Many years ago, on an episode of THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE FILM SHOW (not to be confused with AMERICA'S MOST WANTED), Sam Raimi was profiled while on the set of EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN. Clips from some of Raimi's amateur movies were shown, including a very funny scene where a young Bruce Campbell almost runs over an equally baby-faced Sam Raimi. Raimi drops his glasses, reaches under the car to retrieve them- and promptly has his arm flattened by Campbell as he backs up. Raimi cries out in pain. Campbell looks down, sees him, and quips: "Oh, Paul! I'm glad I ran across you!" Do it with a straight face and impeccable timing, and even as broad a visual joke as that one works. If there's one thing Campbell still has- in spades- it's timing. Like Charlie Chaplin, Campbell has spent years perfecting his art- and it is an art. MY NAME IS BRUCE is the kind of movie Joe Bob Briggs would love (and who better to judge what is tantamount to prime drive-in fodder?) and, taken with MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN!, is a clear indication that BC is now on the verge of becoming the new Roger Corman (only better).
Review of My Name Is Bruce
