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 |
| Blue Deckert | ... | Jones | |
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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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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. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 September 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Eläköön Elvis See more »Edit
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Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$5,509,417Company Credits
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[pauses]
Elvis Presley: Then I started to remember how much I was like that at your age.
Johnny Wolfe: Elvis, man. What happened at the talent show - thanks. I know you did that for me.
Elvis Presley: [Frowns] Hell no, kid. I didn't do that for you. I did that for rock and roll.
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Written by Arthur Gunter (as A. Gunter)
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of RCA Records
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Trivia
The name of the hotel is "Flaming Star," which is also the name of Elvis Presley's 6th movie. See more »Goofs
The jet in the movie ending is a Cessna Citation 500. Although commercially available since 1971, the airplane on the movie (registry N888GA - cn 500-0132) was built in 1973, one year after the movie events. See more »Quotes
Elvis Presley: When I first met you, I didn't like you at all. I thought you were the most arrogant, selfish, ungrateful little bastard I'd ever met.[pauses]
Elvis Presley: Then I started to remember how much I was like that at your age.
Johnny Wolfe: Elvis, man. What happened at the talent show - thanks. I know you did that for me.
Elvis Presley: [Frowns] Hell no, kid. I didn't do that for you. I did that for rock and roll.
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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. " See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Punchline/Heartbreak Hotel/Memories of Me/Bird/Kansas (1988) See more »Soundtracks
Baby, Let's Play HouseWritten by Arthur Gunter (as A. Gunter)
Performed by Elvis Presley
Courtesy of RCA Records
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I just saw this movie. I was surfing on cable and I came across it. At first I thought it would be rubbish but then it caught me. At the end of the movie I found that I was in a much better mood than when I started. It was not the world's best film but I really enjoyed it. It is excellent light entertainment for Elvis fans. My advice is see it.....dont take it too seriously and dont expect too much and you will thoroughly enjoy it. I guarantee you will be singing along. Now, I'm off to listen to some old Elvis songs!