Elvis and Me is a 1988 American two-part television miniseries directed by Larry Peerce, and adapted by Joyce Eliason from the 1985 memoir of the same name by Priscilla Presley. It stars Susan Walters as Priscilla, and Dale Midkiff as Elvis Presley.[1]
| Elvis and Me | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical drama |
| Based on | Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley, with Sandra Harmon |
| Written by | Joyce Eliason |
| Directed by | Larry Peerce |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 7 – February 8, 1988 |
Elvis and Me aired on ABC on February 7–8, 1988.[2][3] The first part of the miniseries was ranked the week's fifth most-watched program, as well as ABC's highest-rated television film of the season.[4] Following the airing of the second part, Elvis and Me was ranked as ABC's second highest-rated miniseries ever broadcast, behind Lace (1984).[4]
Production
editFilming took place in 1987 in Quebec City, Canada, which doubled for Germany;[2][5] other filming locations included Tennessee;[2] Las Vegas[5] and Beverly Hills, California.[2]
Post-production was complicated by a hurried editing process, born out of a desire to get the miniseries to air before the 1988 Winter Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press. p. 440. ISBN 978-0-8108-6138-1.
- ^ a b c d Mills, Nancy (February 7, 1988). "Priscilla's perspective on life with the King". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 4J.
- ^ Flander, Judy (February 8, 1988). "NBC thriller 'Moving Target' competes with ABC's 'Elvis and Me'". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. D2.
- ^ a b c Jicha, Tom (February 10, 1988). "Americans still can't help falling in love with Elvis". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. p. 4C.
- ^ a b Buck, Jerry (February 6, 1988). "A closer look at Elvis...". Vineland Times Journal/Millville Daily. Millville, New Jersey. p. 9.
External links
edit- Elvis and Me at IMDb