Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

Elvis Presley and a black "JFK" stay in a nursing home where nothing happens - until a wayward Egyptian mummy comes and sucks out the old people's souls thru their a-holes. The two decide to fight back.

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writers:

Joe R. Lansdale (short story), Don Coscarelli (screenplay)

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Bob Ivy

7 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Campbell	...	Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Ossie Davis	...	Jack
Ella Joyce	...	The Nurse
Heidi Marnhout	...	Callie
Bob Ivy	...	Bubba Ho-tep
Edith Jefferson	...	Elderly Woman
Larry Pennell	...	Kemosabe
Reggie Bannister	...	Rest Home Administrator
Daniel Roebuck	...	Hearse Driver
Daniel Schweiger	...	Hearse Driver
Harrison Young	...	Elvis' Roommate
Linda Flammer	...	Room Nurse
Cean Okada	...	Attending Nurse
Solange Morand	...	Iron Lung Lady
Karen Placencia	...	Baby

Storyline

Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by cult author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death", then missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy, and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term care facility as his happy hunting grounds.

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Plot Keywords:

cult film | elvis presley character | 2000s | egyptian tomb | begins with newsreel | 

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Taglines:

The King vs. The King of the Dead

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violent images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Elvis describes his medicine bag as Mucho Mojo, the title of another story by the same author Joe R. Lansdale.

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Goofs

While Callie is folding her father's clothes, the shirt in her hands changes from red-and-white plaid, to yellow, then back to red-and-white plaid.

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Quotes

Elvis: Jack wait. Marilyn.
[JFK looks at him funny]
Elvis: Come on, Marilyn Monroe? How was she in the sack?
JFK: That is classified information! Top Secret! But between you and me... Wow!

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Crazy Credits

Names on major credits are matched with hieroglyphics. The glyphs are real, but director Don Coscarelli admits on the DVD commentary track that none of them actually translate into their corresponding names--he simply put them together based on how they look.

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Connections

Edited into Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004)

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Soundtracks

Bubba

User Reviews

Original, Funny and Highly Entertaining Comedy-Horror Film

In Mud Creek, Texas, at the Shady Rest Convalescence Center, a man called Sebastian Half (Bruce Campbel) claims to be the real Elvis Presley. He has been living in coma at the home for twenty years since he tripped off the stage. Sebastian explains that he switched places with an Elvis impersonator since he was tired of his fame but their contract that could prove his real identity was accidentally burnt to ashes in a barbecue. When his friend Jack (Ossie Davis), who is a black man that claims to be President John Kennedy, shows evidence that an ancient Egyptian mummy is sucking the souls of the residents of the nursing home, the skeptical Sebastian sees evidences that show that his friend is correct. Now the two old men plot how to stop the mummy.

"Bubba Ho-Tep" is an original, funny and highly entertaining comedy-horror film. The storyline is absolutely insane and weird, but it is worthwhile watching. Bruce Campbel is unrecognizable in the role of Elvis Presley, the true or the impersonator. Ossie Davis posing of a dyed John Kennedy is hilarious. The fight with the mummy is amusing. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): Not Available

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

10 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bubba Ho-tep

Filming Locations:

7600 Consuelo St., Downey, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$35,636, 21 September 2003

Gross USA:

$1,239,183

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,239,183

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver Sphere Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (newsreel footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1