It’s time for Elvis to make a comeback. After all, according to some conspiracy theorists, he’s still alive. At least that’s the case in Bubba Ho-Tep. The horror-comedy film sees the King of Rock’N’Roll battling the undead. Coming from Don Coscarelli and based on the Joe R. Lansdale short-story, Bubba Ho-Tep stars Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout, and Bob Ivy. When mysterious deaths plague a Texas retirement home, it’s up to its most sequined senior citizen to take on a 4,000-year -old Egyptian mummy with a penchant for cowboy boots, bathroom graffiti, and sucking the souls from the barely living.
Bubba Ho-Tep releases on 4K UHD on February 7th, 2023.
The new 4K Collector’s Edition from Scream Factory includes some new special features among ones that are ported over from the previous Blu-ray release. Check out the full list below.
The Special Features Of Bubba Ho-Tep On 4K
4K UHD:
- NEW 4K scan from the original camera negative
- Audio Commentary with writer/director Don Coscarelli and actor Bruce Campbell
- Audio Commentary with author Joe R. Lansdale
- Audio Commentary with “The King”
AUDIO:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0
BLU-RAY
- NEW 4K scan from the original camera negative
- Previously unreleased featurette: Bubba Ho-Tep Filming Locations Then and Now
- Previously unreleased featurette: Bubba Ho-Tep Egyptian Theatre Premiere
- Previously unreleased featurette: Bubba Ho-Tep at the Toronto Film Festival
- Audio Commentary with director Don Coscarelli and actor Bruce Campbell
- Audio Commentary with author Joe R. Lansdale
- Audio Commentary with “The King”
- The King Lives – an interview with Bruce Campbell
- All is Well – an interview with Don Coscarelli
- Mummies and Makeup – an interview with makeup effects artist Robert Kurtzman
- The Making of BUBBA HO-TEP
- To Make A Mummy – Makeup and Effects
- Fit for A King – Elvis Costuming
- Rock Like An Egyptian – How celebrated composer Brian Tyler created the stunning score
- Bubba Ho-tep – the music video
- Joe R. Lansdale reads Bubba Ho-Tep
- Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary with Don Coscarelli and Bruce Campbell
- Footage from the Temple Room Floor
- Archival Bruce Campbell interviews
- Music Video
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spot
- Photo Gallery
The new extras plus an upgraded picture make this a must-buy for anyone who doesn’t already own Bubba Ho-Tep. For people who do already own the Blu-ray, this might be a tougher sell. We’ll have to see how the 4K picture quality looks. Those unreleased special features do sweeten the pot a bit.
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