Monday, February 9, 2009

Robert Best on Bubba Ho Tep


So, it turns out Elvis is alive and living out his final years in a nursing home. Except no one believes he's Elvis. They think he's just a crazy old man. Which he may be. Then again, he might be Elvis. And did I mention that Elvis is played by Bruce Campbell? How cool is that?

Elvis' best friend in the nursing home is an old African-American man. Who swears he's JFK, alive and hidden in a nursing home. And he's played by Ossie Davis. Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. Again, how cool is that?

And all is not well at the nursing home. A mummy, dressed up like a cowboy, is killing the residents at night. I'd tell you how, but that would spoil it. Let's just say he's killing them and it's up to Elvis and JFK to stop him.

I love this movie. It's as much fun as it sounds. And it turns out that an aging, foul-mouthed Elvis is the role Bruce Campbell was born to play. Other than Ash, of course.

Watch it!

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