Elvis: The Comeback Special

Especial de TV
1968
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50min

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Elvis Presley in Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)

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Documentary Music Musical

Tras dedicarse al cine durante años, Elvis se embarca en una gira musical en 1968.Tras dedicarse al cine durante años, Elvis se embarca en una gira musical en 1968.Tras dedicarse al cine durante años, Elvis se embarca en una gira musical en 1968.

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Self
(as The Blossoms)

Jean King

Self
(as The Blossoms)

Darlene Love

Self
(as The Blossoms)

Alan Fortas

Self

Lance LeGault

Self

Jaime Rogers

Self

Claude Thompson

Self

Barbara Burgess

Girl with 'Big Boss Man'

Susan Henning

Blonde Girl

Tanya Lemani

Belly Dancer

Cheryl Ladd

Audience

Bones Howe

passerby in segment "Big Boss Man"
(sin acreditar)

Anita Mann

Dancer
(sin acreditar)

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Curiosidades
Elvis' manager Col. Tom Parker originally wanted Elvis to perform without any dialogue, wearing a cardigan sweater like that worn by Perry Como, in front of a fireplace and a Christmas tree, and sing 20 Christmas songs. Producer Steve Binder axed this idea and came up with the concept of Elvis' performing in a black leather outfit and entirely improvising, for two hours, with an acoustic guitar, songs he had performed in private, dressing-room sessions with his fellow musicians.

Citas
Elvis Presley: [joking while reading a script] It says here "Elvis, we're to film you from the waist up. You are not to touch hands with body... uh, I mean body with hands."

Versiones alternativas
Many different edits of this special have been released to TV and video over the years. Some of these versions have their own IMDb entries under different titles. Among the more notable versions:
The original broadcast did not include the bordello musical number "Let Yourself Go" which was edited out at the last minute. It was subsequently restored in later video and TV versions, including the 2004 DVD release.
When NBC rebroadcast the special in 1969, it replaced the performance of "Blue Christmas" with "Tiger Man." Some versions of the special released later include both songs. The 2004 DVD version only has Blue Christmas.
The 2006 'Special Edition' DVD version re-edited and expanded the program to 94 minutes.
Two full-hour "sit-down" concerts and two shorter "stand-up" concerts were videotaped for use in the special. The full version of the first sit-down concert was released separately to video and TV in the 1980s as _Elvis: One Night with You (1984) (TV)_. The other 3 concerts were released to video for the first time as bonus material on the 2004 DVD release.
Many alternate takes, false starts, bloopers, practical jokes, and run-throughs taped during shooting of the various production numbers have been included in their unedited entirely on the 2004 DVD release. The DVD also includes an alternate version of the special's closing credits without text, unedited footage of a promotional spot shot on the set, and a newly-edited music video of "If I Can Dream" created from some of the previously unseen footage.

Conexiones
Edited into The Story of Elvis Presley (1977)

Banda sonora
A Little Less Conversation
Written by Billy Strange / Mac Davis
Sung and Performed by Elvis Presley

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True Piece of History

1968. The "Colonel" had managed Elvis' career so poorly that the man who invented rock n roll was now second fiddle to the British Invasion. Raw talent, drive, energy, good looks and determination gave Elvis one chance to take back his throne. And he pulled it off. But his reward was a regimen in Vegas which was too much for the King. A sick and overweight Elvis would be gone within a decade. Must see. Must.