Cult horror icon Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness) teams up with legendary director Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, The Beastmaster, John Dies at the End), in this affectionately bonkers horror-comedy in which an Ancient Egyptian mummy attacks a retirement home, only to come up against two twentieth-century American icons (well, maybe).
At a sleepy retirement community in Texas, the wider population are unaware that they are protected against the wrath of an Egyptian mummy by a man claiming to be Elvis (Bruce Campbell) and a man who – despite being African American – claims to be John F. Kennedy (Ossie Davis, Do the Right Thing, BAADASSSSS!). An ageing and bickering duo, whether they are who they say they are is a matter for speculation. But they certainly have one last fight on their hands…
A typically off-kilter delight from one of American genre cinema’s most unique auteurs, Bubba Ho-Tep is both a rollicking horror treat and sweet-natured story of ageing and friendship. Not many (if any) films can balance Ancient Egyptian horror, buddy-movie shenanigans, a wry contemplation of mortality, gross-out humour, and Elvis within the parameters of a whacky cult classic… Step forward, Bubba Ho-Tep!