Elvis (2005) (TV)

Director:

James Steven Sadwith

Writer (WGA):

Patrick Sheane Duncan (written by)

Release Date:

8 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Plot:

A chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley (Rhys Meyers), from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom. |

Plot Keywords:

Beverly Hills California | Teen Idol | Superstar | Memphis Tennessee | Courtroom

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Elvis Presley
Randy Quaid	...	'Colonel' Tom Parker
Rose McGowan	...	Ann-Margret
Tim Guinee	...	Sam Phillips
Antonia Bernath	...	Priscilla Presley
Jack Noseworthy	...	Steve Binder
Robert Patrick	...	Vernon Presley
Camryn Manheim	...	Gladys Presley
Clay Steakley	...	Bill Black
Mark Adam	...	Scotty Moore
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Larry Geller (as Rob Treveiler)
Jennifer Rae Westley	...	Dixie Locke
John Boyd West	...	Red West
Randy McDowell	...	Gene Smith
Eric William Pierson	...	D.J. Fontana
Jill Jane Clements	...	Marion Keisker
Marion Zinser	...	Grandma Minnie
Dan Triandiflou	...	George Klein
Tom Humbarger	...	Junior Smith
Joseph B. Smith	...	Lamar Fike
Bart Hansard	...	Steve Sholes
Michael P. Cahill	...	Barry Shultz
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Chet Atkins (as Doug M. Griffin)
Tony Bentley	...	Hal Wallis
Hunt Scarritt	...	Eddie Bond
Carmen Amanda Mapes	...	Gas Station Girl #1
Laura-Shay Griffin	...	Gas Station Girl #2
Dane Rhodes	...	Edd Hopper
Danny Nelson	...	Judge Marion Gooding
Bryan Lee McGlothin	...	Judge Sam Friedman
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Horace Logan
Cassie Billedeau	...	Cutest Girl
Eugenie Bondurant	...	Mrs. Hughes
Julian Kulick	...	Overton Announcer
Earl Maddox	...	Preacher
Stephen Rue	...	Southern Politician
Ben Shelton	...	Tough Kid #1
Travis Resor	...	Tough Kid #2
Lisette Vitter	...	Teen Fan #1
Ashley Woody	...	Teen Fan #2
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Wynonie Harris
Azure Parsons	...	Actress (as Azure Dawn Parsons)
John McConnell	...	Disc Jockey
Ian Leson	...	Pvt. Joe Esposito
Ryan Rilette	...	Charlie Hodges
Nicholas Paoletti	...	Airman Currie Grant
Stuart Greer	...	Captain Beaulieu
Caroline McKinley	...	Mrs. Beaulieu
Bill Martin Williams	...	Newsreel Reporter
Manny Chevrolet	...	News Man #1
James Steven Sadwith	...	News Man #2 (as James Sadwith)
Leon Contavesprie	...	Assistant Director
Ben Lokey	...	Choreographer
Peter Gabb	...	Motorcycle Director (as Peter J. Gabb)
Anne Ewen	...	Pretty thing
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lane Fournerat	...	Elvis Fan
Bria Hobgood	...	Party Girl
Kelly Rae Caudle	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Melissa Caudle	...	Hytop Bar Patron (uncredited)
Andrew Charlton	...	'68 Comeback Special Stage Announcer (uncredited)
Gabriel Dayan	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Gary Desroche	...	Hank Garland (uncredited)
Matthew Dufour	...	Hoyt Hawkins (uncredited)
Louis Dupuy	...	Freddie Burnstein (RCA Recording Executive) (uncredited)
Ryan Martin Dwyer	...	Roadie (uncredited)
Jan Falk	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Gino Galento	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Lea Goodwin	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Justin Groetsch	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Jaime San Andres	...	Aubrey Brown (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	RCA Public Relations (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	RCA Sound Engineer (uncredited)
Don Lincoln	...	Landlord (Buford) (uncredited)
Chris McFarland	...	Band leader (uncredited)
Benjamin Mullens	...	Camera Man 1 (Milton Berle Show) (uncredited)
Matthew Nolan	...	Hippie Bongo Player (uncredited)
Kim Ormiston	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Misty Ormiston	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Karen Penrose	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Jon Purvis	...	Gladys' Family Member (uncredited)
Johnny Rock	...	Reporter / Television Exec (uncredited)
Brandy Scott	...	Elvis Groupie (uncredited)
Codie Scott	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Gary Michael Smith	...	TV Studio Floor Director (uncredited)
Louis Webre	...	Neal Matthews (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak	...	News Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by
James Steven Sadwith

Writing credits (WGA)
Patrick Sheane Duncan		(written by)

Produced by
Kimberly C. Anderson	....	supervising producer
Thomas Becker	....	co-executive producer
Howard Braunstein	....	executive producer
Judy Cairo	....	producer
Bob Greenblatt	....	executive producer
Michael Jaffe	....	executive producer
David Janollari	....	executive producer
Ilene Kahn Power	....	co-executive producer
Barbara Kearney	....	associate producer
Jacky Lee Morgan	....	associate producer
Malcolm Petal	....	supervising producer
Jörg Westerkamp	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Dorff

Cinematography by
Jon Joffin

Film Editing by
Katina Zinner

Casting by
Beth Blanks
Steve Brooksbank
Mary Jo Slater
Tommy Staub

Production Design by
David Chapman

Set Decoration by
Dorree Cooper
Kristen McGary

Costume Design by
Eduardo Castro

Makeup Department
Char Coats-Crump	....	makeup artist (as Char Coats)
Sherri Hamilton	....	hair stylist
Jane Hassinger	....	hair department head
Karrieann Heisner	....	makeup department head
Ann-Maree Hurley	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Scott H. Reeder	....	assistant hair stylist
Kellie Robinson	....	makeup artist
Randa Squillacote	....	key hair stylist
Aimee Stuit	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Pamela B. Ginsburg	....	post-production supervisor
Boris Malden	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Breton	....	first assistant director
James Roque	....	second assistant director
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Christopher Branan	....	painter
Gail Briant	....	lead scenic
Chris Britt	....	set dresser
Gus Coto	....	set dresser
Stitch Crisp	....	property master
Chad R. Davis	....	props: Memphis
Jaime Fernandez	....	key on-set dresser
Anthony J. Henderson	....	painter
Julie Kobsa	....	art department intern
Brock LaBorde	....	art production assistant
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Twig Leveque	....	prop department production assistant
Daniel A. Maes	....	set dresser
William D. McLane	....	assistant property master
Elizabeth Mire	....	set decoration production assistant
Jennifer Ray	....	art department production assistant
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Chere Theriot	....	art department coordinator
Keith Wall	....	on-set dresser: Memphis
Andrew Wert	....	assistant property master
Robert Wilson Jr.	....	painter
Eric Wolfe	....	carpenter
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Achor	....	sound effects editor
Gregory Black	....	utility sound technician
Jeffrey Haupt	....	sound mixer
Ruby C. Haupt	....	boom operator
Rob Hill	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Ledner	....	adr mixer
Kelly Lynn Walker	....	foley artist (as Kelly Walker)

Visual Effects by
Art David	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
John Ashker	....	co-stunt coordinator
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt double: Rose McGowan
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt coordinator
Starlotte Smith Holguin	....	stunt performer (as Starlotte Dawn Smith)
Patrick Moore	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Grayson Austin	....	Steadicam operator
Grayson Austin	....	camera operator
Stephen Campbell	....	"a" camera operator
Stephen Campbell	....	director of photography: second unit
Duane Cooper	....	grip
Guy D'Alema	....	still photographer
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	lamp operator
David C. Edwards	....	second assistant camera
Ryan Eustis	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Sean Finnegan	....	gaffer
William Charles French	....	electrician
William Charles French	....	grips/electrics assistant
Kevin Gazdik	....	electrician
Joe Iverson	....	electrician
Michael D. Kennedy	....	electrician
Mason McGuire	....	set electric
Zach Nasits	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Al Pavoni	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jason Raswant	....	camera intern
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	film loader
Bart Tau	....	second unit: director of photography
Ernie Wann	....	electrician

Casting Department
Annette Farnsworth	....	casting production assistant
Manny Fernandez	....	casting assistant
Zacharias Foppe	....	extras casting
Chris Gray	....	extras casting
Vince Rimoldi	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Brum	....	costumer
Dana Embree	....	set wardrobe supervisor
Patricia Gorman	....	seamstress
Loretta Harper	....	costumer
Delia Hauser	....	wardrobe production assistant
Jennifer Kamrath	....	key set costumer
Barbara Marko	....	costumer
Kim Martínez	....	costumer
Helen Monaghan	....	costume supervisor
Ann Walters	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Andrew Charlton	....	additional editor
Andrew Charlton	....	first assistant editor
Kurt Tuffendsam	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Robin Kaye	....	music clearance
Greg Sill	....	music supervisor (as Gregory Sill)
Lonnie Sill	....	music supervisor
Alan Ett	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Chris Ledesma	....	music editor (uncredited)
Scott Liggett	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dennis W. Cook Jr.	....	prop truck driver
Taylor Cromartie	....	driver
Rene Horstmann	....	driver
William 'Mac' Maquez	....	driver: honeywagon
John McLaughlin	....	transportation captain
Buddy Pine	....	driver: honeywagon
Tim J. Walters	....	picture car coordinator
C. Benny Dietz	....	picture car mechanic (uncredited)

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Diana Battista	....	assistant financial affairs
Josef Brandmaier	....	film finance representative
Marcus Lyle Brown	....	dance instructor: Elvis Presley
Chris Browne	....	craft service assistant
Marilyn Brum	....	stitcher
Victor Brunette	....	location assistant
William Burns	....	utility stand-in
Arvid Cristina	....	office production assistant
David Dahlgren	....	dialect coach
Nadine Deckensattl	....	assistant business affairs
Z. Dieterich	....	stand-in: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Robert M. Donaldson	....	location assistant
Joy Ellison	....	dialect coach
Brian Evans	....	second assistant accountant
Annette Farnsworth	....	cast production assistant
Thorsten Felscher	....	senior vice president of financial affairs
Stephen Finders	....	assistant location manager
Thomas Fischer	....	director of legal affairs
Christian Froude	....	production accountant
Chantel Gallegos-Nasits	....	assistant to director
Erin Gamvrogianis	....	stand-in
Lucia Hallett	....	production assistant
Rankin Hickman	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jared Hopkins	....	production assistant
Gary Huckabay	....	location manager
Annjela Hynes-Porter	....	assistant to producers
Lynn Josephson Delaney	....	executive assistant to executive producer
Ruth Kesler	....	production coordinator
Jeremy Kirkland	....	production assistant
Florian Lechner	....	chief financial officer
Albert Ledet	....	location assistant
Don Lincoln	....	stand-in: Col. Tom Parker
Allan Linker	....	production assistant
John Lux	....	post facilities manager
Lee McCaskill	....	production assistant
Kimberly Murphy	....	production assistant
Abby Gail Palanker	....	additional post supervisor
Katie Powers	....	stand-in
Jon Purvis	....	stand-in
Brian C. Miller Richard	....	production assistant (as Brian Richard)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Ben Shelton	....	assistant: Judy Cairo
Jason Slawson	....	location assistant
Paul Uddo	....	key set production assistant
Troy Wagner	....	set production assistant
Kolie Wegner	....	first assistant accountant
John M. White	....	production assistant
John R. Whitehead	....	production assistant
Charlotte Young	....	assistant legal affairs
Jenifer Rebecca Foster	....	stand-in: all ladies (uncredited)
David Dino Wells Jr.	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Josef Brandmaier	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion
• Greenblatt Janolari Studio
• Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Distributors

• CITY-TV (2005) (Canada) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bayerische HypoVereinsbank AG München  film banking [de]
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Christopher Gray Casting  extras casting
• Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE)  creative consultants
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Film Production Capital  tax credit brokering
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:173 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

ApolloProScreen Filmproduktion

Trivia:

More than 300 Elvis fans auditioned for the role of Elvis Presley, they were all turned away and Rhys Myers hired, even though he wasn't one of the 300 lining up for audition

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Elvis and Priscilla are in the car on their way to the airbase. Elvis' rank on his uniform is Staff-Sergeant, E-6. He only achieved rank of E-5, Sergeant at the end of his enlistment. He was only enlisted for two years total.

Quotes:

Elvis Presley:[after a song] So, how was it?
Priscilla Presley:I liked it, it was really sweet. I prefer the fast ones, though, like Jailhouse Rock. Why don't you do more of those?
Elvis Presley:[shouting] Dammit, I didn't ask you to tell me how to sing! I just asked if you liked it! I get enough amateur opinions, I don't need one from you!
[softly, after a pause]
Elvis Presley:Come here, Sattnin.
Priscilla Presley:No...
Elvis Presley:Come on. I'm sorry, I just finished that session and I'm real proud of it. Better than the hogwash they give me to sing in those movies.
[angrily]
Elvis Presley:Stupid movies, stupid songs! But I shouldn't have yelled. I'm sorry.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

One Night

It will knock your blue suede shoes off!

A true Elvis fan will appreciate the solid and outstanding effort by Jonathan Rhys Meyers. He was a natural choice for this project. Aside from the strong resemblance, he also found a way to speak and move like him. He doesn't over-do the accent or the moves. The supporting cast deserves a lot of credit as well, especially Camryn's portrayal of Gladys Presley. The story is very well written and flows nicely. Most fans will enjoy learning more details about the events in his life. The music is exciting too. You will hear the original master recordings as Jonathan performs and he stays true to the tone of the song. Without a doubt this mini-series will keep you captivated.