On this day in movie history - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002 movie & novel):

Bubba Ho-Tep

directed and written by Don Coscarelli,

based on a short story by Joe R. Lansdale,

released at the CineVegas International Film Festival in the United States on June 9, 2002.

Music by Brian Tyler.

Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy, Edith Jefferson, Larry Pennell, Reggie Bannister, Daniel Roebuck, Daniel Schweiger, Harrison Young, Linda Flammer, Cean Okada, Solange Morand, Karen Placencia, Bruce Rawitz, Joseph Primero, Chuck Williams, Timothy E. Goodwin, James Maley, Blaine Tyler, Steve Kassel, Damon Carruesco, Lief Frederick, Danny Crossen, Gigi Bannister, Emily Wengel, Naveed Mahboobian, Omid Naimi, Joseph C. Boulder, Virginia Brown, Celia Gill, Harvey Flammer, Sylvia Flammer, Ruth Hansen, Mary Rose Waken, Natasha Kurtz, Avery Taylor, Nadia Angelini, Aaron Beebe, Gabi Ferrer, Regina Pope, Brian Razzano, André Sogliuzzo.

Recommended reading:

Bubba Ho-Tep

By Joe R. Lansdale.

Based on the screenplay by Don Coscarelli.

Published by Night Shade.

Published 2005.

ISBN-10: 1892389460

ISBN-13: 9781892389466

Description:

The companion book to the popular moving starring Bruce Campbell as Elvis and Ossie Davis as JFK, stuck in an East Texas old folks home, faces off against a redneck mummy.

Includes the original novella that the film was based on, the shooting script, an introduction by author Joe R. Lansdale and director Don Coscarelli. Also includes several stills from the film.

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