I'm usually suspicious of movies that are made with 'cult-status' in mind. Often they try too hard and produce too little. Bubba Ho-Tep is a rare exception for three reasons: 1) Bruce Campbell. 2) Ossie Davis. 3) The characters have souls.
Amazingly, the producers remembered that good writing is an excellent way to compensate for a lack of budget, something that most 'b' movies these days gleefully ignore. Although I believe it's actually adapted from a short story... so yeah, modern screenwriters still suck balls.
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Indeed, this is based on a Joe R Lansdale short story. He's one of the few really respectable horror writers around today, I think due in part to writing primarily about and from the south, where there is naturally an air of creepiness. The first few paragraphs are absolutely hilarious.
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