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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Joe R. Lansdale (short story)
Don Coscarelli (screenplay)
Release Date:
27 February 2004 (Canada) more
Tagline:
The King vs. The King of the Dead more
Plot:
Elvis and JFK, both alive and in nursing homes, fight for the souls of their fellow residents as they battle an ancient Egyptian Mummy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(80 articles)
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brilliant pop culture weirdness more (347 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bruce Campbell | ... | Elvis |
 | 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Bubbahotep (USA) (alternative spelling)
Bubba Ho-tep (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Bubba Ho-tep (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Bubba Ho-tep (Germany) [de]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violent images.
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Runtime:
92 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R | Finland:K-18 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | UK:15
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KNB Effects agreed to make the Bubba Ho-Tep make-up and costume for cost of materials as a favor to Don Coscarelli. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: There are no mountains (as seen in the Nachadoches fair scene and Mud Creek)in East Texas. more
Quotes:
Elvis: Kemosabe was dead of a ruptured heart before he hit the floor. Gone down and out with both guns blazing. Soul intact. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007) more
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"Bubba Ho-tep" is a low budget movie that went for the B-movie feel on purpose, accomplishing its goal of being a "fine" piece of pop culture weirdness. The story is set in a current-day East Texas rest home and focuses on two residents who believe they are Elvis and JFK--the JFK character just happens to be black, and the rest home also houses a few other crazies, including the Lone Ranger. Elvis and JFK soon learn that an Egyptian mummy--who was stolen from his traveling museum exhibition--has come to life in their neighborhood and is killing the rest home residents by sucking their life force out their backsides (you can harvest a soul through "any major orifice," you know). Eventually, our decrepit heroes realize that only they can meet the mummy in a showdown.
The film is really a clever piece of pop culture mythology, working up hilarious back stories for JFK (Ossie Davis who is recognizable from, at the very least, several Spike Lee films) and Elvis (Bruce Campbell of the "Evil Dead" movies). Campbell's performance is particularly excellent, Don Coscarelli's as director did a perfect job finding the right mood and balance of humor for the film, and the leisurely plot--from Joe Lansdale's original novella--is totally engaging and a cinephile's dream.