Elvis & Nixon (2016)

Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

Trivia
Based on a true story. In December 1970, Elvis Presley met President Richard Nixon, who appointed Presley as an honorary DEA agent.

Goofs
In the Oval Office: The Dr Pepper bottles logos are ten years ahead of their time.

Quotes
Elvis: That's how I learned to develop these knuckles of steel. Now, slap them. Come on, harder! Harder! Let it out! Let it out! Those are the steel claws of a tiger, Mr. President.

Connections
Featured in Evening Urgant: Olga Pogodina/Andrey Chernyshov (2016)

Soundtracks
Hold On I'm Coming
Written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter (as Dave Porter)
Performed by Sam & Dave
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

This film almost passed me by until I stumbled across it on Amazon Prime. From the 'in period' opening credits to the bad wigs to the bro's in the coffee shop the cheese is strong and thick, but it's a very enjoyable film whichever way you approach it. Michael Shannon (who was completely new to me) neither looks nor sounds like Elvis but somehow fills the role very well, exposing a rather sad, isolated individual who just wants to be noticed for something other than being 'The King'. But the film is stolen IMO by Kevin Spacey, who captures ol' Tricky Dicky perfectly - the growling voice, the stoop, the hand gestures. Not only that, but he injects a wry wit to his part which goes a long way toward lifting this movie out of a dullness which threatened to engulf it at several points. I could easily watch it again.