Elvis

TV Movie
1979
U
2h 48m

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6.9/10

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Docudrama Biography Drama Music

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,842

250

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
In an interview, director John Carpenter said that they had to glue Kurt Russell's ears back because they stuck too far out.

Goofs
Elvis 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 versions
European theatrical cut ran for 120 minutes.

Connections
Featured in The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1979)

This is an underrated tv bio , elvis fan or not

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.