My Name is Bruce

My Name is Bruce is the heroic struggle of a small mining town (Gold Lick, Oregon) to rid itself of a vengeful monster. Guan-di (Jamie Peck), the Chinese god of war and protector of the dead, has been unleashed by cemetary desecrating teenagers to protect the graves of Chinese miners lost in a deadly cave-in of yesteryear.

The deadly demon’s mission is to eradicate all those who transgressed against the tomb (relatives included), which is virtually the entire population of Gold Lick. The inbred community has to find a solution so Jeff (Taylor Sharpe), the sole survivor of a deadly Guan-Di encounter, takes it upon himself to kidnap his idol, Bruce Campbell(Bruce Campbell), star of countless B-movie horror films, and recruit him to be their local savior.

 

Mortified at first, Bruce eventually goes along with Jeff’s prank, convinced that it’s all an elaborate birthday present from his agent (Ted Raimi), and begins to enjoy the spoils of being a movie hero, including free liquor and Jeff’s attractive mother, Kelly (Grace Thorsen).

But Jeff’s scheme goes horribly wrong when his hero, known more for fighting directors than mythical warriors, haphazardly leads the town in battle against Guan-Di. Confronted by a monster that’s not a guy in a rubber suit, and with the blood of innocents on his hands, Bruce abandons the harsh reality of Gold Lick for the sanctity of his former, artificial life.

In his ramshackle desert trailer, Bruce resumes the daily grind of genre sequels, poor housekeeping and cheap whiskey, but a gut-wrenching call from his biggest fan, Jeff - now forced to take on Guan-Di alone - prompts the actor to re-evaluate his destiny. Against his better judgement (and the angry citizens of Gold Lick), Bruce returns to defeat Guan-Di, save Jeff, and snag his hot mother. In the climactic, mano-a-monster, Bruce tries to rise above the miserable, off-screen schmuck that he is and become a hero…in real life.

I’m a massive Bruce Campbell fan and when I heard about this movie I was extremely excited, the ‘Big Chin’ sending himself up in a horror comedy, I thought you couldn’t get better than that.  Well unfortunately I was mistaken.  I’m sad to say it’s poorly written, poorly directed and poorly acted.  Bruce is ok in it but everyone else is worse than average.  It all just seems a bit childish and far too slapstick.  This is one for the hardcore Bruce fans only I’m afraid.

DVD Extras

-Feature commentary with Bruce Campbell and Mike Richardson
-Heart of Dorkness - The Making of My Name is Bruce
-Beyond Inside the Cave - Making of Cavealien 2
-The Cavealien 2 - trailer
-Love Birds - Piece about the relationship between Danny Hick and Tim Quill’s characters
-Waxing Philosophical with Bruce or “Bruce on…”
-Awkward Moments with Kif
-Kif’s Korner - The making of real fake posters
-Poster Gallery
-Props Art Gallery
-Photo Gallery
-The Hard Truth
-Theatrical Trailer