My Name Is Bruce

In the quaint town of Gold Lick, Oregon, where nostalgia meets mayhem, a pair of friends, Jeff (Taylor Sharpe) and Clayton (Logan Martin), venture into a local cemetery to rendezvous with two enigmatic girls, Big Debbie (Ariel Badenhop) and Little Debbie (Ali Akay). The unsuspecting duo unwittingly unleashes the formidable Chinese god of the dead, Guan Di (James Peck), who swiftly dispatches Clayton and the Debbies while Jeff makes a hasty retreat.

Meanwhile, Bruce Campbell, an iconic B-movie star, is busy wrapping up filming for Cave Alien II. His agent, Mills Toddner (Ted Raimi), promises him a birthday surprise that will leave him beaming. Unbeknownst to Bruce, Jeff sees this as an opportunity to kidnap his idol and whisk him away to Gold Lick in the hopes that Campbell's legendary heroism can save the town from Guan Di's wrath.

As Bruce arrives in Gold Lick, he is oblivious to the reality of the situation, assuming it's all part of a movie. He is delighted by Jeff's mother, Kelly (Grace Thorsen), who had initially been perplexed by his antics. As the townspeople gather at the local gun shop, Bruce and company gear up for a showdown with Guan Di in the nearby woods.

Throughout the ordeal, an Italian painter (Ted Raimi) becomes a recurring figure, continually repainting the town's population sign every time someone meets their demise – including himself. Bruce eventually realizes that the chaos is all too real and makes a hasty retreat from Gold Lick, leaving behind a trail of disappointment for Jeff, Kelly, and the townspeople.

Back in his caravan, Bruce finds himself shunned by everyone, including his own canine companion. His ex-wife, Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), has taken out a restraining order against him, while his supposed "birthday surprise" from Mills turns out to be a singing prostitute named Kasey (Janelle Farber). As the dust settles, Jeff calls Bruce with a defiant declaration: he will confront Guan Di alone, despite his idol's retreat.

As Kasey escorts Bruce back to Gold Lick, he's met with disdain, prompting him to attempt reconciliation with Kelly. Their shared goal: rescue Jeff from the clutches of the formidable Guan Di. To achieve this, they embark on a perilous journey to the old cemetery, where they carefully set up explosives at the mausoleum and concoct a plan to lure Guan Di inside using one of Jeff's cardboard cut-outs bearing Bruce's likeness. Despite their cunning strategy, Guan Di proves impervious to Jeff's decoy, leaving them to regroup and devise an alternative approach.

In a surprising turn of events, Bruce decides to make the ultimate sacrifice (with bean curd playing a crucial role in luring Guan Di), detonating the explosives and emerging from the rubble unscathed. As he recovers, he carefully rehangs the medallion on the mausoleum wall to appease Guan Di's restless spirit. Miraculously, this action brings Guan Di back to life, only for it to be revealed that the entire ordeal was merely a cinematic fabrication.

Bruce and Kelly share a tender kiss, marking a turning point in their relationship. As the credits roll, Bruce is left bickering with Ted Raimi over the predictability of the ending. However, he chooses to defy convention, transforming the finale into a heartwarming celebration of love and redemption. Fast-forward to a future where Bruce and Kelly are happily married, living in a picturesque home with their young son, Jeff, who has earned acceptance into Harvard University.

As the final curtain closes on this cinematic escapade, Bruce poses the rhetorical question, "What could be a more satisfying conclusion than that?" But his triumphant tone is short-lived, as Guan Di reappears, its gaze fixed menacingly on Bruce. The screen fades to black, leaving audiences wondering what fresh horrors await our hero.