bob Ivy plays the mummy; Bubba Ho-Tep who breaks into the retirement home and sucks souls out of peoples' "A" holes! This movie is full of hilarity of all kinds. Ossie Davis always gives the funny lines such as "IF THAT THING COMES BACK 2 OR 3 TIMES IN A ROW AND RAPS HIS LIPS AROUND SOME ELDER'S "A" HOLE.." and "LYNDON JOHNSON, REAL UGLY. REALY GODDANG UGLY!" I also love the trivia which includes the Sphinx in the flashback (which is a piece of a water park with an Egyptian theme), the scene where there's a close-up of the bus license plate under the creek was filmed at Don Coscarelli's backyard in a kiddie pool and the stunts Bob Ivy had to put up with in his death scene. This movie is a horror-comedy with drama and "accurate" facts about how Elvis and JFK defeated Bubba Ho-Tep. infinity out of 5 star rating! Watch it if you're a fan of either Elvis, Bruce Campbell, JFK, Ossie Davis, Don Coscarelli, PHANTASM or Joe R. Lansdale.
Description of Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)
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?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
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