A man (Bruce Campbell) claiming to be Elvis Presley is living in the Shady Rest Convalescence Home in Mud Creek, Texas. His story is that he switched places with Elvis impersonator Sebastian Haff. He stayed as Haff while the real Haff died as him. Twenty years ago, he fell off the stage impersonating himself and broke his hip. Now something is killing people in the home. His roommate dies and the daughter Callie Thomas (Heidi Marnhout) comes to clean out. Neither she nor the Nurse (Ella Joyce) believe the claim. His only friend is Jack (Ossie Davis) who believes that he is JFK. The two old men has to battle the Egyptian mummy Bubba Ho-tep who is eating the elderly souls.
This is a really fun idea. It has great potential. The comedy is kinda funny but gets a little repetitive after the Elvis reveal. After a great first half, the movie stalls. I'm not sure if Bubba Ho-tep is enough or maybe the twosome needs a third. I thought they played up Callie to be part of the gang but she goes away. I understand the idea of old people fighting a slow mummy. It's not as funny as it sounds on the page and it's not as exciting as a regular horror movie. It's definitely good camp especially in the first half. The second half needs something more.
This is a really fun idea. It has great potential. The comedy is kinda funny but gets a little repetitive after the Elvis reveal. After a great first half, the movie stalls. I'm not sure if Bubba Ho-tep is enough or maybe the twosome needs a third. I thought they played up Callie to be part of the gang but she goes away. I understand the idea of old people fighting a slow mummy. It's not as funny as it sounds on the page and it's not as exciting as a regular horror movie. It's definitely good camp especially in the first half. The second half needs something more.