Bubba Ho-Tep

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  • Opened June 9, 2002 
  • 1 hr 32 min
  • R | Brief Violent Images, Some Sexual Content and Language
  • After falling into a lengthy coma following a freak accident involving hip gyration, a now aged Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) wakes up in an East Texas nursing home, where he befriends Jack (Ossie Davis), an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy. After residents of their quiet retirement community start dying of dubiously unnatural causes, Elvis and Jack discover that the perpetrator is Bubba Ho-Tep (Bob Ivy), an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Bob Ivy, Heidi Marnhout
  • Director: Don Coscarelli
  • Genres: Comedy, Horror

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The Hollywood Reporter
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A zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded Elvis fans (but by no means all) will have fun with. Read full review

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Surprisingly good as a quirky triumph of human spirit. Read full review

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New York Post
| Megan Lehmann

It's a credit to the actors, particularly the superb Campbell, that completely preposterous material can be made strangely touching. Read full review

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| Aaron Hillis

A wildly creative amusement, thanks mostly to Campbell, whose weathered yet still-taking-care-of-business Elvis is alone worth the price of admission. Read full review

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