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Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition) (2002)

Bruce Campbell , Ossie Davis , Don Coscarelli  |  R |  DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (423 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy
  • Directors: Don Coscarelli
  • Writers: Don Coscarelli, Joe R. Lansdale
  • Producers: Don Coscarelli, Dac Coscarelli, Jason R. Savage
  • Format: AC-3, Widescreen, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: May 25, 2004
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (423 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001LQJMQ
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,391 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Joe R. Landsdale reads from Bubba Ho-Tep
  • Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Don Coscarelli and Bruce Campbell
  • "The Making of Bubba Ho-Tep" featurette
  • "To Make a Mummy" (makeup and effects featurette)
  • "Fit for a King" (Elvis costuming featurette)
  • "Rock Like an Egyptian" (featurette about the music of Bubba Ho-Tep)
  • Music video
  • Photo gallery
  • Limited collectible packaging
  • 12-page scrapbook/behind-the-scenes photos with personal comments from Bruce Campbell and Don Coscarelli and a two-page letter from Campbell to his fans

Editorial Reviews

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Don Coscarelli directs and Bruce Campbell stars as the King of Camp in this intentionally over-the-top schlockfest. Bubba Ho-Tep is partially about Elvis Presley and partially about the title character, an Egyptian cowboy zombie, but mostly it is about camp. The movie is equal parts story and back story. We learn through narration and flashback how Elvis didn't really die, ending up instead in a rest home in East Texas with JFK (played by Ossie Davis), who was dyed black and had his brain removed, presumably for reasons of national security. Campbell and Davis realize that something strange is going on when their rest-home compatriots start dropping off suspiciously. The whole movie leads up to a final showdown to the death with the Egyptian cowboy zombie who has been sucking the souls of their fellow residents because he thought no one would notice. The movie unfolds a bit slowly; it is, after all, a geriatrics-fight-Egyptian-cowboy-zombie movie. However, one wishes this self-conscious movie's pacing took its cue from the atypically fast-moving zombie instead of from the senior-citizen Elvis and JFK. In the end, though, Campbell is flawless as the aged King; his accent, intonations, glasses, and trademark karate are at the same time sincere and over the top. --Brian Saltzman

Product Description

Mud Creek, Texas, is about to get all shook up. When mysterious deaths plague the Shady Rest retirement home, it's up to an aging, cantankerous "Elvis" (Bruce Campbell) and a decrepitand black"JFK" (Ossie Davis) to defeat a 3,000-year-old-Egyptian mummy with a penchant for sucking human souls! Can the King show the world that he can still take care of business?

Customer Reviews

Great storytelling, well acted and just an overall good time with this movie! Horror-Web Jekyll  |  123 reviewers made a similar statement
You really need to see this movie. sbissell3  |  69 reviewers made a similar statement
I really do not think the film makers ever intended us to believe this was the REAL JFK. K. F Harkin  |  45 reviewers made a similar statement
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112 of 120 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Elvis & JFK vs. The Mummy October 21, 2003
Yes, I love this film dearly.
Yes, it's [very] funny.
Yes, it's probably one of the best films I have ever seen...and not just of the year but one of the best films of all-times.

"Bubba Ho-Tep" is a joy to watch, not because of the ludicrous premise and the silly situations, but because of the acceptance of the ludicrous premise and silly situations.

And the feeling that (except for the mummy bit) this may all be true.

Bruce Campbell (of the "Evil Dead" series of movies) gives the performance of his LIFE as Elvis Presley...an Elvis Presley who did NOT die. Instead, Elvis resides in a Texas resthome, waiting for death to take him out. His glory days are forever behind him and he's in a state of depression after watching his roommate kick the bucket next to him.

Time passes slowly and so do his days and it makes him even more sick knowing that he can feel his demise coming.

It's wrongheaded for most critics to overlook the metaphor in "Bubba Ho-Tep". Director Don Coscarelli ("Phantasm") cleverly adapts the story (from author Joe R. Lansdale's short story) and successfully brings the concept to life. You believe that Bruce Campbell is Elvis because he plays Presley with such heart and dignity that any Elvis fan will want "Ho-Tep" in their movie collection when it hits the video-shelves. Ossie Davis gives a warm-hearted performance as "Jack" AKA JFK. He's so sweet and lovable and you want him on your side because he's noble.

And that's the brilliance of this movie: Campbell and Davis plays their rolls with a straight face. You believe that THEY believe they are who they say they are. It's deadpan comedy at its finest. It just better illustrates that this is a movie about growing old and confronting regret and fear before your time is up....

As writer Stephen King once said, "We're all gonna die someday, baby. I'm just trying to make it interesting."

I loved it.

--Matt Read more ›

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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet rumination on life, aging, and death... February 9, 2004
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"We couldn't tell them the truth. That Elvis and JFK were chasing an Egyptian mummy that was wearing cowboy duds.... We didn't want them to think we were crazy..."

What can you say about a movie that has an aged, impotent Elvis in an east Texas rest home recuperating from a broken hip, a black man who could very well be JFK, and an ancient Egyptian mummy using the home as a feeding ground?

How 'bout: It's one of the best movies of the year.

With such outrageous elements, (it's based on a short story by Joe R. Lansdale), this could easily be a grade B forgettable flick. Instead, we have an entertaining, bittersweet meditation on life, on aging, and on death. Director Don Coscarelli, (of Phantasm fame), hits the right blend of horror, drama and comedy. The intentional comedic moments work beautifully; the audience laughs at all the right places. The 'make you jump' moments work without resorting to gore. It elicits sympathy and empathy for the characters, and manages to be thoroughly convincing. No easy feat given the subject matter - it simply *works*.

Bruce Campbell, (of Evil Dead fame), shines as Elvis. It seems in the early `70s Elvis grew tired of the fame and fortune and swapped places with an impersonator - then made a modest living impersonating himself. Until he took a tumble from a stage, breaking his pelvis, ending up in the rest home. He's lost all proof of who he really is and most everyone thinks he is a little 'confused'. The only person who believes him is a black man, (Ossie Davis of The Stand), who claims to be JFK. ("They dyed me this color!") Through a believable plot device, a mummy shows up and starts sucking the 'small' souls of the rest home residents.

Only the walker assisted Elvis and wheelchair riding JFK figure out what is happening....

Thank you... thank you very much... Read more ›

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84 of 97 people found the following review helpful
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In the tradition of the "Evil Dead" movies, Bruce Campbell is back in true form in this horror/comedy/drama flick that's a roaring good time. You just don't know what to expect next once you start this bad boy. Filled with laughs, horror and surprisingly, heart, "Bubba Ho-Tep" is everything you'd want from a B-Movie and more.

Campbell stars as an elderly Elvis who lives in a Texas retirement home. People keep thinking he's just an impersonator off his rocker, but in reality he had traded places with an "Elvis" impersonator so he could get away from all of the fame and hardships of a rock-n-roll star. However, something strange has been happening in this retirement home. Folks are dying mysteriously every night without any clear explanation. As it turns out, an Egyptian mummy is the cause for the deaths and it needs to feed on their souls to stay alive. It's up to Elvis and his buddy, JFK, to take on this monstrous foe before it slaughters every living person in the retirement home. The end results are unpredictable and off-the-wall.

The premise alone intrigued me to see it. That, and Bruce Campbell. I'm always in the mood to see a good funny horror movie, and this movie did a great job of fulfilling that need. Not one minute went by where I was bored or disappointed. While the story may be over-the-top, it's done in such a creative and clever way. The movie has fun with itself and it's very easy to see. Bruce Campbell does a marvelous job as "Elvis," and let's not forget the great Ossie Davis as the one and only "JFK." The movie combines elements of comedy, drama and horror....

The DVD has some outstanding features. The movie sounds and looks really good for a flick that was done under such a low budget. The commentary tracks are definitely worth you time, and you MUST listen to the commentary track where Bruce Campbell does it as "The King" and stays in character the entire time. It is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Other extras include featurettes, a music video, deleted scenes, the original trailer and more. All of this makes one heck of a great package.

"Bubba Ho-Tep" is a great time from Campbell and company. Any fans of the "Evil Dead" movies will definitely want to put this on their list. Just keep in mind that this is a movie that you watch to be entertained and nothing more. This movie was pure enjoyment from beginning to end. It's bound to become a classic sooner or later. The King still lives, Baby! -Michael Crane Read more ›

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5.0 out of 5 stars A cult classics!
I loved Bubba Ho Tep! It is funny and clever. Bruce Campbell gives a great performance. If you want to find a complete synopsis of the film go to IMDB.com. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Carly
5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased
I received my order very quickly and it was in awesome condition. I love this movie and Bruce Campbell!! Would recommend this movie for his fans
Published 16 days ago by Michelle Logan
4.0 out of 5 stars Different but Bruce Campbell
It is a funny an different movie. But if you love watching Bruce Campbell it is one you will enjoy..
Published 19 days ago by R. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Bubba Ho-Tep
Love this Movie! Elvis meets JFK (Ozzie Davis) and defend the rest home. Need I say more? Classic campy film
Published 21 days ago by Judith Lyman
2.0 out of 5 stars The premise > The movie
I bought Bubba Ho-Tep immediately after I read what it was about. I was expecting an amazing, hilarious B-movie along the lines of Santa's Slay, Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil, Cannibal! Read more
Published 27 days ago by Mindscrew Delight
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film
Surprisingly touching film which examines in a light hearted way, the indignity of aging. Unlikely hero's and relationships. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Shaunagain
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite bruce campbell movies.
This is one of my favorite Bruce Campbell movies. He is amazing in this movie, and Coscarelli as the director was a great pick as well. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Paul Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
I simply loved this movie. It made me laugh til my sides hurt! A must see for Elvis and comedy fans!
Published 1 month ago by renee banton
5.0 out of 5 stars The King Lives...in a Nursing Home
What can I say? It's Bruce Campbell. Anyone who's seen the "Evil Dead" series or "My Name Is Bruce", most notably, should greatly enjoy "Bubba Ho-Tep". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Doc Steele
5.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for this kind of movie!
My husband saw this movie yesterday on the THIS cable channel, while I was out shopping. He said it was funny and touching at the same time! So, I bought it for him!
Published 2 months ago by Mickie Boldt
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Special Edition or Limited Collector's Edition?
I'm almost positive that it is simply an exact reissue of the original "Collector's Edition" that first came out, but this time it has a snazy Elvis-like jump suit slipcover (sort of reminds me of the packaging for the leather jacket special edition DVD of GREASE).

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