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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$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 Richard Strauss
Performed by Karl Böhm (as Karl Bohn) conducting The Berliner Philharmoniker (as Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra )
Courtesy of SBK Entertainment World
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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 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 »Soundtracks
Also Spracht ZarathustraWritten by Richard Strauss
Performed by Karl Böhm (as Karl Bohn) conducting The Berliner Philharmoniker (as Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra )
Courtesy of SBK Entertainment World
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Don't get me wrong. I do like most of Chris Columbus' other projects. I do like David Keith, but he gives one of the worse portrayals of Elvis I have ever seen. This time flattery is not complimentary. It bothers me to see Elvis portrayed with a chip on his shoulder and with such an angry attitude.
This was meant to be a fantasy/comedy, but I feel it sure misses the mark. Outlandish story of a teenage boy gathering a few of his buddies and kidnapping Elvis after a concert in Ohio. The King of Rock 'n' Roll is persuaded to 'hideout' at the home of the boy as a surprise for his depressed mother, an avid Elvis fan.
I thought this was a cute movie the first time I saw it. Upon viewing a couple of more times, I find it less attractive. For the pure Presley fans out there, this is like watching an outbreak of the plague. The ending tries to leave you with a peaceful and proud feeling, but the damage had already been done.
One time Elvis co-star in WILD IN THE COUNTRY , Tuesday Weld plays the bewildered fanatic. Charlie Schlatter plays the wise ass kidnapper.
If you are an Elvis fan and haven't already seen this; don't waste your time.