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| Bruce Campbell | ... | Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff | |
| Ossie Davis | ... | Jack | |
| Ella Joyce | ... | The Nurse | |
| Heidi Marnhout | ... | Callie | |
| Bob Ivy | ... | Bubba Ho-tep | |
| Edith Jefferson | ... | Elderly Woman | |
| Larry Pennell | ... | Kemosabe | |
| Reggie Bannister | ... | Rest Home Administrator | |
| Daniel Roebuck | ... | Hearse Driver | |
| Daniel Schweiger | ... | Hearse Driver | |
| Harrison Young | ... | Elvis' Roommate | |
| Linda Flammer | ... | Room Nurse | |
| Cean Okada | ... | Attending Nurse | |
| Solange Morand | ... | Iron Lung Lady | |
| Karen Placencia | ... | Baby | |
| Bruce Rawitz | ... | TV Announcer | |
| Joseph Primero | ... | Janitor | |
| Chuck Williams | ... | Elvis' Boy | |
| Timothy E. Goodwin | ... | Elvis' Boy (as Tim Goodwin) | |
| James Maley | ... | Elvis' Boy | |
| 'Two-Gun' Tyler | ... | Elvis' Boy | |
| Steve Kassel | ... | Sebastian's Band, Drums | |
| Damon Carruesco | ... | Sebastian's Band, Guitar | |
| Lief Frederick | ... | Sebastian's Band, Bass | |
| Danny Crossen | ... | Sebastian's Band, Keyboards | |
| Gigi Fast Elk Porter | ... | Trailer Park Gal (as Gigi Fast Elk) | |
| Emily Wengel | ... | Trailer Park Gal | |
| Naveed Mahboobian | ... | Egyptian Guard | |
| Omid Naimi | ... | Egyptian Guard | |
| Joseph C. Boulder | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Virginia Brown | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Celia Gill | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Harvey Flammer | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Sylvia Flammer | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Ruth Hansen | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Mary Rose Waken | ... | Lunch Room Folks | |
| Natasha Kurtz | ... | Vintage Picture Model | |
| Avery Taylor | ... | Vintage Picture Model | |
| Nadia Angelini | ... | Vintage Picture Model | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gabi Ferrer | ... | Fan at concert (uncredited) | |
| Regina Pope | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| André Sogliuzzo | ... | Narrator (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Don Coscarelli | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Joe R. Lansdale | (short story) | |
| Don Coscarelli | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Dac Coscarelli | .... | executive producer | |
| Don Coscarelli | .... | producer | |
| Jason R. Savage | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Brian Tyler | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Adam Janeiro | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Scott J. Gill | |||
| Donald Milne | |||
Casting by | |||
| Jerry Whitworth | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Daniel Vecchione | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Justin Zaharczuk | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Damon Carruesco | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Shelley Kay | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Melanie A. Kay | .... | makeup artist | |
| Robert Kurtzman | .... | special makeup effects supervisor | |
| Melanie Tooker | .... | makeup application: Elvis | |
Production Management | |||
| Rosa Gonzalez | .... | unit production manager | |
| Jason Serrato | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rosa Gonzalez | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jin Ah Lee | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Paul Cander | .... | carpenter | |
| David Gechman | .... | illustrations "Book of Souls" | |
| David Hartman | .... | illustrator | |
| Carrie Schupper | .... | assistant art director | |
| Todd Stauder | .... | swing | |
Sound Department | |||
| Thomas Appel | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Paul Bacca | .... | sound mixer | |
| John Brasher | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Chominsky | .... | adr recording engineer | |
| Mark J. Harris | .... | voiceover recordist | |
| Eric Hoeschen | .... | foley artist | |
| Marcel Lehrer | .... | post sound coordinator | |
| Mike Loving | .... | boom operator | |
| Rick McLane | .... | sound engineer | |
| Paul Menichini | .... | sound designer | |
| Dominik Meyer | .... | machine room operator | |
| Stewart Nelson | .... | adr supervisor (as Stewart Nelsen) | |
| Paul Ratajczak | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Paul Ratajczak | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Trevor Sperry | .... | foley mixer | |
| William Tabanou | .... | narration editor | |
| Trevor Ward | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Lance Wiseman | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Lance Wiseman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Chad Atkinson | .... | mold maker | |
| Howard Berger | .... | special effects makeup supervisor | |
| Kamar Bitar | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Connie Cadwell | .... | lab technician | |
| Jason Collins | .... | special effects makeup | |
| James Hall | .... | lab technician | |
| Steve Hartman | .... | lab technician | |
| Chiz Hasegawa | .... | assistant special effects coordinator | |
| Beth Hathaway | .... | lab technician | |
| Robert Kurtzman | .... | special effects makeup supervisor | |
| Gregory Nicotero | .... | special effects makeup supervisor (as Greg Nicotero) | |
| Scott Patton | .... | sculptor | |
| Brian Rae | .... | mold maker | |
| Alan Tuskes | .... | mold maker | |
| Alan Tuskes | .... | special makeup effects crew | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Tommy Dorsett | .... | scanning and recording | |
| David Hartman | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Kathleen Hartman | .... | title logo design | |
| Nicholas Lund-Ulrich | .... | scanning and recording technician | |
| Geoffrey Mark | .... | visual effects animator | |
| Dave Matherly | .... | visual effects (as David Matherly) | |
| Matt McFarland | .... | scanning and recording manager | |
| Santosh Oommen | .... | visual effects animator | |
| D. Kerry Prior | .... | visual effects creator: bug unit | |
| Michael T. Smith | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Jonard Soriano | .... | CG animator | |
| Peter Alun Thomas | .... | scanning and recording technician (as Alun Thomas) | |
Stunts | |||
| John Casino | .... | stunts | |
| Eric Chambers | .... | stunts | |
| Gary Kent | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Sammy Beavers | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| Precy C. Betiong | .... | first assistant camera (as Prezy C. Betion) | |
| Thomas Bilyeu | .... | still photographer | |
| Chris Chomyn | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| David F. Clark | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Jordan Garretson | .... | key grip | |
| Paul Goldhammer | .... | second assistant camera | |
| James Goldman | .... | dolly grip | |
| Colin Hudson | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Scott Libolt | .... | still photographer | |
| Chelsea Low | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Alexandra Lucka | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Michael Miller | .... | crane operator | |
| D. Kerry Prior | .... | additional cinematographer | |
| D. Kerry Prior | .... | photographer: second unit | |
| William Sentelik | .... | best boy electric (as Bill Sentelik) | |
| Gary Stamford | .... | gaffer | |
| Brent Studler | .... | rigging gaffer | |
| Brad Wallace | .... | second assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Joe Ferroni | .... | casting associate | |
| Jay Lawson | .... | casting associate | |
| Jeffrey M. Paal | .... | casting associate | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Dee Dee Hopkins | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Chloe Kay | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| James Williams | .... | color timer | |
Music Department | |||
| Gary Krause | .... | music editor | |
| Daniel Schweiger | .... | music supervisor | |
| Jeff Vaughn | .... | music engineer | |
Other crew | |||
| Carol Lynn Akiyama | .... | legal services | |
| Linda Bastin | .... | purchaser | |
| Peter Bierstedt | .... | legal services | |
| Lisa Charalambous | .... | continuity | |
| Stephen Chin | .... | production assistant | |
| Ashley Grimes | .... | production assistant | |
| Andy John | .... | production assistant | |
| Andrew Johnston | .... | production assistant | |
| Ramy Katrib | .... | consultant | |
| Jin Ah Lee | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Mike Loving | .... | production assistant | |
| Gabriel Martinez | .... | production assistant | |
| Kathy McHugh | .... | script supervisor | |
| Vern Moen | .... | production assistant | |
| Paul Nix | .... | Elvis' limousine courtesy of | |
| Gigi Fast Elk Porter | .... | background coordinator | |
| Christiane Savage | .... | senior wrangler | |
| Jeremy Tate | .... | production assistant | |
| Guy Thorpe | .... | hearse coordinator | |
| Tim Welch | .... | consultant: Elvis | |
| Emily Wengel | .... | production assistant | |
| Megan Whitener | .... | production assistant | |
| Sharon Wrisley | .... | production accountant | |
Thanks | |||
| Naython Vane | .... | special thanks | |
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I recently had the wonderful opportunity to see this film at a horror and fantasy convention. Since it is not yet in distribution I jumped at the chance. Just to set the record straight, I didn't go into this film with normal expectations. The god that is known as Bruce Campbell stars in this film, and let's just say that any morsel of Bruce Campbell goodness I can get is going to make me absolutely love a movie.
The basic premise of this film is that Elvis Presley is alive and not too well. He lives in an East Texas nursing home. It seems that years before Elvis tired of his fame and switched places with an Elvis impersonator. The Elvis we see in this picture is a 68 year old man with a penchant for rings and large, jewel studded sunglasses. Whenever he claims to be Elvis, everyone just laughs at this crazy old Elvis impersonator obviously going senile in his old age. Elvis discovers that there's a mummy inhabiting his nursing home who is sucking the souls out of the residents through a rather disturbing bodily orifice. So Elvis teams up with an old African American man (Ossie Davis) claiming to be John Kennedy (his explanation for what happened to him has to be heard to be believed, and is one of the funnier jokes in the movie) to stop the mummy and save the souls of the residents of the nursing home.
As crazy and silly as this setup sounds, the film actually achieves depths that most "serious" movies can't even begin to touch. The film deals with what it's like to be an elderly person in this country when nobody cares about you. Elvis and Kennedy are both regretful about not being there for their children when they needed them. And a last chance for glory and leaving this world honorably is a recurring theme throughout the film (see Kemo Sabe's showdown with the mummy). All of these themes are handled with a deft hand, never hammering the point home, but intended to be taken seriously.
Ossie Davis gives a terrific comedic performance as "Jack" Kennedy. He delivers some rather eyebrow raising exposition with such a light touch, the audience is forced to except his explanation as fact and move on.
And then of course, Bruce Campbell. Campbell plays Elvis as we've never seen him, a 68 year old man with a bad hip and a cancerous growth in a very uncomfortable place. Anyone who has seen any of Campbell's performances knows he can play the hero or the buffoon with equal skill. But here, he pushes the bounds of his talent like never before. Perhaps the highest praise I can give his performance is that 10 minutes into the film, I forgot it was him, and truly believed it was Elvis on the screen.
The film was written for the screen and directed by Don Coscarelli. Coscarelli has been in something of a rut since his breakthrough hit with "Phantasm" over 20 years earlier. This is truly his best film since that horror classic, it may even be better.
The film was based on a short story by Joe R. Lansdale, the gifted writer. Lansdale routinely puts different genres in a blender together and comes out with something better than a genre outing. This film played just like one of his novels: Horror, comedy, fantasy, and a little bit of western.
Bruce Campbell was on hand for the screening I saw and made some comments before the film. He said that he did the film because it was so weird and that we need more films that aren't in the cookie cutter format. I couldn't agree more and I can't recommend this film highly enough. It breaks all molds and expectations. Seek it out when it finds a distributor, you won't be disappointed.