Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Joel Zwick

Writers:

Mitchell Ganem (written by)
Adam-Michael Garber (written by)

Release Date:

27 August 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Elvis Presley | Elvis Impersonator | Accidental Death | Gay Stereotype | Character Name In Title

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual references/humor.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Philippines:G | UK:12 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40952) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Capitol Films

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.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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.

Soundtrack:

Hound Dog

Half a bad movie, half an insult to the King

Being an Elvis fan, I can't understand how this proyect could be done. Is by far the worst Elvis related movie of all time, totally unfunny, silly and plenty of mistakes about The King. Come on, Elvis' grave in a public park? A mention about Suspicious Minds in 1958?...and these are just two examples. Some people in the cast tries to do their best, Mike Starr is funny (specially as an impersonator), the Tom Hanks cameo is a surprise, but the guy playing the young Elvis sucks.Overall the movie lacks fun and becomes more boring minute after minute. If you want to see an ultra cheap, insane but absolutely funny little film related to Elvis, I truly recommend you "Bubba Ho-Tep" instead of this mess.