Bubba Ho-Tep

Bubba Ho-Tep is an American independent film blending elements of the horror and comedy genres, with an emphasis on mummy fiction. The movie was written and directed by Don Coscarelli based on a novella by Joe R. Lansdale. It was produced the Silver Sphere Corporation and premiered at the CineVegas International Film Festival on June 9th, 2002. It opened to limited theatrical release on October 10th, 2003.

Notes & Trivia

 * Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) redirects to this page.


 * Bubba Ho-Tep was filmed in Los Angeles, California.


 * Scenes from the Mud Creek Shady Rest Home were shot at 7600 Consuelo Street in Downey, California.


 * Bubba Ho-Tep was road-showed across the film festival circuit, though it did receive limited theatrical release. It was screened in only twenty-five theaters, but was in release for a total of fifteen weeks. It's final showing was on January 11th, 2004.


 * The primary setting of this movie is East Texas.


 * Director and screenwriter Don Coscarelli is best known for creating the Phantasm film series. Actor Reggie Bannister has appeared in all of the Phantasm movie installments.


 * Actor Bruce Campbell is most famously known in the horror genre for playing the role of Ashley Williams in the Evil Dead film series as well as the Ash vs Evil Dead television series.


 * Actor Daniel Roebuck has appeared in numerous horror films over the years including Final Destination, The Devil's Rejects, and Rob Zombie's remakes of Halloween and Halloween II.


 * Actor Harrison Young has also appeared in several horror movies such as Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Children of the Corn: The Gathering, and the 1996 remake of Humanoids from the Deep.

Recommendations

 * Army of Darkness
 * Evil Dead
 * Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn


 * Mummy's Tomb, The
 * Phantasm
 * Phantasm II