Bubba Ho-Tep
2002 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.5 · 68% critics
In a Texas nursing home, an elderly resident who insists he is a faded legend joins forces with another equally unlikely ally when a sinister ancient presence begins preying on the home’s residents. What follows is a strange mix of monster-movie chaos, aging melancholy, and deadpan comedy.
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Details
- Original title
- Bubba Ho-tep
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-06-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (700 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like offbeat horror-comedies with heartfelt themes about aging, regret, and absurd monster action, especially in the spirit of Evil Dead II or The Frighteners; Not for you if you want straight horror or grounded realism.
Pros: wildly original premise; funny yet touching; memorable lead performances | Cons: slow start; mummy less interesting; crude humor may grate
Themes
- mummy
- john f. kennedy
- series of murders
- retirement home
- vengeful spirit
- old-age home
- egyptian curse
- old age
- absurd
- dramatic
- elvis impersonator
- amused
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Bruce Campbell
as Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Ossie Davis
as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Ella Joyce
as The Nurse
Heidi Marnhout
as Callie Thomas
- BI
Bob Ivy
as Bubba Ho-tep
- EJ
Edith Jefferson
as Elderly Woman
Larry Pennell
as Kemosabe
Reggie Bannister
as Rest Home Administrator
Daniel Roebuck
as Hearse Driver
- DS
Daniel Schweiger
as Hearse Driver
Directed by Don Coscarelli