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Director:
Chris Columbus
Writer (WGA):
Chris Columbus (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 September 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
1972. My family needed some help, my town needed a hero, and my band needed a break. So I borrowed Mom's pink Cadillac and I kidnapped Elvis Presley, and our lives were never the same again. more
Plot:
When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother who was a big fan of Elvis Presley gets in a wreck he and his band members decides to kidnap Elvis and have him hooked up with his mother. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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This is a great movie more (15 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Keith ... Elvis Presley

Tuesday Weld ... Marie Wolfe

Charlie Schlatter ... Johnny Wolfe

Angela Goethals ... Pam Wolfe
Jacque Lynn Colton ... Rosie Pantangellio

Chris Mulkey ... Steve Ayres

Karen Landry ... Irene
Tudor Sherrard ... Paul Quinine
Paul J. Harkins ... Brian Gasternick (as Paul Harkins)
Noel Derecki ... Tony Vandelo

Dana Barron ... Beth Devereux
T. Graham Brown ... Jerry Schilling
Dennis Letts ... Alan Fortas
Stephen Lee Davis ... George Klein

Blue Deckert ... Jones
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tuesday Weld, who plays the mom whose a big fan of Elvis Presley in the movie, was in Wild in the Country (1961) which starred Elvis Presley. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Positively 4th Street more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
This is a great movie, 21 October 2003
Author: gunnarvl from Seattle, WA

This is pure fantasy. As an Elvis fan it made me think what if Elvis had been confronted with his past towards the end of his life? The end of the film I found to be sad as we all know what happened to him and wished it were otherwise. The music is very good, as are the performances. This is in my top 30.

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