Heartbreak Hotel (1988)

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.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writer:

Chris Columbus

Stars:

David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter

2 nominations.

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

Storyline

Johnny, a 17 year old boy, succeeds in kidnapping Elvis Presley and thus convinces him to meet her mother who is a fan of his and has to stand difficult times at that moment.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | drugged | rock music | rock musician | rock band | 

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Taglines:

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.

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the hotel is "Flaming Star," which is also the name of Elvis Presley's 6th movie.

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Goofs

When Elvis and Marie go to escape the crowd, Marie asks Elvis, "Can you row a boat?" Elvis replies "Can I row? Didn't you ever see 'King Creole?'" - Elvis did have a scene on a boat in "King Creole," but it was a steamboat... no rowing required.

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Quotes

Elvis Presley: Maybe I oughtta go back to the old way of doing things. Really rock 'em again!
Jerry Schilling: [Uneasy] Hell, you can't afford to take a chance like that, E. What about your image?
Elvis Presley: Can't afford it? Man, when I was broke I could afford to do anything I wanted!
[Bitterly, to himself]
Elvis Presley: Now I'm a millionaire. Can't afford to do a damned thing.

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Crazy Credits

Disclaimer at the end of the movie that "This was a work of fiction and not a depiction of events that occurred during Elvis Presley's lifetime. "

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Punchline/Heartbreak Hotel/Memories of Me/Bird/Kansas (1988)

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Soundtracks

One Night
Written by David Bartholomew (as Dave Bartholomew) & Earl King
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of RCA Records

User Reviews

A fun rock 'n roll fantasy

HEARTBREAK HOTEL takes the viewer on a light hearted "what if" fantasy ride to the world of the Elvis of 1972. The makers of this movie were certainly Elvis fans. There is a good amount of detailed inside information about Elvis and the plot respects his musical talents, although there is some poking fun at his personal habits.

HEARTBREAK HOTEL accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do. I hope more rock 'n roll fantasy movies will be made in the future.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heartbreak Hotel

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,063,546, 2 October 1988

Gross USA:

$5,509,417

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,509,417

Company Credits

Production Co:

Silver Screen Partners III, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1