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I don't know where to begin.

This has been an incredible week in the life of MRFH, and a lot of 
changes -- but for the better! -- are headed your way.  For starters, 
we've designed and added a whole new button bar system for the main 
page.  Looks better.  Then, we've gone and created three new pages: the 
Mutant Bios (information on us reviewers), Features (interesting 
articles and the like), and What Is This? (a great introduction to our 
page, funny for even you old-timers).

We have indoctrinated three great new Mutant Correspondants, who will be 
helping us with their own psychotrippic reviews.  Say hello to your 
computer monitor for Andie, Cooter, and Sean.

Next come the reviews: a whole flood of 'em!  We are celebrating Bruce 
"The Man" Campbell Week by reviewing "Waxwork II: Lost In Time" 
(Justin), "Evil Dead" (Justin), and "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn" 
(Cooter).  In non-Bruce-related areas, Andie critiqued "The Cutting 
Edge" and Sean covered "Clerks".  Check all these out!  Collect the 
whole set!

And (hold your breath, knock on wood) Kym is returning to send us at 
least *three* new reviews by June 14th, 'cause she promised and if she 
doesn't then we can all go down to Texas and beat her up.  Ha - how's 
that for a reminder, Kym?

Now for a MUTANT feature article, something I'm sure you all missed from 
the last two.

BRUCE CAMPBELL, THE GUY WITH THE GUN **********

Outside of the college circuit he's rarely known, but to the thousands 
of fans who are dedicated to the "Evil Dead" trilogy, and his roles on 
Xena, The Warrior Princess and Brisco County, Jr., he is awed as "The 
Man."

A helluva guy, Bruce became an instant cult star with his role as Ash in 
"Evil Dead".  One of the goriest movies of the eighties, this movie 
spawned two sequels that Bruce returned for... each getting better and 
better.  In "Evil Dead 2", the producers gave Ash more of a "tough-guy, 
anti-hero" personality, something that suited Bruce just fine.  With a 
chainsaw for one hand and a shotgun in the other, Ash became a symbol 
for manliness everywhere.  By the time "Army of Darkness" came out, Ash 
was transformed into legend.  This movie hosts some of the best 
one-liners you will ever hear, and some precious moments.

Ash is an idol in the college scene, his slightly-idiotic personality 
overcome by his sheer bravery, chutzpah, and determination.  
Surprisingly, Bruce has an extraordinary range of facial expressions 
(like Jim Carrey), and he uses these to great advantages in the Evil 
Dead films.  His favorite performance in this series came in the second 
movie when he had to attack himself with his "possessed" hand -- 
something Bruce did entirely by himself, with no stunt doubles.

But instead of merely remaining a "one-time wonder" (or "three times", I 
guess), Bruce has gone on to a healthy career as a film and TV star.  
Another Ash-like role he performed was in "Waxwork II: Lost In Time", 
where he had a nice role as a butchered parapsychologist.  He was in 
both "Maniac Cop" movies, although he was killed off at the beginning of 
the second one.  A great film -- and don't you miss it -- was the 
"Hudsucker Proxy", with Tim Robbins.  Campbell had a nice role in it as 
a gritty reporter.

According to Bruce, his favorite role was as Brisco County, Jr., a TV 
show that lasted only one season on FOX.  Bruce played an Ash-like 
character in the wild west, and despite hilarious performances and rave 
reviews, the show was canceled (and its slot was taken by, ironically, 
"The X-Files").

Bruce keeps popping up everywhere, and he has many upcoming roles to 
look forward to.  "From Dusk Till Dawn: Texas Blood Money", the sequel 
to the first "Dusk Till Dawn" movie (with George Clooney and Quentin 
Tarintino) is coming out later this year.  

For any die-hard Campbell fan, there is one hard to find must-see that 
came out last year.  It's a movie called "Running Time", where Bruce is 
an ex-con who has to perform a perfect bank robbery in under 20 minutes.  
Other than the fact that it stars Campbell, it's noteworthy that the 
whole film (shot in Black and White) is one long, fluid, continuous 
shot.  

Bruce is a great guy too, and is one of the few actors who communicates 
regularly with his fans.  You can write him a question (only ONE though) 
at bcquestions@bccentral.com, and he'll respond; you can also request an 
autograph (bcautograph@bccentral.com) and you will get a postcard with 
his signature FREE sent to you.

Bruce Campbell Filmography: (thanks to Internet Movie DB)
1.From Dusk Till Dawn: Texas Blood Money (1998) 
2.Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998) (TV) .... Pierce on 
3.Patinoire, La (1998) .... Actor 
4.Love Bug, The (1997) (TV) .... Hank Cooper 
5."Timecop" (1997) TV Series .... Maddox 
6.McHale's Navy (1997) .... Virgil 
7.In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997) (TV) .... Jeff Erickson 
8.Missing Links (1997) (TV) .... Ray 
9.Running Time (1997) .... Carl 
10.Escape from L.A. (1996) .... Surgeon General of Beverly Hills 
11.Tornado! (1996) (TV) .... Jake Thorne 
12.Fargo (1996) (uncredited) .... Soap Opera Actor 
13.Assault on Dome 4 (1996) .... Alex Windham 
14.Menno's Mind (1996) .... Mick Dourif 
15.Congo (1995) .... Charles Travis 
16.Quick and the Dead, The (1995) (scenes deleted) .... Wedding Shemp 
17.Demolitionist, The (1995) .... Raffle Winner 
18.Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) .... Smitty 
19."Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The" (1993) TV Series .... Brisco 
County Jr 
20.Army of Darkness (1993) .... Ash (Ashley J. Williams) 
21.Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) .... John Loftmore 
22.Lunatics: A Love Story (1991) .... Ray 
23.Darkman (1990) .... Final Shemp 
24.Maniac Cop 2 (1990) .... Jack Forrest 
25.Mindwarp (1990) .... Stover 
26.Moontrap (1989) .... Ray Tanner 
27."Generations" (1989) TV Series 
28.Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989) .... Robert Van Helsing 
29.Dead Next Door, The (1988) (voice) 
30.Intruder (1988) .... Officer Howard 
31.Maniac Cop (1988) .... Jack Forrest 
32.Evil Dead II (1987) .... Ash (Ashley J. Williams) 
33.Crimewave (1985/I) .... Renaldo "The Heel" 
34.Stryker's War (1985) (uncredited) .... Video Newscaster 
35.Going Back (1983) .... Brice Chapman 
36.Evil Dead, The (1982) .... Ashley J. "Ash" Williams 
37.Clockwork (1978) 
38.Within the Woods (1978) 
39.It's Murder! (1977)