Rotten
A mismatched marriage of offbeat character study and unimaginative horror riffs.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Bubba Ho-tep
The King vs. The King of the Dead.
2002 · 1h 32m · R
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Don Coscarelli
Overview
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really became 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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Writer-director Don Coscarelli piles on unpleasant details and cynical asides as if they were the stuff of wisdom, though they seem intended to produce guffaws rather than thoughts
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
This absurdly clever caper is elevated by Bruce Campbell's pensive Elvis into a moving meditation on the diminutions of age and the vagaries of fame.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
There's plenty of scatological humour and knockabout fun to get one through the slower passages.
Nigel Floyd, Time Out
Fresh
Fry up a peanut butter and 'nana sandwich, hop in your Cadillac and take one last ride with the King.
Michael Senft, Arizona Republic
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