Bruce Campbell,
Ossie Davis,
Ella Joyce,
Bob Ivy,
Heidi Marnhout
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An ancient evil finds resistance in the most unlikely of places in this oddball comedy horror effort from Phantasm director Don Coscarelli. Resting in the confines of a Mud Creek, TX, nursing home aft... read more
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
Release Date: October 2, 2003
Keywords:
funny,
little,
cult,
hilarious,
horror,
monster,
mummy,
bruce campbell,
ossie davis,
black jfk,
bubba ho-tep,
Times New Roman,
Bruce Campbell ,
Ossie Davis ,
Elvis Presley
DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004
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November 6, 2010You can without a doubt state that this cult comedy B-movie is original. Centering around a still kicking Elvis Preseley and a "died black" John F. Kennedy, Bubba Ho-Tep is not at all clueless to it's creamy crazy center. Something nice and short for a night in.
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June 20, 2010What a crazy and imaginative idea for a movie! The fact that the actors basically play it straight actually kinda helps. tpp. It's really funny to see Ossie Davis in a film like this, playing this type of role. This is a horror comedy, or rather, a dark comedy with bits of horror... read more
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January 7, 2009Perfect off-beat, campy launch pad for Bruce Campbell's unique comedic genius. If you're a fan of Campbell's other films then this one is a must-see.
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November 16, 2008Really didn't enjoy this one, Elvis part was played out good, but it really just lacked any enjoyable point. Have it in my collection, but will pass it on to anyone who wants it.
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April 17, 2008A movie with this line: "I'll be damned if I let some foreign graffiti-writing soul-sucking sonuvabitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friends' souls and shit 'em down the visitor's toilet." that is also done well is something worth seeing. Elvis and JFK are really ... read more
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April 6, 2008An excellent movie. A rocking good time that never stops. An absolutely hilarious horror/comedy. It has you screaming in laughter. Remarkable and absolutely original. Ossie Davis is brilliant. Bruce Cambell is phenomenal. One of the best performances of his career. These two grea... read more
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January 12, 2008Elvis: But I still have my soul. It's still mine. All mine. And the folks up there at Shady Rest... they have theirs, too.
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December 21, 2007Elvis and a black-wheel chair bound John F. Kennedy team up to fight an Egyptian mummy with a cowboy fetish who sucks the souls out of peoples asses and leaves graffiti in the bathroom. After reading that you'll know if this film is for you or not. It certainly isn't hilarious or... read more
Critic Reviews
September 24, 2007
Todd McCarthy, Variety
September 24, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Writer-director Don Coscarelli piles on unpleasant details and cynical asides as if they were the stuff of wisdom, though they seem intended to produce guffaws rather than thoughts Full Review
August 14, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
This absurdly clever caper is elevated by Bruce Campbell's pensive Elvis into a moving meditation on the diminutions of age and the vagaries of fame.
April 8, 2004
Michael Senft, Arizona Republic
Fry up a peanut butter and 'nana sandwich, hop in your Cadillac and take one last ride with the King.
January 9, 2004
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Neither particularly funny nor scary, but tiresome. Full Review
January 9, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
In the end, what keeps it going is not the story but the delicious relationship between Elvis and JFK.
December 4, 2003
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bubba Ho-Tep takes care of business, baby. Full Review
November 21, 2003
Vic Vogler, Denver Post
Bubba Ho-Tep succeeds as goofy-yet- tender wish fulfillment, offering an Elvis who tries to redeem his self-indulgent persona and become a hero. It fails as the sort of Campbell vehicle that wears out... Full Review
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