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Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Hail to the King Edition


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Three out of Five

Movie

Rating: R (language, some sexual content and brief violent images)
Length: 92 minutes

Video

Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)

Audio

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1

Captions

English, French, Spanish

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Plot

Lots of dark humor and a very good back story concerning Elvis and how he got into the nursing home. Campbell does an excellent Elvis impersonation while Davis does nothing to resemble JFK which works in that it makes you wonder Campbell really is Elvis.

Pros

This films is listed as a Comedy/Horror/Mystery; it does have elements of all three but is not strong at any single genre. It's not a fall out of you chair laughing out loud comedy nor is it a scary nail-biting horror movie.

Cons

Lots of dark humor and a very good back story concerning Elvis and how he got into the nursing home. Campbell does an excellent Elvis impersonation while Davis does nothing to resemble JFK which works in that it makes you wonder Campbell really is Elvis.

Extras

  • Audio Commentary by Director Don Coscarelli and Bruce Campbell
  • Audio Commentary by "The King"
  • "The Making Of" Featurette
  • "To Make A Mummy" Featurette
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Joe R. Lansdale Reads From Bubba Ho-Tep
  • Music Video
  • Photo Gallery
  • TV Spot
  • Trailer

Recommendation

For Bruce Campbell fans this is a no brainer; you'll love the dark, and often adult, humor. The storyline is, if nothing else, original and the two leads do an excellent job in pulling it off. If you're looking for a brain-dead comedy or horror film, this might not be your cup of tea.

Director

Don Coscarelli   [The Beastmaster, Phantasm]

Actors

Reggie Bannister - Rest Home Administrator
[Phantasm]
Bruce Campbell - Elvis
[Army of Darkness, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money]
Ossie Davis - Jack
[Grumpy Old Man, The Stand]
Linda Flammer - Room Nurse
Bob Ivy - Bubba Ho-tep
Edith Jefferson - Elderly Woman
Ella Joyce - The Nurse
Heidi Marnhout - Callie
Solange Morand - Iron Lung Lady
Cean Okada - Attending Nurse
Larry Pennell - Kemosabe
Karen Placencia - Baby
Daniel Roebuck - Hearse Driver
[Final Destination, The Fugitive, U.S. Marshals]
Daniel Schweiger - Hearse Driver
Harrison Young - Elvis' Roommate
[House of 1000 Corpses]

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