In an East Texas care home, a lame elderly man (Bruce Campbell) claims that he is Elvis Presley and along with his buddy Jack (Ossie Davis) who claims to be JFK (although he's black, Jack claims that he was pigmented to hide his identity) think they have a problem with an ancient soul sucking mummy killing some of the residents.
Based on a zany short story by Joe R. Lansdale, director Don Coscarelli has done justice to the story with the original on paper crazy idea and makes it work really well on the screen. It works mostly due to Campbell and Davis being so believable and do honour to their characters. It matters little if they're the real Elvis or JFK, as it doesn't matter if the soul sucking mummy is real. After all it is just a film and the figment of someone's imagination. Campbell/Davis/Coscarelli give a good deal of sympathy to the roles and dignity to the characters. There is much humour in the script in what is easily Coscarelli's best film.
Based on a zany short story by Joe R. Lansdale, director Don Coscarelli has done justice to the story with the original on paper crazy idea and makes it work really well on the screen. It works mostly due to Campbell and Davis being so believable and do honour to their characters. It matters little if they're the real Elvis or JFK, as it doesn't matter if the soul sucking mummy is real. After all it is just a film and the figment of someone's imagination. Campbell/Davis/Coscarelli give a good deal of sympathy to the roles and dignity to the characters. There is much humour in the script in what is easily Coscarelli's best film.