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Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Don Coscarelli
Actors: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  365 reviews
Sales Rank: 1936
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 95
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 1006462
UPC: 027616906533
EAN: 0027616906533
ASIN: B0001LQJMQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New, Factory Sealed, Thousands of Titles Listed, Fast Processing
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Product Description
Nothing should stop you see this film! The GateMud 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 decrepit and black JFK (Ossie Davis) to defeat a 3000-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?Special Features:Audio Commentary by Director Don Coscarelli and Bruce CampbellAudio Commentary by The King Joe R. Lansdale Reads From Bubba Ho-TepDeleted Scenes With Optional Commentary by Don Coscarelli and Bruce Campbell The Making of Bubba Ho-Tep Featurette To Make a Mummy (Makeup and Effects Featurette) Fit for a King (Elvis Costuming Featurette) Rock Like an Egyptian (Featurette About the Music of Bubba Ho-Tep)Music VideoPhoto GalleryOriginal Theatrical TrailerTV SpotSystem Requirements:Running Time 92 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 027616906533 Manufacturer No: 1006462
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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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 Derivative entertainment October 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 Bruce Campbell Can Act! September 21, 2008
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!
Odd premise but fantastic movie! September 17, 2008
I really love this movie. You wouldn't think that a movie about Elvis with cancer on his weiner and a black JFK trying to defeat an evil mummy would be profound, but there are many times throughout when Bruce Campbell addresses the purpose of life and horror of languishing in a nursing home. It's really a movie about choosing one's destiny in life and the immutability of one's character, even when faced with obscurity, physical and mental degradation, and the evitable march of death. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes good flicks that are a little off the beaten path. Bruce Campbell fans will relish his performance as Elvis and the noir humor of his narration.
bubba ho tep September 4, 2008
WOW! loved it! When in the mood for bruce, there is none better. Very adult and very funny.
Who Love's You, Baby August 27, 2008
If it has Bruce Campbell, I usually rent it. I also made a point to check out this file since reading an article in Fangoria about it. I was happy to see it made it's way to a theater. Although not well received by many, the masses, that is to say, this file is creditable by it's noir ideas and just squint a little when you watch you can look through the fantastic and see the reality of it. Forgotten people in a residence and lost the reality of the world, I think this would be a favorite to those who live in places like this. I have absolute respect for Bruce and anything he does. After reading his autobiography, I have even more respect for him and Sam (Raimi) and if he feels strongly enough to put himself into the project, then it is worth watching. Three stars? Well, I think there was need for stronger directing.
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