Elvis: The Comeback Special

Émission spéciale télévisée
1968
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50m

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Elvis Presley in Elvis: The Comeback Special (1968)

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAfter making movies for many years, Elvis Presley makes a comeback tour in 1968.After making movies for many years, Elvis Presley makes a comeback tour in 1968.After making movies for many years, Elvis Presley makes a comeback tour in 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"
(uncredited)

Anita Mann

Dancer
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
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.

Citations
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."

Autres versions
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.

Connexions
Edited into The Story of Elvis Presley (1977)

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

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10/10

A legendary performer finds himself.

After much convincing, Elvis Presley does something about his career teetering on the brink of stagnation. During the last week of June 1968, the man who almost single handedly led a musical revolution in the mid '50s made use of "Western Recorders" and the "NBC Studios", Burbank, California to put on tape a TV special. The Elvis NBC Special came to be known as "The '68 Comeback Special". It was originally aired on the night of Dec 3, 1968 and slaughtered the competition: 'The Red Skelton Show', 'It Takes a Thief' and 'The Doris Day Show'. Made up of production numbers and mini-concerts in front of live audiences, this TV special afforded a lost man to find his way home. Elvis Presley was back and once again his career would regain meteoric flight.

Producer/director Steve Binder would be swamped with accolades. NBC took the chance and came out looking like a champ. Elvis' fan base would swell. The lp "Elvis(TV Special)" would rapidly peak at #8 on the Billboard Top Albums chart. This 76 minute video is highlighted with a Gospel Medley, the Guitar Man Medley, and songs like 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy','Jailhouse Rock', 'Tiger Man', 'One Night', 'Memories' and the great finale number, 'If I Can Dream'.

Even non Elvis fans will appreciate watching this. In a way it is like watching musical history...hell it is musical history.