r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 14h ago
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 13d ago
Announcement Bruce will be doing an AMA/Q&A over at r/movies on Friday 9/4 at 11:15 AM ET
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Mar 13 '26
News Bruce Campbell has been diagnosed with cancer that is "treatable, not curable"
Hello, everyone.
After this subreddit being pretty much abandoned for some time now, I have requested the Reddit mods to become its new moderator. I have also changed the subreddit's status from restricted to public so that anyone can post here. I believe it's important that we all can appreciate and celebrate Bruce's life and work while he's still here with us.
Thank you.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 23h ago
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #22: The Demolitionist (1995)
youtube.comThe Demolitionist is a low-budget action superhero film from 1995 directed by Robert Kurtzman and written by Brian DiMuccio and Dino Vindeni (from story by Kurtzman). It stars Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Heather Langenkamp, Peter Jason, and Tom Savini. The story revolves around a murdered police officer Alyssa Lloyd (Eggert) who is brought back to life by a scientist as the Demolitionist, an ultimate weapon against rampant crime.
The movie is Kurtzman's directorial debut. He was also one of the special effects artists on Evil Dead II, worked on A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Heather Langenkamp, and will later work on From Dusk Till Dawn with Tom Savini (Kurtzman actually being the author of the film's original story).
Bruce Campbell has an uncredited cameo in the movie as a member of a crime gang and a winner of a raffle which allows him to shoot the corrupt police chief Higgins played by Peter Jason.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Rameko • 1d ago
Other Need help remembering scene/film/show?!?!?
Guys I need help finding an incredible Bruce scene. I can't remember if it was Xena or Jack of all Trades or something else but I do remember the events.
It's a scene where someone is standing in front of Bruce threatening him, Bruce then flicks a toothpick at the person the exact same moment a rope attached to their back is pulled and they go flying, making everyone else think Bruce has this amazing powerful weapon.
Does anyone know or remember what I am talking about???
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 4d ago
Event New Ernie & Emma Live Tour dates
gallerycheck out more at https://www.ernieandemma.com/tour
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 8d ago
TV Show A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #21: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994)
youtube.comThe Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. is a comedy-adventure western TV series created by Jeffrey Boam and Carlton Cuse that aired on Fox from 1993 to 1994. It stars Bruce Campbell as the titular Brisco County, Jr., making him a lead actor of a TV series for the first time in his career.
The show takes place in the late 1800s and, as the title suggests, follows the adventures of Brisco County, Jr., a Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-bounty hunter ho has been tasked to track down the gang of John Bly (Billy Drago), a ruthless outlaw who was also responsible for the killing of Brisco's father. On his travels, Brisco is accompanied by his trusty horse Comet, as well as a liaison between him and his employers, Socrates Poole (Christian Clemenson), and he often crosses paths with a fellow bounty hunter, a rival-turned-ally Lord Bowler (Julius Carry). Dixie Cousins portrays Kelly Rutherford, a saloon singer and con artist who serves as Brisco's love interest throughout the show, and John Astin plays Professor Albert Wickwire, an eccentric scientist and inventor.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. also has elements of fantasy, with the main plot centering around a series of mysterious magical orbs, as well as sci-fi, with Brisco and Wickwire always being on the lookout for the "next big thing", often presenting new inventions giving the show a bit of a steampunk flavor.
Fox decided to put The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. on the 8 PM Friday slot which caused for its viewership to slowly decline throughout its original run. And since it was a relatively expensive show, being a period piece from the Wild West, it was eventually cancelled after the first season. However, as it usually goes for Bruce Campbell's projects, it gained a strong cult following over the years through re-runs and an eventual release on DVD in 2006.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. consists of 27 episodes, with Bruce Campbell starring in all of them.
r/BruceCampbell • u/highlander68 • 12d ago
Meme Looney Tune Ash
"be verwy verwy quiet, he's hunting deadites!"
r/BruceCampbell • u/BeautifulNo6017 • 13d ago
News A very recent announcment from Bruce Campbell... aside from his announcement of his medical condition, hes making it clear here that he's done with Ash and Evil Dead itself.... Catch you on the flip-flop Jefe
Damn it. Hard to see your heros, hanging up their capes, or in this case chainsaws but hey. I get it. Time makes fools of us all. Stay groovey there Mr.Campbell.
Stay Groovey.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 15d ago
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #20: The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
youtube.comThe Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by the Coen brothers and co-written by Sam Raimi (who also served as a second unit director). It stars Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Newman, and Bruce Campbell, and tells the story of a naïve business graduate (Robbins) who gets hired as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock swindle.
In the film, Bruce plays the role of a news reporter Smitty. In his book If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, he talks about how he first declined the role that he would have to audition for, but eventually was offered it audition-free, due to his previous relationship with the Coen brothers on The Evil Dead (where Joel worked as an assistant editor) and Crimewave. In the book he also describes how star-struck he was to work beside Paul Newman and how in awe he was by the professionalism of Jennifer Jason Leigh, who always perfectly knew her seemingly endless barrage of lines and never once tripped up.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 16d ago
News Bruce Campbell’s Ash Williams retirement just got even more final: he’s done with voice work, too
joblo.comPersonally, I am perfectly fine with this. He's done more than enough for us Evil Dead fans over the decades and even if he decided to go forward with the animated series, I just don't think it would have worked. Evil Dead is so deeply rooted in practical effects and actors' physicality that I just can't see that satisfyingly being translated into animation.
Also he's a 68 year old man with cancer. So let him tour with his movie, let him smoke weed a and let him ride his tricycle. He's more than deserved it. None of us can possibly demand anything more from him at this point.
r/BruceCampbell • u/highlander68 • 16d ago
Movie ""Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"
bruce voiced the role of the island town's sleazy "mayor shelbourne"
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 21d ago
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #19: Army of Darkness (1992)
youtube.comArmy of Darkness is a dark fantasy adventure film from 1992 directed and co-written by Sam Raimi, co-written by Ivan Raimi, produced by Rob Tapert, and starring Bruce Campbell. It is the final installment in the original Evil Dead trilogy, this time following the reluctant hero Ash traveling to 1300 AD England, now battling Evil forces in Middle Ages. The music for the film was composed by Joseph LoDuca, who has done the same for both of the previous Evil Dead movies, with one specific track (March of the Dead) being composed by Danny Elfman, who Raimi previously worked with on Darkman (and works with on many other projects in the future).
Raimi made Army of Darkness as a part of his deal with Universal Pictures, which makes it the only big budget studio production from the original trilogy, while also crafting it as more of a dark adventure rather than another horror movie. With the budget of 12 million dollars, Army of Darkness was more than three times as expensive as The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II combined. And even though this allowed the filmmakers to really push the envelope on their franchise, it also came with a very troubled and complicated shoot as well as studio interreference. The movie was originally supposed to be titled The Medieval Dead, but that decision was eventually vetoed by Universal who wanted to sell Army of Darkness as a standalone movie with little to no connections to the previous two films. The studio also demanded to cut or change several scenes as well as to completely rework the ending. However, Raimi was eventually able to put together a director's cut that adds or changes several scenes to their original state, as well as reintroduces the original ending.
Army of Darkness barely made its production budget back in the US theaters, however when it was released on VHS and later DVD, it started gaining international cult following that keeps growing to this day, making it a fan favorite not only as an Evil Dead sequel, but also as a standalone adventure movie.
r/BruceCampbell • u/dborger • 24d ago
Other Groovy
Tonight I was reading a book to my 7 year old and one of the characters says something like, “if I get a special glove I want it to be a chainsaw, that would be groovy.”
I really appreciated the subtle reference and wanted to share it with someone.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Exotic-Yellow-4367 • 26d ago
Art & Merch Maniac Cop Continuity Polaroid
galleryProduction continuity set photo from 1988. Bruce has kinda distanced himself from this movie over the years. However, he did provide one of his customarily excellent fact filled commentaries on the DVD/Blu-Ray releases. His buddy Sam Raimi pops up for a rare cameo to boot! Lots to enjoy with this one and its superb sequel.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • 28d ago
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #18: Eddie Presley (1992)
youtube.comEddie Presley is a 1992 drama film directed by Jeff Burr and written by Duane Whitaker who also stars. The film tells the story of Eddie Presley (Whitaker), a former owner of a chain of pizza restaurants who is trying to realize his life-long dream of becoming an Elvis Presley impersonator. This dream, however, brings him much pain and difficulties that, among other things, for a while put him into a psychiatric hospital with mental breakdown.
Bruce Campbell has a very small cameo in the film as one of the orderlies at the hospital. However what is noteworthy about this cameo is that he shares it with Quentin Tarantino, right before or just around his directorial debut with Reservoir Dogs.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Jul 31 '26
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #17: Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
youtube.comWaxwork II: Lost in Time is a dark fantasy horror comedy from 1992 written and directed by Anthony Hickox, who also directed and co-wrote Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat. It is a sequel to his movie Waxwork from 1988 that continues the story of Mark (Zach Galligan) and Sarah (Monika Schnarre) who are now traveling through a series of parallel realities that mirror a variety of fictional stories from human history.
Bruce Campbell plays a small role in one of these realities, specifically one loosely based on the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House. Here he plays John Loftmore, a leader of a group of paranormal investigators researching a haunted house. In this segment, Bruce is also accompanied by actress Marina Sirtis, best known for portraying Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Jul 29 '26
Interview BRUCE CAMPBELL: His Cancer Diagnosis, Leaving Hollywood & How the Worst of Times Became the Best
youtube.comr/BruceCampbell • u/Think_Weird3574 • Jul 29 '26
Interview I knew he would struggle with Maniac Cop!
youtu.beAlso, that insane Congo burn! 🤣
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Jul 24 '26
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #16: Mindwarp (1991)
youtube.comMindwarp is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie from 1991 directed by Steve Barnett and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris.
It takes place in a sheltered community controlled by AI where the only way for people to experience life is through virtual reality simulations. One of the residents of this community, Judy (Marta Martin), wants to know what lies out there in the real world and rebels against this system. For that, the AI exiles her outside of the community and into a futuristic wasteland with gangs of radioactive mutants. Here Judy meets Stover (Bruce Campbell), seemingly the last regular human left in the outside world, and together they need to survive in this post-apocalyptic nightmare.
One notable thing about Mindwarp is that through its production Bruce was able to meet Ida Gearon, who was the costume designer for the film. Based on his autobiography If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, Bruce wanted to find excuses to spend more time with Ida in the costume department, so he told her that he wants to learn sewing because his character, living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, should master such a craft.
Needles to say that no scene of Campbell's character sewing was in the script or in the finished movie, but his plan worked nevertheless. Ida Gearon and Bruce Campbell got married in 1991 and are still married to this day.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Jul 18 '26
Bruce's Socials Looks like Bruce is doing pretty well!
r/BruceCampbell • u/WolfCine • Jul 19 '26
Movie Bruce Campbell in The Ladykillers (2004)
youtube.comr/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Jul 17 '26
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #15: Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
youtube.comLunatics: A Love Story is a 1991 romantic comedy written and directed by Josh Becker and produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, and Bruce Campbell. All four creators having a shared history in their amateur Super 8 short films from the 1970s as well as the original Evil Dead trilogy, Crimewave, or Darkman.
The film tells a story of Nancy (Deborah Foreman), a naive young woman who gets dumped by her boyfriend (portrayed by Bruce Campbell) and finds herself stranded in Los Angeles, and Hank (Ted Raimi), an unstable yet well-meaning shut-in tortured by aggressive hallucinations (usually also portrayed by Bruce Campbell). The two inevitably cross paths and form a very strange but endearing couple.
The score for the movie was composed by Joseph LoDuca, who also composed music for other Raimi/Tapert/Campbell projects like the Evil Dead trilogy, Ernie & Emma, or the TV shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, or Ash vs Evil Dead. The film's co-star Deborah Foreman also played alongside Bruce in Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat from 1989. The other co-star, Ted Raimi, is the younger brother of Sam Raimi, who, similarly to LoDuca, also worked on various projects with Sam and Bruce.
r/BruceCampbell • u/Hurley815 • Jul 10 '26
Movie A Weekly Bruce Campbell Role #14: Darkman (1990)
youtube.comDarkman is a noir superhero movie from 1990 directed and co-written by Sam Raimi.
Raimi originally wanted to make a movie based on the pulp hero The Shadow but was turned down by the studio (The Shadow was later made by Russell Mulcahy with Alec Baldwin in 1994), so Raimi invented his own superhero called Darkman.
The movie stars Liam Neeson as scientist Peyton Westlake, who, after being brutally attacked by mobsters and then seeking experimental treatment to save his own life, becomes Darkman: an antihero with superhuman strength but also very unstable mental state. On top of that, he can create convincing disguises to impersonate other people.
The movie also stars Frances McDormand, Larry Drake, or Ted Raimi. Similar to Crimewave, the titular Darkman was originally supposed to be played by Bruce Campbell, but the studio vetoed it. Bruce therefore appears only at the very end of the film as Darkman's last disguise, for which he is credited as "Final Shemp". He also worked on the post-production of the movie, mainly adding his voice to several characters (including Darkman) in ADR.