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: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
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: Bruce Campbell AND a good script AND some production value
Summary: 5 Stars
You almost never find all three of those together.
Bubba Ho-Tep has them.
This movie is good enough and funny enough that you do NOT have to be a Bruce fan nor a schlock-horror fan to enjoy it.
AR&NL
DVD Review: Classic Cult Classic! (4.5 stars)
Summary: 4 Stars
I won't go into a long winded review as others have already said much of what I would (Check the 4 & 5 Star reviews). I will tell you that if you are a Bruce Campbell fan at all, this movie is a MUST-HAVE!
Not to discount any of the other actors in this film, but Bruce Campbell is absolutely brilliant and more than evenly matched with Ossie Davis. The Elvis/JFK pairing here is marvelous, supported by witty dialogue and an almost surreal chemistry between Campbell and Davis. The premise of this movie, a bittersweet retrospective of life by Elvis complicated by an evil mummy, is really off-kilter at first glance but in reality it plays very well and becomes a vehicle for Campbell to shine. The character roles, especially the nurse and the two inept mortuary employees, are delightful and support Campbell and Davis in that unique and unforgettable way that is indicative of good B-movies. Acting is always about timing and reaction - this cast has both in spades.
My one minor niggle - the FX are second-rate at best. Given the goofy premise/storyline, this movie was predestined to be a B-movie, but come on, it was made in the 21st century! The mummy was poor (not the acting, just the costume/puppetry) and was a disappointing foil for Elvis and JFK. A few more dollars and a little more time would have both been well spent.
Still and all, an instant cult classic and probably one of the best overall performances of Campbell's career.
DVD Review: A cult classic
Summary: 5 Stars
An east Texas nursing home is the final resting place for many elderly and infirm patients, including one Sebastian Haff, an Elvis impersonator who suffered a broken hip during a concert and is now partially disabled. The staff are amused by Haff's claims to be the real Elvis, but, thanks to the power of flashbacks and the internal monologue, we see that his claims are correct. Tiring of fame and superstardom, Elvis found an impersonator who was almost his spitting double and swapped places with him in the early 1970s. It was Haff who went on to die of a drugs overdose in 1977, whilst the real Elvis went on to have a quieter, less-stressful life as an Elvis impersonator.
The film works on two levels. The first is a meditation on growing old and the melancholy that comes with that, not to mention the frustration that the young often disrespect their elders and their accomplishments simply because they need to go to the toilet a bit more often than they used to. This is emphasised in a sequence where the young daughter of Elvis' room-mate thoughtlessly throws his possessions out in the trash, including his war medals earned saving the lives of his friends. This area of the film works superbly, with Bruce Campbell an absolute revelation in a role which requires far more subtlety and emotional intensity than his normal, broader horror-comedy roles. There's also a great dynamic between Campbell's Elvis and his friend Jack (a likewise strong performance from Osse Davis), who claims to be John F. Kennedy. Instead of dying in Dallas, he claims to have survived, been dyed black by Lyndon B. Johnson and left to rot in the nursing home (unlike Elvis, it isn't revealed if this is the 'real' JFK or not). Elvis' scepticism is tempered by his acknowledgment of his own unlikely story of survival.
The second level is much more straightforward: Bubba Ho-Tep, an ancient Egyptian mummy, has been reanimated and has invaded the nursing home to feed on the souls of the living, draining them out through it's victims' backsides. Seriously. It is up to Elvis and JFK to eliminate the mummy before it wipes everyone in the rest home out.
The difference between the quiet, contemplative meditation on old age and dignity, and the slash-horror of the mummy's killing spree is fairly pronounced, but it works brilliantly, sold by good writing, terrific performances, limited but effective sfx and a superb musical score. The daft premise is treated with utmost seriousness by everyone involved and it works very well.
Bubba Ho-Tep (*****) is a bit of an oddball movie, at turns reflective, quiet, hilarious, action-packed, horrific and thoughtful. With solid direction (from veteren horror director Don Coscarelli, direct of the Phantasm series) and great acting, it is more than worth an hour and a half of your time.
DVD Review: Bubba Rules
Summary: 5 Stars
I initially was introduced to Bruce Campbell when he starred in Hercules. I then caught him on reruns of The Adventures of Brisco County. I've read his books and discovered he is also the king of B horror movies. I'm not a horror movie fan, but thought it was worth giving "Bubba Ho-Tep" a try. What a hoot!
Bruce is truly a gifted actor and Ozzie Davis always gives a great performance. This movie has it all: a plot that keeps you guessing, horror that provides tension but not over the top graphic violence, talented supporting cast, humor, Elvis...I love it!
What can I say? Bruce and Bubba have made me a believer. All horror movies are not created equal. Give Bubba a try; you'll love him, too!
DVD Review: A Great choice for fans of Bruce Campbell
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this movie.
You'll enjoy this movie.
The funnies are the one-liners and the movie has a dramatic feel to it with out the slap-stick.
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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