ELVIS

Details

• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Drama, Music
• Plot: The first volley in the never-ending 'Presley movie' blitzkrieg, the made-for-TV Elvis: The Movie stars Kurt Russell as the King, Season Hubley as Priscilla, Pat Hingle as Col. Parker, Shelley Winters as Elvis' mom, and Bing Russell (Kurt's real-life father) as Elvis' dad. The film recounts Presley's life from age ten to his 1969 Vegas comeback. Presley imitator Ronnie McDowell expertly dubs in Kurt Russell's renditions of 'Love Me Tender,' 'Heartbreak Hotel,' et al. When first telecast on February 11, 1979, the ratings for Elvis: The Movie went through the roof, even beating out a competing telecast of Gone With the Wind. ;
• Cast: Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell, Robert Gray, Season Hubley, Pat Hingle, Melody Anderson, Ed Begley Jr., James Canning, Charles Cyphers, Peter Hobbs, Les Lannom, Elliott Street, Randy Gray, Will Jordan, Joe Mantegna, Galen Thompson, Ellen Travolta, Charlie Hodge, Theodore Lehmann, Meg Wyllie, Nora Boland, Felicia Fenske, Larry Geller, Jim Greenleaf, Ronnie McDowell, William Angus Erwin, Luther Fear, Helen Kelly, Jack Philpot, Ed Ruffalo, Jimmy Williams, Abi Young, John Carpenter
• Director: John Carpenter
• Runtime: 2:50
• Company: Shout Factory
• Media Format: Movie