Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- sardonic
- cult movie night
- halloween party
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be an uneven, self-conscious cult comedy whose affectionate low-budget parody was outweighed by silliness and forgettable execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bruce Campbell portrays a fictionalized, over-the-hill version of Bruce Campbell who is mistaken about the supernatural crisis.
The film foregrounds its low-budget B-movie aesthetic, parody premise, and intentionally broad supernatural effects.
Jeff abducts Campbell because of his heroic screen image, while the actor initially treats the rescue mission as a staged birthday experience.
The demon Guan-Di guards the souls of Chinese laborers killed in a nineteenth-century mining cave-in after their cemetery is vandalized.
Films like My Name Is Bruce, and why
The Evil Dead II
self-aware horror comedy, cult performance persona, and affectionate genre parody
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
meta-cinematic horror comedy built around a recognizable genre star and exaggerated supernatural peril
Tremors
small-town supernatural horror played for irreverent humor and cartoonish gore
Shaun of the Dead
campy horror parody with self-conscious genre references and broad comic violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Bruce Campbell
- Release Date
- 2007-10-01
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (378)
Cast
- Bruce Campbell
- Taylor Sharpe
- Grace Thorsen
- Ted Raimi
- Ellen Sandweiss
- Ben McCain
- Timothy Patrick Quill
- Logan Martin
- Ali Akay
- Ariel Badenhop
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is My Name Is Bruce about?
- An over-the-hill horror icon is kidnapped by a teenage fan and forced to confront a genuine Chinese warrior demon in a knowingly cheap small-town B-movie parody.
- What is My Name Is Bruce like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Name Is Bruce as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is My Name Is Bruce violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in My Name Is Bruce as graphic.
- What did critics think of My Name Is Bruce?
- Critics broadly found the film to be an uneven, self-conscious cult comedy whose affectionate low-budget parody was outweighed by silliness and forgettable execution.
- Which films are like My Name Is Bruce?
- Films with a similar feel include The Evil Dead II, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Tremors, and Shaun of the Dead.
- How long is My Name Is Bruce?
- My Name Is Bruce runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Name Is Bruce?
- In United States, My Name Is Bruce streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
