My Name Is Bruce (2007)

B Movie Legend Bruce Campbell is mistaken for his character Ash from the Evil Dead trilogy and forced to fight a real monster in a small town in Oregon.

Director:

Bruce Campbell

Writer:

Mark Verheiden

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Taylor Sharpe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Campbell	...	Bruce Campbell
Grace Thorsen	...	Kelly Graham
Taylor Sharpe	...	Jeff
Ted Raimi	...	Mills Toddner / Wing / Sign Painter
Ben L. McCain	...	Mayor (as Ben McCain)
Ellen Sandweiss	...	Cheryl
Timothy Patrick Quill	...	Frank (as Tim Quill)
Dan Hicks	...	Dirt Farmer
Logan Martin	...	Clayton
Ali Akay	...	Little Debbie
Ariel Badenhop	...	Big Debbie
James J. Peck	...	Guan-Di / Cavealien Monster
Jen Brown	...	Petra (as Jennifer Brown)
Kurt Rauf	...	Cinematographer
Michael Kallio	...	Hack Director / Annoyed Townie (as Mike Kallio)

Storyline

Four teenage kids from the tiny mining town of Gold Lick vandalize a nineteen-century cemetery of Chinese laborers when one of them disturbs a demon who's been guarding the souls of 100 workers killed in a cave-in. Jeff, the surviving teen, goes in search of his hero, over-the-hill B-movie star, Bruce Campbell. Jeff kidnaps the actor and brings him to Gold Lick to save the town. Bruce thinks it's a birthday treat engineered by his agent, so he plays along, humoring the townsfolk and chatting up Jeff's unimpressed mom. Bodies pile up as the demon slashes. What will the sorry, boozy Bruce do when he realizes that Guan-Di, the demon, is for real?

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Plot Keywords:

demon | b movie | birthday | chinese | evil dead | 

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Taglines:

Fearless! Unstoppable! Ready For His Close-Up!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Dark Horse Entertainment [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

A nevem Bruce

Filming Locations:

Medford, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$16,432 (USA) (31 October 2008)

Gross:

$173,066 (USA) (12 December 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dark Horse Entertainment, Image Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ellen Sandweiss, Dan Hicks and Timothy Patrick Quill all worked with Bruce Campbell in the Evil Dead Trilogy: Sandweiss played Cheryl in The Evil Dead, Hicks played Jake in Evil Dead II and Quill played the Blacksmith in Army of Darkness.

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Goofs

As Bruce is being mobbed by fans after leaving the studio, the position of his fans changes quickly between shots.

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Quotes

Bruce Campbell: For the love of God I can smell her Chapstick!

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Crazy Credits

Cutscenes from the movie while the McCain brothers (the Mayor and the sheriff) sing "The Legend of Guandi"; then, a new scene at the end of the credits.

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Connections

References Hatred of a Minute (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Mom's Lifestyle Newsreel"
Written by Curtis S.D. MacDonald
Performed by Curtis S.D. MacDonald

User Reviews

MNIB at AshlandFilmFestival

Saw the flick last night at the Ashland Film Festival. I had a great time with my wife as we were laughing pretty much throughout the whole movie. I think a comedy is one of the hardest films to make and I don't find too many of them to be that funny, so when I caught myself laughing out loud at MNIB I knew this was gonna be fun. You just got to let go and have a good time and ride with the movie. Don't get deep or analytical, just enjoy it. I was a part of the production crew on this film and really did not have an idea of how good or funny this was gonna be until I saw it. I want to own this one when it gets out on DVD.