Bubba Ho-Tep

– Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
Bubba Ho-tep
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Also known as Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:

Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Oct 2003

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Don Coscarelli

Writer:

Joe R. Lansdale (short story), Don Coscarelli (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout

Plot:

Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by cult author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death", then missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy, and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term care facility as his happy hunting grounds.

Awards:

7 wins & 10 nominations.

Production:

Silver Sphere Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
Metacritic:
57%