Elvis
- TV Movie
- 1979
- 2h 48m
Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.Biographical movie about the famous rock singer Elvis Presley.
- Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaIn an interview, director John Carpenter said that they had to glue Kurt Russell's ears back because they stuck too far out.
- GoofsElvis Presley is shown at Fort Hood, TX, wearing insignia of the 3rd Armored Division and 32nd Armored Regiment. He didn't wear that insignia until he arrived in Germany, where the units were stationed.
- Alternate versionsEuropean theatrical cut ran for 120 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)
Featured review
Directed by John Carpenter and starring KURT RUSSELL, this 1979 TV Special ELVIS is a great slice of tv and cultural history. Despite its corniest and inaccurate moments, each scene is a template for years of biographical cinema to come. From a 40 year standpoint, this movie is enjoyable, cute, surrealistically funny, and a quick, comic book bootleg of the story of ELVIS. These days, some may include ELVIS in a TWIN PEAKS fest, as this viewer is somehow certain that David Lynch himself is a fan of this film.
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- Elvis the Movie
- Filming locations
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(exterior establishing shots of Vegas)
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- Budget
- $2,100,000 (estimated)
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