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.
This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
Quick Stats
6.8
TMDB Rating
140
Votes
2h 48m
Runtime
$2.1M
Budget
—
Box Office
—
Return
Key Crew
DirectorJohn Carpenter
WriterAnthony Lawrence
CinematographyDonald M. Morgan
ComposerJoe Renzetti
EditorChristopher Holmes
Production DesignBill Harp
Produced by
Dick Clark Productions
Where to Watch
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast

Kurt Russell
Elvis Presley

Shelley Winters
Gladys Presley

Bing Russell
Vernon Presley

Robert Gray
Red West

Pat Hingle
Colonel Tom Parker

Season Hubley
Priscilla Presley

Melody Anderson
Bonnie

Ed Begley Jr.
D.J. Fontana
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James Canning
Scotty Moore

Charles Cyphers
Sam Phillips

Peter Hobbs
Jim Denny

Les Lannom
Sonny West

Elliott Street
Bill Black

Will Jordan
Ed Sullivan

Joe Mantegna
Joe Esposito







