Bubba Ho-tep
“The King vs. The King of the Dead.”
The "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
39 people
Bruce Campbell
Elvis Presley / Sebastian Haff
Known for
The Evil Dead
Ash vs Evil Dead
Ossie Davis
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Do the Right Thing
Ella Joyce
The Nurse
Known for
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Set It Off
Heidi Marnhout
Callie Thomas
Known for
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Flight of the Living Dead
Bob Ivy
Bubba Ho-tep
Known for
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Edith Jefferson
Elderly Woman
Known for
Gacy
Envy
Larry Pennell
Kemosabe
Known for
Firefly
Superstition
Reggie Bannister
Rest Home Administrator
Known for
Phantasm
Text
Daniel Roebuck
Hearse Driver
Known for
Final Destination
The Fugitive
Daniel Schweiger
Hearse Driver
Known for
Phantasm: Ravager
Harrison Young
Elvis' Roommate
Known for
The Game
House of 1000 Corpses
Linda Flammer
Room Nurse
No other roles listed
Don Coscarelli Director · Joe R. Lansdale Story Brian Tyler Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $1M · United States release June 9, 2002
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,239,541
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Silver Sphere Corporation
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Canada · June 9, 2002
Limited theatrical
United States · June 9, 2002
Theatrical
France
February 15, 2006 · Theatrical
September 20, 2006 · Physical · DVD
April 7, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
January 22, 2025 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
February 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
September 13, 2004 · Premiere · Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico Estepona
June 7, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
October 8, 2004 · Theatrical
More from Don Coscarelli
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Bubba Ho-tep
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.