Elvis

Elvis (1979)

Timing: 2:48 (168 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1979-02-10

Country

United States

Production

Dick Clark Productions

Genre

Drama, Music, TV Movie

Budget

$2 100 000

Revenue

$0

Website

https://theofficialjohncarpenter.com/elvis/

Director

John Carpenter

Actors

Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell, Robert Gray, Pat Hingle, Season Hubley, Melody Anderson, Ed Begley Jr., James Canning, Charles Cyphers
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Scenario

Anthony Lawrence

Producer

Anthony Lawrence, Dick Clark

Operator

Donald M. Morgan

Composer

Joe Renzetti

Artist

Audition

Joyce Selznick

Editing

Ron Moler, Christopher Holmes
All team (19)

• In one interview, John Carpenter said that Kurt Russell had to glue protruding ears to his skull.
• Ronnie McDowell performed all the songs in the film.
• Elvis Presley's father, Vernon, was played by Kurt Russell's father, Bing Russell.
• In one interview, John Carpenter said that Kurt Russell had to glue his protruding ears to his skull.
• Bing Russell, Kurt Russell's father, played Elvis Presley's father, Vernon.
• It is claimed that Priscilla Presley received a $50,000 check simply for reviewing the script for inaccuracies.
• According to John Carpenter, he became the director of the film because he had already directed the horror film 'Halloween' in 1978, for which he also composed the music, and the producers decided he could direct a biopic about Elvis.
• During filming, Kurt Russell visited Vernon Presley at Graceland, and he insisted that Russell use one of Presley's jumpsuits on set, one that his son had worn in 1972. Russell is shown in Elvis's authentic costume on the DVD cover and in scenes of Elvis in the 1970s.
• The film depicts Elvis performing 'Old Shep' at a talent show as a teenager, although in reality he was only 10 years old, living in Tupelo, Mississippi, and, according to some reports, only placed fifth in that show.