Elvis

2/11/19792h 48m

TV Release (US)

~ The King lives on! ~

Overview:

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Director:

John Carpenter

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$2,100,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

rock 'n' roll
rock star
biography
singing
superstar

Cast

Kurt Russell

~ as ~

Elvis Presley

Shelley Winters

~ as ~

Gladys Presley

Bing Russell

~ as ~

Vernon Presley

Robert Gray

~ as ~

Red West

Pat Hingle

~ as ~

Colonel Tom Parker

Season Hubley

~ as ~

Priscilla Presley

Melody Anderson

~ as ~

Bonnie

Ed Begley Jr.

~ as ~

D.J. Fontana

James Canning

~ as ~

Scotty Moore

Charles Cyphers

~ as ~

Sam Phillips

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Reviews (1)

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Hadam10Rose
Written 9 month(s) ago
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A more romanticized look at Elvis's life that took liberties with the story making the people who surrounded him look better than they were, especially Parker and his Parents. They also focused a little much on Elvis and Percila and really drove home who off the pairing was, with there being 10 years difference between them. Something the newer one didn't address. With her even still going to high school when they got together. Although the other one does them breaking up after Vegas and showed Elvis making his Xmas special, this one skipped all that and even had him being nervous about the show instead of excited. It also kind of showed Elvis in a bad light, with him being even more obsessed with his dead brother, who died at birth, then his mother was. They also made it look like joining the army was his idea when it was either that or go to jail for jay-riding on TV.