# The best of Bruce Campbell **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800 "2003-01-10T19:21:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/21 "2003-01-11T00:37:34Z")
Another vote here for Brisco ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/22 "2003-01-11T00:40:01Z")
He played a cool role in _The Hudsucker Proxy_. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/23 "2003-01-11T01:02:02Z")
I liked the few episodes of Brisco County I saw, but I’ll throw in the short-lived and not-very-lamented _Jack of All Trades_. It was the companion show to _Cleopatra 2525_, which explains why it isn’t around any more. But it was fun and quite funny, in a cheesy way. ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/24 "2003-01-11T01:02:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Meatros \* > \*\*Women love the Bruce. It’s true. \*\* He can whip out his BOOM stick anytime 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/25 "2003-01-11T02:52:24Z")
I liked him in the commercial for some video game; his neighbour attaches a hedge clipper to his arm, Evil Dead-style, because the chainsaw was too heavy. Bruce ridicules him for being such a wimp and then chases him down the street. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/26 "2003-01-11T04:37:24Z")
Did you catch him as the Indiana Jones-type hero appearing in the movie-within-the-movie _The Majestic_? Yep, it’s him, all right! I love those “Hey…is that…it _is!_” moments. ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/27 "2003-01-11T05:14:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max Carnage \* > \*\ ***fizgig** , the book is called **If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor** and it is required reading. \*\* Hence my confusion. Thank you, **Max**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/28 "2003-01-11T21:13:56Z")
Did anyone mention his role in “Congo”? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/29 "2003-01-11T23:36:27Z")
Now, I admit that **Army of Darkness** is indeed the best movie ever made, but when it comes to showcasing his acting, you have to admit, **Evil Dead 2** takes the cake. The simple scene where he’s kicking his own ass is the best example of what kind of physical control this guy has over himself and what a fantastic physical actor he really is. The lines and bravado in **Army of Darkness** are indeed great, but for showcasing his capabilities, it pales to **Evil Dead 2**. But yeah, **Brisco County Jr.** is his best non- **ED** role. Loved **Jack of All Trades** , but you gotta admit…it sucked (in that “I’ve got virtually every episode on tape” kind of way). For a movie role, I like **Crimewave**. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/30 "2003-01-11T23:59:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > \*\* Loved **Jack of All Trades** , but you gotta admit…it sucked (in that “I’ve got virtually every episode on tape” kind of way). \*\* Yeah, it did. I’ll admit that. But still, there were few better ways to end your week than to shut off your brain and sit down and laugh at that show, then get your cheesecake quota in Cleopatra 2525 immediately thereafter. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/31 "2003-01-12T00:14:35Z")
The whole idea of Mini-Me as Napoleon made that show great regardless of any other shortcomings it may have had 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/32 "2003-01-12T01:56:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by El Elvis Rojo \* > \*\*But yeah, **Brisco County Jr.** is his best non- **ED** role. Loved **Jack of All Trades** , but you gotta admit…it sucked (in that “I’ve got virtually every episode on tape” kind of way). For a movie role, I like **Crimewave**. \*\* Holy crap, I totally forgot about “Crimewave”, that was the bank-robbing movie with the chick from full house, wasn’t it? He was also in “Mchales Navy”, but I’m afraid he couldn’t save that one…☹ ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/33 "2003-01-18T02:42:50Z")
I saw him on his book tour, got in line 2 hours in advance to get his autograph on both copies of his book I bought. He did a talk at the auditorium here at MU, preceding a screening of _Evil Dead 2_ (if you never saw it with a bunch of other diehard Bruce fans, you’ve missed out.) He turned his back at one point and gave us fans a chance to yell out the name of one movie he was in that we’d most like our ticket money back on 😉 > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smeghead \* > \*\*I liked the few episodes of Brisco County I saw, but I’ll throw in the short-lived and not-very-lamented _Jack of All Trades_. It was the companion show to _Cleopatra 2525_, which explains why it isn’t around any more. But it was fun and quite funny, in a cheesy way. \*\* _Jack of all Trades_ was faaaaaaaaaaaar cooler than _Cleopatra 2525_. The guy who dumped Bruce’s show and made the entire hour for Cleopatra (it was originally a half-n-half package) was thinking with his genitalia. C’mon, we can see hot chicks any time, just by going outside. Bruce, we don’t see everyday. Raimi could have made it a hit. He turned Hercules from a series of “ActionPack” TV movies into a successful series with a sexy spinoff, he could have made _Jack of All Trades_ work. He got NBC to keep running _Quantum Leap_ years after the execs wanted to cancel. If only he could’ve helped Bruce out a little on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800/34 "2003-01-18T03:47:29Z")
Since this thread appeared, I have gone back and started watching Brisco again. I am amazed at how well it holds up. Yeah, it’s technically a Western, but it works on so many more levels: comedy, sci-fi (:D), Western (of course), drama, etc. Bruce definitely holds his own. I can’t think of many actors who can pull off a role like that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-of-bruce-campbell/147800.md?page=1)