Something evil is stirring in the small mining town of Gold Lick,
and it's not happy. Guan-di, the Chinese protector of the dead
with a strange affinity for bean curd, has been awakened by
reckless teenagers, and now his bloody crusade to wipe out the
town's entire population can only be stopped by one man - Bruce
Campbell (the guy who starred in all three Evil Dead movies and
Bubba Ho-tep), B-move star and deadbeat ex-husband
extraordinaire, who's recruited to be their unwitting savior.
Thinking the whole scenario's a publicity prank, Bruce is
distracted from his mission by a hot mom and fan boys enty--
but when our hero has to face off against a dark force more
fearsome than a Hollywood agent, the laughs and screams start
flying!
Includes Collectible 24-page MY NAME IS BRUCE comic book inside
Special Features:
-Feature-length commentary with director/actor Bruce Campbell and
producer Mike Richardson
-Documentary: Heart of Dorkness The Making of My Name is Bruce
-Featurettes: Bruce On..., Beyond Inside the Cave: The Making of
CaveAlien 2, Kif s Korner, Awkward Moments with Kif, Love Birds,
Hard Truth News from Hollywood The Real Bruce Campbell
-CaveAlien 2 Trailer, My Name is Bruce Trailer
- Art Gallery, Props Art Gallery, Photo Gallery
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Cult film and TV star Bruce Campbell (Burn Notice) lampoons his
own B-movie legacy with My Name is Bruce, an agreeably goofy
horror-comedy which pits him--well, a version of him,
anyway--against a malevolent Asian spirit in order to save a
die-hard fan. Campbell also directed Bruce, and brings a loose,
kitchen-sink vibe to the proceedings, which has teenager and
die-hard Bruce Campbell fan Jeff (Taylor Sharp) kip his idol
in order to save his small town from an ancient Chinese demon.
Unfortunately, the movie Bruce Campbell is a broken-down,
booze-swilling reprobate who lacks even an ounce of the
insouciant charm of his screen persona in Evil Dead 2 or the
Hercules series, and proves woefully inadequate in dispelling the
monster. But as films ranging from Cat Ballou and My Favorite
Year to Galaxy Quest and Three Amigos! have proven, the
unwavering belief of a fan can bring out the hero in even the
worst heel, and Bruce rises to the occasion in the picture's
final third. Obviously, Bruce is slated towards fans of
Campbell's eccentric screen c.v., and aficionados will
undoubtedly appreciate the endless slew of nods to his previous
films, as well as cameos by many of his co-stars, including Ted
Ri in multiple roles (one of which is a Chinese gentleman that
gives Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's a run for his money
in the stereotype department). Campbell himself remains the
movie's chief selling point; his knack for physical humor (read:
self-abuse) and pulpy line readings have lost none of their
charm, which does much to override some of the flick's flotilla
of stale gags. Campbell's sense of humor is also given free reign
on the commentary track, which he shares with producer Mike
Richardson; the DVD, which comes with a 24-page comic book
adaptation from Dark Horse, also includes an amusing making-of
featurette, as well as a spoofy tell-all mockumentary on the
"real" Bruce Campbell, and a trailer for the atrocious
film-within-a-film, Cavealien 2. -- Paul Gaita
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