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 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:  366 reviews
Sales Rank: 4410
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
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 Odd premise but fantastic movie! September 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
"Let's get decadent!" August 25, 2008
Being quite fond of Bruce Campbell's acting, I purchased this film after seeing all the positive reviews. I must say I'm glad I did! What a hilarious film! Bruce Campbell is playing a man that thinks he is Elvis (or is he really?) that is now located at an East Texas nursing home, where he is tormented by doubt and a damaged hip. Campbell is supposedly the real Elvis that changed places with a certain Sebastian Haff back in the 70's, because he was tired of all the fuzz that being Elvis meant. Hence, the person that died in '77 was only an impersonator, and today a sick and aged Elvis spends his days in a haze of medication and depression, unable to prove who he really is. He befriends a black patient at the home that is certain he is the real JFK, hilariously played by Ossie Davis. This JFK is certain that Lyndon Johnson got him put away in this nursing home to seize power. Campbell and Davis make up such a magnificent pair of aged celebrities in this film, you can't but love it.
Eventually, some of the patients at the nursing home start dying off, and our two broken flowers go on a mission to find out what is going on. Turns out an Egyptian mummy is eating their souls during the nights. Our two heroes therefore decide to go into action against the beast. The film is a wonderful, wonderful mixture of comedy, nostalgia and horror. Campbell does one of his best roles to date; he left me laughing loudly more times than I could count. Even though the language in the film is quite vulgar, and the humour the same at times, I would say this is one of the funniest films I have in my rather extensive collection.
If you like intelligent dark comedy, you MUST see this film. I can promise you that you'll have quite a good time in the company of the always excellent Campbell. 4,5 stars!
Thankyuh, Thankyuh, Thankyuh Veruh Muhch! August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has got to be - no - IT IS - the most off-beat story I've ever heard of. Here's Elvis and JFK - in present times - patients in an old age home somewhere in Texas, joining forces to track down and defeat a mummy who came back to life to terrorize its patients after his remains were brought back to life from the polluted waters of a nearby river that it fell into (while being transported on a bus after being stolen from a museum).
Y'gotta see Elvis - in his 70's (played by Bruce Campbell) and JFK (supposedly in his 80's), in a wheel chair(played by Ossie Davis - yes, he's black but according to the backstory, the CIA had injected dye into his body to make him black, and half or part of his brain is still in the White House). It's totally outrages to see these two historical figures (one in his sequinned jumpsuit and sunglasses while making all the Karate poses the King would make, and the other in a formal suit and tie rolling around in his wheel chair with a look of extreme dedication) begin their assault to take down the mummy. If you don't crack a smile and laugh till it hurts when you see this, you have to be brain dead!
My wife and I viewed this movie twice (the second time right after the first) - and always get a good laugh now and then talking about it.
If you're looking for something really off center (and would like to hear a very good music soundtrack) - get a hold of this DVD and once you do, then don't let go! Great bonus material as well!
Thankyuh, Thankyuh, Thankyuh Veruh Muhch!!!
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