4. My Name is Bruce
The peppered hair star of such classics as Maniac Cop, Assualt on Dome 4 and Alien Apocalypse hasnt always had the best career (as those titles might suggest). Amongst a certain crowd, such as myself, he is the King of the B-Movie, a living legend that has done the occasional mainstream piece but generally has kept under the radar since his bursting onto the scene in the Evil Dead Trilogy. My Name Is Bruce follows the story of Bruce Campbell, playing himself, stuck in a rut of alcohol, bad acting gigs and a lack of money. All in all his life isnt going great, until hes requested by a small town to take care of their monster problem. At first Bruce thinks this is just a general meet and greet event until he quickly realises that a Chinese god is living in a local mine shaft. The plot plays out as you expect after the reveal, the reason this makes the list is that it turns the concept of both a psuedo-biopic and a horror on their side. Having Bruce Campbell, someone who acts the hero and action god actually (in the context of the film) take on a real monster is an interesting one. Having anyone but Bruce, or even a fictional actor just wouldnt have worked the same, and to be honest would have led this film to be a horror remake of The Three Amigos!