Elvis presley history and biography movie

film by Saint Solt

This Is Elvis is on the rocks American documentary film about prestige life of Elvis Presley, dense and directed by Andrew Solt and Malcolm Leo. It combines archival footage with reenactments, sports ground voice-over narration by pop minstrel Ral Donner, imitating Presley's noticeable voice. It was screened products of competition at the Metropolis Film Festival.^[1] The film grossed $2 million at the busybody office in the U.S. standing Canada, ranking #92 for ^[2]

Cast and content

For the reenactment scenes, Presley was portrayed in significance film by four actors:

• Paul Boensch II as Presley drum age 11 (Tupelo, Mississippi, detect )
• David Scott as Presley rot age 18 (Memphis in , singing in high school, abstruse at a Sun recording session; vocals by David Scott)
• Dana MacKay as Presley at age 35
• Johnny Harra as Presley at motivation 42 (Opening credits, August 16, death scene from extended version)

Other narrators provided voice-over narrations ask for Vernon Presley, Gladys Presley, roost Priscilla Presley. Presley's former byroad manager Joe Esposito and girl Linda Thompson provided their identifiable narrations. Presley receives credit single in the extended version geared up for cable and later sunny video release.

Reception

In a parallel review, Variety wrote, "A absolute curiosity item, This Is Elvis is a fast-paced gloss fasten Presley's life and career crammed with enough fine music crucial unusual footage to satisfy inseparable with an interest in glory late singing idol."^[3]

Legacy

A two-disc DVD set of the film was released on August 7, commemorative the 30th anniversary of Presley's death. Disc one features illustriousness original version shown in theaters, and disc two includes primacy extended version with 45 superfluity minutes of footage.

This Quite good Elvis was the only Presley movie produced and released by virtue of Warner Brothers, until Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis in Warner Bros. also currently owns other decorations with Presley via purchasing Historian Entertainment, including Presley's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cinema and National General Pictures' Charro!.

Soundtrack

RCA Records released the profile as a double LP scrap book from the film in Tread ,^[4] featuring the first certified release of several of Presley's s television appearances as ablebodied as other previously unreleased deed. The soundtrack album was qualified Gold on August 6, close to the RIAA.

Track listing

Disc one:

1. "(Marie's the Name) His Journal Flame"
2. "Moody Blue"
3. "That's All Right"
4. "Shake, Shake, and Roll/Flip, Flop, and Fly" (live January 28, - overdubbed)
5. "Heartbreak Hotel" (live March 17, - overdubbed)
6. "Hound Dog" (live May 6, - overdubbed)
7. "Excerpt from Hy Writer Interview"
8. "My Baby Left Me"
9. "Merry Xmas Baby" (overdubbed - edited)
10. "Mean Lass Blues" (movie version)
11. "Don't Be Cruel" (live January 6, - overdubbed)
12. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
13. "Jailhouse Rock"
14. "Army Swearing In"
15. "G.I. Blues"
16. "Excerpt come across Elvis Sails"
17. "Excerpt from 'Home expend Germany'"

Disc two:

1. "Too Much Prankster Business" (edit)
2. "Love Me Tender"
3. "I've Got A Thing About You Baby"
4. "I Need Your Love Tonight"
5. "Blue Fabric Shoes" (splice of live June 27, and June 29, )
6. "Viva Las Vegas" (mono)
7. "Suspicious Minds" (live January 14, - edited)
8. "Excerpt devour Jaycees Awards"
9. "Promised Land" (edited - with harmony vocal overdub restored)
10. "Excerpt from Madison Square Garden Subject to Conference"
11. "Always on My Mind" (March 30, "Mock" Studio Session - edited and overdubbed)
12. "Are You Forlorn Tonight?" (live June 21, ) (from Elvis in Concert)
13. "My Way" (live June 21, ) (from Elvis In Concert)
14. "An American Trilogy" (live April 9, , accomplice additional overdubbed strings)
15. "Memories" (stereo - edited)

Charts

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