# Are You A Bruce Campbell Fan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081 "2012-05-25T17:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/1 "2012-05-25T17:13:06Z")
I am and have been since I first saw him in _The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr._ back in '93. A couple of weeks ago, I saw him in a movie in which he starred as his present character in Burn Notice, Sam Axe, a Commander in the SEALS (Now a retired FBI agent in BN). Since I came in late I don’t know the name of the film, but I thought it was kinda neat that his character carried over into a tv series. The reason I like Bruce is that he has that “James Garner Humoresque” mannerism which, in my book, makes him an instantly likeable character. Okay, to the point: What was the name of the above movie? Burn Notice is one of my favorites. _House_ heretofore having been one of the others. What makes them my favorites is that the characters are well-cast and their personalities are totally believable. Thanks Quasi ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/2 "2012-05-25T17:25:11Z")
**Quasi** , the movie you saw was called “Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe”. It was first broadcast last year and was a prequel movie that led into Burn Notice’s fifth season. It didn’t carry over into the series, but was made due to Campbell’s popularity on the show. I do like ol’ Chuck Finley myself. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/3 "2012-05-25T17:28:03Z")
I love Bruce Campbell (especially from **The Evil Dead** franchise), and I used to watch Burn Notice. But that movie was _awful._ ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/4 "2012-05-25T17:31:04Z")
I think a more important questions is, “Why would you NOT be a Bruce Campbell fan?” PS. I always love when Chuck Finley makes an appearance. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/5 "2012-05-25T17:31:14Z")
I’m a big fan myself. Even read his autobiography: If chins could kill: Confessions of a B-Movie actor It’s good reading and give a ton of background on how the first two Evil Dead movies. I really enjoyed reading it. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/6 "2012-05-25T17:33:05Z")
Yeah, big fan of the Evil Dead movies. That one recent film where he played himself fighting some kind of evil sucked pretty bad though, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/7 "2012-05-25T17:33:32Z")
> [@brewha](#): > > I’m a big fan myself. Even read his autobiography: > > If chins could kill: Confessions of a B-Movie actor > > It’s good reading and give a ton of background on how the first two Evil Dead movies. I really enjoyed reading it. Should I point out that I own a signed First Edition of this masterwork? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/8 "2012-05-25T17:38:33Z")
Hail to the king baby! 🙂 Shop Smart, shop S Mart. This… is… my… BOOMSTICK! Love him! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/9 "2012-05-25T17:40:59Z")
I’m a big fan. I was lucky enough to see him in person at the Chicago premiere of Bubba Ho-Tep some years ago. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/10 "2012-05-25T17:41:27Z")
Just wanted to add that Bubba Ho-Tep is a masterpiece. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/11 "2012-05-25T17:52:22Z")
Good, bad…I’m the guy with the gun. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/12 "2012-05-25T17:57:15Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > But that movie was _awful._ Heh, yeah it was, wasn’t it? But from an economical standpoint, I bet it didn’t cost much to make. Why was he in urban camo? That was one of the funnier scenes \> when the chief asked “Why are you wearing blue pants? The jungle is green?” Thanks, **Cochrane** , et al. Oh and BTW, you all saved us some money last weekend when I read the reviews of **Dark Shadows** in this section of The Dope. I think it was about 9 out of 10 negative, so we were glad we chose The Avengers instead. When you think about it, we’re our own Consumer Reports , aren’t we? Thanks! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/13 "2012-05-25T18:02:44Z")
> [@spooje](#): > > I love Bruce Campbell (especially from **The Evil Dead** franchise), and I used to watch Burn Notice. > But that movie was _awful._ It wasn’t totally bad. It co-starred the highly scrumptious Kiele Sanchez, who plays Callie on A&E’s _The Glades_. I really hope she and Jim shack up this season. ---
**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/14 "2012-05-25T18:09:23Z")
I must be, because I read “Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way” and watched “My Name is Bruce”. Neither is destined for greatness, or even mediocrity, but I liked them none the less. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/15 "2012-05-25T19:19:53Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Just wanted to add that Bubba Ho-Tep is a masterpiece. Yes. yes it is! ---
**Author:** ![slitterst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@slitterst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slitterst)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/16 "2012-05-25T20:33:48Z")
Like him? When we make reservations for dinner, I always give the name “Chuck Finley.” ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/17 "2012-05-25T22:03:00Z")
He is one of my personal favorites. When I discovered that he was playing a role in ‘Burn Notice’, I told my friends. That show has new fans because of the panache Campbell brings to the camera. As someone already said, he has this James Garner/Jim Rockford kind of swagger. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/18 "2012-05-25T22:10:30Z")
> [@monster](#): > > I think a more important questions is, “Why would you NOT be a Bruce Campbell fan?” exactly > [@Revtim](#): > > Yeah, big fan of the Evil Dead movies. That one recent film where he played himself fighting some kind of evil sucked pretty bad though, IMHO. heretic “get an axe” > [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Just wanted to add that Bubba Ho-Tep is a masterpiece. “EVERYONE liked Bubba Ho-Tep” “My Name is Bruce” is a major ham-fest and it really looks like [del] Ash [/del] Bruce has come to accept the cult status and have fun with it. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/19 "2012-05-25T22:14:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Should I point out that I own a signed First Edition of this masterwork? 😛 You have the Moe Hican cartoon. You own a signed first edition of Bruce Campbell’s autobiography. \ So, how \*you \*doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081/20 "2012-05-25T22:27:04Z")
Absolutely. One of these days I need to do a Bruce marathon - I know I have missed some of his movies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-bruce-campbell-fan/623081.md?page=2)