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With the remake of The Evil Dead hitting cinemas this week (click the link to read our Evil Dead review), we thought we’d take a look back at the star and original hero of the series, Bruce Campbell, who returns to the franchise which made him a star as producer of the Fede Alvarez directed reboot… So here’s a rundown of Campbell’s ten best film and TV roles:

10) Coach Boomer – Sky High (2005)

9) Jack Stiles – Jack of All Trades (2000-2001)

8) Bruce Campbell - My Name Is Bruce (2007)

7) Hank Cooper - The Love Bug (1997)

6) Elvis Presley - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

5) Sam Axe - Burn Notice (2007 – 2012)

4) Autolycus – Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-1999)

3) Jack Forrest - Maniac Cop & Maniac Cop 2 (1988-1990)

2) Ash - The Evil Dead Trilogy (1981 – 1992)

1) Brisco County Jr. - The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993-1994)...

Okay. Deep breath. Today I am just going to go all-out fangirl, unabashedly, unashamedly. Next week you can ask me to discuss the Bechdel rule or the future of the term "mumblecore." But on Sunday, My Name is Bruce comes to Austin as part of a tour around the country, with its filmmaker-star Bruce Campbell in attendance, and my goofy inner fan is taking the upper hand over the professional film critic.

I realize that My Name is Bruce is unlikely to be one of the great films of the century, or even as fun as Army of Darkness. I'm fine with that. Look, I paid to see Man with the Screaming Brain in a theater (also with Campbell in attendance). I don't care. All of you who would go see anything touched by Joss Whedon, even if he remade an Oscar-Meyer Wiener commercial, can have your sweet revenge on me now.