Elvis
The King lives on!
1979 | 168m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | John Carpenter |
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| Writer: | Anthony Lawrence |
| Staring: |
| This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 10, 1979 |
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| Director: | John Carpenter |
| Writer: | Anthony Lawrence |
| Genres: | TV Movie, Drama, History, Music |
| Keywords | rock 'n' roll, rock star, biography, singing, superstar |
| Production Companies | Dick Clark Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $2,100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kurt Russell | Elvis Presley |
| Shelley Winters | Gladys Presley |
| Bing Russell | Vernon Presley |
| Robert Gray | Red West |
| Pat Hingle | Colonel Tom Parker |
| Season Hubley | Priscilla Presley |
| Melody Anderson | Bonnie |
| Ed Begley Jr. | D.J. Fontana |
| James Canning | Scotty Moore |
| Charles Cyphers | Sam Phillips |
| Peter Hobbs | Jim Denny |
| Les Lannom | Sonny West |
| Elliott Street | Bill Black |
| Will Jordan | Ed Sullivan |
| Joe Mantegna | Joe Esposito |
| Galen Thompson | Hank Snow |
| Ellen Travolta | Marion Keisker |
| Abi Young | Natalie Wood |
| Felicia Fenske | Lisa Marie Presley |
| Randy Gray | Elvis as a Boy |
| Meg Wyllie | Grandma |
| Charlie Hodge | Self |
| Nora Boland | Teacher |
| Larry Geller | Self |
| Jim Greenleaf | 2nd Reporter |
| Dennis Christopher | Nick Adams |
| Bill Erwin | |
| Mario Gallo | |
| Del Hinkley | |
| Theodore Lehmann | |
| Jack McCulloch | |
| Larry Pennell | Paul Beaulieu |
| Ed Ruffalo | |
| Ken Smolka | |
| David Hunt Stafford | |
| Dennis Stewart | |
| Dick Young | |
| Christian Berrigan | |
| Ronnie McDowell | Elvis Presley (singing voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joe Renzetti | Original Music Composer |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| James William Newport | Art Direction |
| John Carpenter | Director |
| Anthony Lawrence | Writer |
| Donald M. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Christopher Holmes | Editor |
| Ron Moler | Editor |
| Joyce Selznick | Casting |
| Linn Zuckerman | Craft Service |
| Marvin G. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Tracy Bousman | Art Direction |
| Bill Harp | Set Decoration |
| Suzanne Grace | Costume Design |
| Richard Mahoney | Costume Design |
| Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Effects Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dick Clark | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Lawrence | Producer |
| Tony Bishop | Supervising Producer |
| James Ritz | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 11 | 589 | 589 |
A more romanticized look at Elvis's life that took liberties with the story making the people who surrounded him look better than they were, especially Parker and his Parents. They also focused a little much on Elvis and Percila and really drove home who off the pairing was, with there being 10 year ... s difference between them. Something the newer one didn't address. With her even still going to high school when they got together. Although the other one does them breaking up after Vegas and showed Elvis making his Xmas special, this one skipped all that and even had him being nervous about the show instead of excited. It also kind of showed Elvis in a bad light, with him being even more obsessed with his dead brother, who died at birth, then his mother was. They also made it look like joining the army was his idea when it was either that or go to jail for jay-riding on TV.