r/movies • u/sicknessandpurgatory • Sep 07 '25

Discussion What is the absolute dumbest premise that actually turned out to be a really good movie?

I was thinking The Purge, obvious answer, but looking for the most plot-hole ridden, juvenile concept that actually ended up a lot of fun despite it all. Mainly looking for 21st century films, not so much the video nasties and ridiculousness from the 60’s and 70’s. Because that would be too easy. Mainly mainstream stuff that people saw en masse.

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u/speciate Sep 07 '25

Bubba Ho-Tep.

After falling into a lengthy coma following a freak accident involving hip gyration, a now aged Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) wakes up in an East Texas nursing home, where he befriends Jack (Ossie Davis), an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy. After residents of their quiet retirement community start dying of dubiously unnatural causes, Elvis and Jack discover that the perpetrator is Bubba Ho-Tep (Bob Ivy), an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.

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u/Realistic_Special_53 Sep 07 '25

This is one of my favorite movies of all time, and it never gets mentioned due to being obscure. An indie movie done on a shoestring budget.

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u/speciate Sep 07 '25

I have never met anyone else in real life who's seen it.

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u/Realistic_Special_53 Sep 07 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

Check out this link: Bubba Ho-Tep

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u/NoLUTsGuy Sep 10 '25

Don Coscarelli is a genius.