Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)

A fugitive Pink Lady rep hooks up with a bored ad exec as she's trying to avoid going down for the murder of several Elvis impersonators.

Director:

Joel Zwick

Writers:

Mitchell Ganem, Adam-Michael Garber

Stars:

Kim Basinger, John Corbett, Annie Potts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Basinger	...	Harmony Jones
John Corbett	...	Miles Taylor
Annie Potts	...	Shirl
Sean Astin	...	Aaron
Mike Starr	...	Sal
Phill Lewis	...	Charlie
Denise Richards	...	Belinda
Philip Charles MacKenzie	...	Darren Swirl
Richard Kind	...	Burning Elvis
David Leisure	...	Hole-in-the-Head Elvis
Tom Hanks	...	Mailbox Elvis
Joel Zwick	...	Squashed Elvis
Angie Dickinson	...	Bobette
Pat Morita	...	Man in Turban
Gil McKinney	...	Young Elvis

Storyline

Harmony, a cosmetic saleslady who was born at an Elvis concert, finds her life linked to the legend. One day while driving, she accidentally kills some Elvis impersonators and flees the scene. She goes on the run from the FBI and joins up with a depressed executive.

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Plot Keywords:

elvis presley | elvis impersonator | cosmetics | advertising agency | corpse | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual references/humor

Details

Country:

USA UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Au revoir Elvis

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$11,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capitol Films, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Corbett made sure Heineken had paid for product placement before he would drink one on camera. The producers insisted they had been paid and then Corbett insisted he should get paid also. The producers agreed and Corbett drank joyfully from the apple juice-filled familiar green bottle.

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Goofs

Elvis' grave in Memphis, TN, is shown as being under trees in what appears to be a graveyard or a park. In reality, Elvis is interred in the Meditation Gardens behind his Graceland Mansion.

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Crazy Credits

No Elvis impersonators were harmed during the making of this motion picture.

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Soundtracks

"Return to Sender"
Written by Otis Blackwell, Scotty Moore
Performed by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

How did this get a 5.3 ??!

OMG! The only reason I'm giving this movie a 2 instead of a 1 is because Tom Hanks is funny as an Elvis-in-the-box. Apart from that, how did this halfway decent cast sign on to do such a lame movie?? Maybe it seemed like a good idea at the time... There are no laughs to mention, the stereotypes are pathetic, the cast is wasted, the direction is amateurish. Now that I think about it, most of the blame probably lies with the director, Joel Zwick. He brings out nothing but flat performances from all involved. Don't waste your time like I did; but then, I enjoy a good train wreck. Geez, now the system is telling me I need more lines-- here ya go: This movie should be called Return to Sender. Okay, now THAT was funnier than anything in the movie...