Bubba Ho-Tep at the Guild Cinema – a Special Movie Night event
Friday, August 5 – 10:30 pm only!
Directed by Don Coscarelli – 2002 – 92m. All seats $8.00.
Door Prizes from Bubonicon 48 and Lobo Comics!
Special Limited Edition poster by local artist Soto for sale!
A BUBONICON 48 SPECIAL MOVIE NIGHT EVENT IN HONOR OF 2016 TOASTMASTER JOE R. LANSDALE!
After falling into a lengthy coma following a freak accident involving hip gyration, a now aged Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) wakes up in an East Texas nursing home, where he befriends Jack (Ossie Davis), an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy. After residents of their quiet retirement community start dying of dubiously unnatural causes, Elvis and Jack discover that the perpetrator is Bubba Ho-Tep (Bob Ivy), an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.
Bubba Ho-Tep is a 2002 American comedy horror film written, co-produced and directed by Don Coscarelli. It stars Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis. It is based on the homonymous novella by Joe R. Lansdale, which originally appeared in the anthology The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem. Originally the film was “roadshowed” by the director across the country. Only 32 prints were made and circulated around various film festivals, though these garnered critical success. By the time it was released on DVD, it had already achieved cult status due to positive reviews, lack of access, and inclusion of (and similar on-the-road hard work by) Campbell.
While the novella and film revolve around an Ancient Egyptian mummy terrorizing a retirement home, Bubba Ho-Tep also deals with the deeper theme of aging and growing old in a culture that values only the young. The film also features a cameo by Reggie Bannister, the hero of Coscarelli’s Phantasm cult series.
“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. Three out of Four Stars.” — Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.
Website: GuildCinema.com