Themes: Mothers and Sons, Musician's Life, Rise and Fall Stories
Main Cast: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Camryn Manheim, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan, Robert Patrick
Release Year: 2005
Country: US
Run Time: 173 minutes
Plot
Seven years after playing the David Bowie-esque glam rocker in Velvet Goldmine, actor Jonathan Rhys-Meyers tackles the role of the biggest rock-and-roller of all time -- The King -- in this television miniseries. CBS' Elvis traces Elvis Presley's rise from being a humble, poor kid in early-'50s Memphis to being an isolated, prescription-drug-addicted superstar fearful of going on-stage for his 1968 comeback special. Along the way, he's torn between his devotion to his mama Gladys (Camryn Manheim) and the machinations of his stealthy manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker (Randy Quaid). Among Presley's hurdles: his R&B music and performance style prompts cries of obscenity from community leaders; he's drafted for the Army and decides to go; and he longs to become a serious movie star, although the Colonel has different ideas. Elvis was significant in that it was the first biopic of the star to allow the use of The King's original recordings, lip-synched by Rhys-Meyers. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
Antonia Bernath - Priscilla Presley; Clay Steakley - Bill Black; Mark Adam - Scotty Moore; Jennifer Rae Westley - Dixie Locke; Jack Noseworthy - Steve Binder; Rob Treveiler; John Boyd West; Randy McDowell; Eric William Pierson; Jil Jane Clements; Marion Zinser; Dan Triandiflou; Tom Humbarger; Joseph B. Smith; Bart Hansard; Mike Cahill; Douglas M. Griffin; Tony Bentley; Hunt Scarritt; Carmen Amanda Mapes; Laura Shay Griffin; Dane Rhodes; Danny Nelson; Bryan Lee McGlothin; Ritchie Montgomery; Cassie Bildeau; Eugenie Bondurant; Julian Kulick; Earl Maddox; Stephen Rue; Marcus Brown; Ian Leson; Ryan Rilette; Nicholas Paoletti; Stuart Greer; Caroline McKinley
Credit
Mary Jo Slater - Casting, Beth Blanks - Casting, Steve Brookbank - Casting, James Steven Sadwith - Director, Katina Zinner - Editor, Michael Jaffe - Executive Producer, Robert Greenblatt - Executive Producer, David Janollari - Executive Producer, Howard Braunstein - Executive Producer, Steve Dorff - Composer (Music Score), David Chapman - Production Designer, Jon Joffin - Cinematographer, Judy Cairo - Producer, Patrick Sheane Duncan - Screenwriter, Ilene Khan Power - Co-Executive Producer
