Like all elvis fans, i hope it will be a good film, but i expressed doubts that it could be as enjoyable as a 1997 madeforshowtime movie titled elvis meets nixon. Elvis meets nixon 1997 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Elvis meets nixon 1997 elvis presley rick peters travels alone to washington, d. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and the moment they meet. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 30 days to finish once started.
A movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. Nixon and elvis together again on cable austin americanstatesman aug 10, 1997, show world, p. Elvis presley rick peters, bored with his confined existence in graceland, leaves his home on his own for the first t. A mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea sku. Kevin spacey plays the president for laughs in a slight but enjoyable imagining of elviss real life meeting with nixon.
Growing up with both yet a fan of neither, elvis meets nixon is absolutely the funniest thing ive ever seen. In no universe was nixon ever better than elvis in appearance or social conduct. The colt 45 gift from elvis is now displayed at the nixon presidential library. A mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead.
Would movie goers recommend elvis meets nixon to friends. Elvis meets nixon tv movie 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the. Elvis meets nixon the 1997 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Its the true story of december 19, 1970 when elvis left graceland, on his own, boarded a commercial airline, and traveled to washington d. He gets on a plane with his gun, buys donuts in a black neighbourhood of dc at night, looks for his records in a record store and, eventually and meets president nixon. Apr 19, 2016 this story was told with more flair in the 1997 showtime tv movie elvis meets nixon, directed by allan arkush of rock n roll high school fame, and its probably to the filmmakers benefit that arkushs movie is so difficult to see these days. This story was told with more flair in the 1997 showtime tv movie elvis meets nixon, directed by allan arkush of rock n roll high school fame, and its probably to the filmmakers benefit that arkushs movie is so difficult to see these days. Kevin spacey, as nixon, is spectacularno surprise there. The untold story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president nixon. At dawn, a few days before christmas in 1970, elvis presley arrived at the northwest gate of the white house with a letter to president nixon in his hand. Two of americas great cultural icons meet in this highly amusing comedy which, as the film reminds us, is based on actual incidents. A mockumentary about elvis s reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. Rick peters, bob gunton, dick cavett, alyson court.
Jan 03, 2018 in celebration of elvis presleys 82nd birthday, i decided to upload bitbybit one of the most underrated elvis movies ever in my opinion and one of my personal favorites, elvis meets nixon 1997. It had an exuberant goofy quality, bordering on doonesburystyle political satire, thats. Politics and music purists might find elvis meets nixon to be sugarcoated and implausible, but director allan arkushs 1997 madeforcable film works best when viewed strictly as a light comedy. Apr 22, 2016 a movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. Elvis meets nixon is 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. Synopsis in december 1970, richard nixon is president of the united states and elvis presley has. The film had a vhs release, but has not yet been released on dvd or bluray. Watch elvis meets nixon 1997 full movie free online. Hilarious satire set in 1970 as polar opposites president richard nixon and elvis presley meet to rebound from their isolated lives. All elvis meets nixon movie posters,high res movie posters image for elvis meets nixon. Jun 20, 2016 at dawn, a few days before christmas in 1970, elvis presley arrived at the northwest gate of the white house with a letter to president nixon in his hand. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the white house.
The film also stars alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville, colin hanks, and evan peters. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon showed up. The 1997 movie showed the ultimate 1950s square vs cool. In 1988, years after nixon resigned and elvis died of a drug overdose, a chicago newspaper reported that the national archives was selling photos of the meeting, and within a week, some 8,000. Free wallpapers download of elvis meets nixon movie, hero, heroine, etc is available in our gallery section. Elvis presley rick peters, bored with his confined existence in. A mockumentary about elviss real life trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea but meets the president. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. Elvis meets nixon 1997 a mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead.
Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elviss childlike fascination with badges and guns. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with th. Released 1997, elvis meets nixon stars rick peters, bob gunton, alyson court, denny doherty the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. By the time kevin spacey scuttles in as nixon, all hunched shoulders and crablike motion, you have spent too much time watching the filmmakers pad the movie, including via elviss dull friend. Elvis meets nixon 1997stream and watch online moviefone. Since then, the incident has been a showtime telefilm 1997s elvis meets nixon and a 20 drunk history segment. Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elviss child like fascination with badges and guns. The untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the national archives. Elvis meets nixon tells funny story of soul brothers with similar habits detroit news aug 8, 1997, p. In celebration of elvis presleys 82nd birthday, i decided to upload bitbybit one of the most underrated elvis movies ever in my opinion and one of my personal favorites, elvis meets nixon 1997. With rick peters, bob gunton, alyson court, denny doherty. Elvis meets nixon is a wild, apparently true, story of elvis out on his own in a time when his posse had sheltered him so long he was disconnected from the real world.
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