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.
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| David Keith | ... | Elvis Presley | |
| Tuesday Weld | ... | Marie Wolfe | |
| Charlie Schlatter | ... | Johnny Wolfe | |
| Angela Goethals | ... | Pam Wolfe | |
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Jacque Lynn Colton | ... | Rosie Pantangellio |
| Chris Mulkey | ... | Steve Ayres | |
| Karen Landry | ... | Irene | |
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Tudor Sherrard | ... | Paul Quinine |
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Paul J. Harkins | ... | Brian Gasternick (as Paul Harkins) |
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Noel Derecki | ... | Tony Vandelo |
| Dana Barron | ... | Beth Devereux | |
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T. Graham Brown | ... | Jerry Schilling |
| Dennis Letts | ... | Alan Fortas | |
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Stephen Lee Davis | ... | George Klein |
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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. Written by Volker Boehm
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30 September 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$5,509,417Company Credits
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Written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant & Florence Kaye
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of RCA Records
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The name of the hotel is "Flaming Star," which is also the name of Elvis Presley's 6th movie. See more »Goofs
The beginning of the film says it is a fable about Elvis Presley. A fable is sometimes, but not necessarily, a story that features animals or inanimate objects that behave like humans. See more »Quotes
Elvis Presley: Son, you're talking to Elvis Presley! Do I look like a dating service?See more »
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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. " See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Punchline/Heartbreak Hotel/Memories of Me/Bird/Kansas (1988) See more »Soundtracks
Power Of My LoveWritten by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant & Florence Kaye
Performed by Elvis Presley
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I think HEARTBREAK HOTEL was a great movie. Maybe David Keith doesn't look much like the real Elvis Presley but he is a pretty good Elvis imitator. Ronnie McDowell sang most of the Elvis song. Besides a few which Elvis Presley sang. They have a song by Dobie Gray in it too. David Keith, Tuesday Weld, and Charlie Schlatter work great together. Heartbreak Hotel is about a single mother of 2 named Marie who is very depressed (Tuesday Weld). So her 17 year old son Johnny (Charlie Schlatter) kidnaps Elvis Presley for her. By dressing the locale pizza place owner Rosie as Gladys Presley. Elvis (David Keith) and "Johnny" get off to a bad start. You would to with the guy who just kidnapped you. But at the end they're great friends.