Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings (1985)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Pierre Falardeau
Julien Poulin

Writers:

Pierre Falardeau (writer) &
Julien Poulin (writer)

Release Date:

8 November 1985 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot:

A Quebecois Elvis impersonator is disillusioned to find a Chinaman participating in an Elvis contest...

Plot Keywords:

Impersonator | Elvis Impersonator | Contest | Cult Favorite | Musician

Cast

Julien Poulin	...	Bob Gratton (as Elvis Poulin)
Denise Mercier	...	Linda Gratton (as Elvis Mercier)
Marie-Claude Dufour	...	L'auto-stoppeuse (as Elvis Dufour)
Pierre Falardeau	...	Le photographe, le preacher, l'homme du canot (as Elvis Falardeau)
Reynald Fortin	...	Général Augusto Ricochet, Général de la RCMP (as Elvis Fortin)
Florida Girard	...	Maîtresse de ceremonies (as Elvis Girard)
Yves Trudel	...	Méo (as Beau-frère d'Elvis Beaudoin)
Benoît Paiement	...	Lucien (as Beau-frère d'Elvis Beaudoin)
Évelyn Regimbald	...	Yvette (as Elvis Régimbald)
Denis Blais	...	Le maire Groleau (as Elvis Blais)
Ronald Houle	...	Frank (as Elvis Houle)
Richard Barrette	...	L'échevin (as Elvis Barrette)
Jean Bédard	...	L'avaleur de couteau (as Elvis Bédard)
Huguette Smith	...	L'assistante de l'avaleur de couteau (as Elvis Smith)

Also Known As:

Elvis Gratton

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Cuba

Company:

Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV)

Trivia:

'Gratton' is misspelled as 'Graton' on the garage and Christmas signs and the tire and towing trucks.

Quotes:

Bob Gratton: Thanks, folks, and God Bless!

Movie Connections:

References Love Me Tender (1956)

Soundtrack:

Love Me Tender

The best of two worlds

Politically engaged in all his films (and books), Pierre Falardeau might be the biggest mouth of cinema in Quebec but at least he has something to say. (contrarily to I would say 90% of film makers) This movie is about a liberal federalist who worships Elvis. This caricatural archetype (Elvis Gratton)represents the mass of people who voted "NO" in the 1980 referendum for the separation of Quebec from the rest of Canada. The film is like a big satire of those people. They are ridiculized because of the directors' opinion. When you are informed about the political situation and history of Québec, you can understand the other level of lecture present in the movie. The comedy aspect of the movie is there to appeal to the kind of people who like "stupid" movies. But in fact, this is far from being a stupid one.

by the way, Julien Poulin is GREAT! and so is Denise Mercier in this wise and hilarious burlesque picture!