![]() ![]() The film is really a clever piece of pop culture mythology, working up hilarious back stories for JFK (Ossie Davis who is recognizable from, at the very least, several Spike Lee films) and Elvis (Bruce Campbell of the "Evil Dead" movies). Eventually, our decrepit heroes realize that only they can meet the mummy in a showdown. Elvis and JFK soon learn that an Egyptian mummy-who was stolen from his traveling museum exhibition-has come to life in their neighborhood and is killing the rest home residents by sucking their life force out their backsides (you can harvest a soul through "any major orifice," you know). The story is set in a current-day East Texas rest home and focuses on two residents who believe they are Elvis and JFK-the JFK character just happens to be black, and the rest home also houses a few other crazies, including the Lone Ranger. "Bubba Ho-tep" is a low budget movie that went for the B-movie feel on purpose, accomplishing its goal of being a "fine" piece of pop culture weirdness. ![]()
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