10 Geeky Annoying, Fanboy Questions for Bruce Campbell.

Mattt Potter goes for the title of "Ultimate Film Geek" this issue by pestering actor, Bruce Campbell, with questions only other obsessive film geeks would care about. You are soooo going to read this, don't deny it.

Mattt - I told a lot of people that I was going to be asking you 10
questions and what should I ask you. The number one question is...When the hell am I going to be able to see Bubba Ho-Tep?  Sure we can catch it at some obscure film fest four states away, but any idea when the normal people are gonna be able to rent this sucker, or better yet, see it in their hometown? I hear about it everywhere. It must be doing somewhat well?

Bruce - This fall, there are plans for a small theatrical release. Watch for it here:  Bruce Campbell Online

Mattt - Okay, let's get this one out of the way..... So, Sam Raimi seems to be yapping to these obscure magazines and websites on how he wants to do a shoestring- budget film with you and Robert Tapert after Spiderman 2.  "The Ladies of the Evil Dead" go around to various conventions claiming that Sam has told them that he is very interested in doing a continuation of one of the greatest Bruce Campbell vehicles ever made. For years, people have been asking and, for years, the same thing has been told to us over and over again. "Not going to happen", "Don't hold your breath"..."Don't you have anything better to ask?" "I'm so sick of that question." Your site even HAD a section that gave the official word on the matter which went something like...it did not make shit in the box office. Well now, it has 5 different versions out on DVD. Action figures that sell out before anyone can even think about owning
them. T-Shirts, Lunch Boxes, Bobble Heads, Video Games, Comic Books, Posters and a shit load of stuff I have never heard of on E-Bay, so the movie has to be making some money. I have to ask because everyone else seems too afraid. I am not going to ask "if"...any more..FUCK "IF"...I want to know when!!!...WHEN are you going to make Moontrap 2?*slobbering and out of breath*

Bruce - We've already made it, but it's being held in a time-lock secured vault until 2009. That's all I can say.

Mattt - You heard it here first, folks! CRAPMAGE EXCLUSIVE MOONTRAP 2 2009 BABY! Walter Koenig RULES!

Mattt - How is it that The Nutt House (the Nutty Nut) got a DVD
release, but Crimewave is still denied? I know you guys hate Crimewave, but it's a hell of a lot better than Nutt House. I have
heard Sam say that he hates Army of Darkness, and the only reason he did the DVD was for the nerds. Well, I think the nerds would dig Crimewave
too, don't you? Holy Shit, the Coen Brothers and Sam Raimi? The movie is
not that bad. In fact, there are some awesome scenes in it. I have seen
it sell on E-bay for over 100 bucks! How much longer do we have to
continue to pay those prices? I know Anchor Bay would release that
sucker faster than an Evil Dead fan would ask you if Moontrap 2 is
coming out. Can you talk Sam into letting Anchor Bay release it?

Bruce - I agree. That might happen in the next couple years. You never know. It would be worth the commentary alone.

Mattt - I remember, about seven years ago, I e-mailed you if the Poster to Evil Dead 2 had your eyeballs in the skull, and you said "yes" they
were your eyes. Can you tell us NERDS anything about the poster, who
designed it, whose idea it was to put your eyes on the skull, why a
skull at all? The poster really sticks out and it's creepy as hell to
look at. I was curious if you could share anything about that? Wow, these nerd questions are fun!

Bruce - The concept was an odd combination of various ideas that all came together from different places and people. Advertising can't always be explained.

Mattt -Okay, so rumor is that Sam himself pulled "Within the Woods" at the last minute from the Evil Dead special edition. Gosh dang it. Ya know, it
was kind of cool back in the day when people asked me who my favorite
director was and I said "Sam Raimi" and they would go "Who?" Now,
everyone and their pet cow knows who Sam Raimi is and they all
know how amazing of a film director he is. In the fans’ eyes, he is
infallible and, no matter how bad or embarrassing Within the Woods
is, THE NERDS WOULD LOVE IT!  Doesn't Sam know this??? Bruce, what are
your feelings on that film? Did you want it pulled, as well? Is this
rumor bullshit? All these questions within these questions count as one
question, right?

Bruce - Sam can do what he damn well pleases and, aside from that, the film was riddled with music that we didn't own the rights to. That was, frankly, the biggest issue of all.

Mattt - What was it like working with Deborah Foreman? I've always liked
her. It's too bad she wanted too much money for the Valley Girl DVD and
now she is not on it. Everyone but her is on it, I guess, even Nick
Cage. Lunatics: A Love Story and Sundown are great movies. I guess they
won’t ever have a DVD of them with Deborah on them, either. Did you
enjoy working with her on those flicks?

Bruce - I thought Debbie was really fresh, and bright, and funny, and odd - oh, and really cute - everything you want in an actress, I think. She was really nice to work with on both occasions - once as a co-star, and once as a producer.

Mattt - Okay, so in the Evil Dead 2 Commentary, Scott makes a riff on your acting in a scene where you are crying over Sheila. He says..."He's
crying because he didn't get that part in Die Hard" Were you really up
for a role in that movie? Holy Crap, that’s as nerdy as a question is
going to get.

Bruce - No, I wasn't. Ha.

Mattt - Okay, I can top it! I used to e-mail you this question on a regular
basis and never got a response, or actually, I think I did. You were
like, "Quit asking me that", or something. One of the gourds hanging in the
basement of Evil Dead 2 looks like a skull. I mean it
totally does. It’s not just some nerd seeing some Wizard of Oz/Pink
Floyd sync. It's obviously a face of some sort. Do you remember this, or am I just
a nerd seeing a Pink Floyd/Wizard of Oz sync thing?

Bruce - Wrong. You spend too much time going frame-by-frame.

Mattt - How many people have come up to you and said they have tried to start a chain saw with their mouth?

Bruce - None. There have been no persons foolish enough.

Mattt - You’re right. It was foolish and my teeth hurt afterward. Are we still friends after this interview?

Bruce - No. Good day, sir.