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Elvis

  • 20222022
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 39m
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Elvis (2022)
A look at the life of the legendary rock and roll star, Elvis Presley.
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From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock 'n roll star and... Read allFrom his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock 'n roll star and changes the world with his music.From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock 'n roll star and changes the world with his music.
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  • Director
    • Baz Luhrmann
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    • Baz Luhrmann(screenplay by)
    • Sam Bromell(screenplay by)
    • Craig Pearce(screenplay by)
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    • Tom Hanks
    • Austin Butler
    • Olivia DeJonge
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    • Baz Luhrmann
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    • Baz Luhrmann(screenplay by)
    • Sam Bromell(screenplay by)
    • Craig Pearce(screenplay by)
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    • Tom Hanks
    • Austin Butler
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    Tom Hanks
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    Austin Butler
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    Olivia DeJonge
    Olivia DeJonge
    • Priscillaas Priscilla
    Helen Thomson
    Helen Thomson
    • Gladysas Gladys
    Richard Roxburgh
    Richard Roxburgh
    • Vernonas Vernon
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    Kelvin Harrison Jr.
    • B.B. Kingas B.B. King
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Hank Snowas Hank Snow
    Kodi Smit-McPhee
    Kodi Smit-McPhee
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    Luke Bracey
    Luke Bracey
    • Jerry Schillingas Jerry Schilling
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    Dacre Montgomery
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    Leon Ford
    Leon Ford
    • Tom Diskinas Tom Diskin
    Gary Clark Jr.
    Gary Clark Jr.
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    Natasha Bassett
    Natasha Bassett
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    Xavier Samuel
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    Adam Dunn
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    Alton Mason
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    How Austin Butler Unlocked the Character of Elvis Presley

    How Austin Butler Unlocked the Character of Elvis Presley

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    • Trivia
      For his audition tape, Austin Butler originally recorded himself singing "Love Me Tender." When he watched it, he felt like it was an Elvis impersonation, and refused to submit it. A few days later, he had a nightmare that his deceased mother was dying again. Overwhelmed with grief, he decided to pour his emotion into music. Thinking of the lyrics to "Unchained Melody," he remembered, "I always take it for granted that that's to a romantic partner, [but] what if I sing that to my mom?" He sat down at the piano in his bathrobe and filmed it. The video immediately caught director Baz Luhrmann's attention, as he was both confused and intrigued: "Was it an audition? Or was he having a breakdown?" Luhrmann asked to meet with Butler and eventually gave him the part.
    • Goofs
      An early scene, set in 1997, shows The International Hotel and Casino. It opened in 1969, and became the Las Vegas Hilton in 1972. The film never mentions its new name.
    • Quotes

      Gladys Presley: The way you sing is God-given, so there can't be nothin' wrong with it.

    • Crazy credits
      In the first trailer, the Warner Bros (with the WarnerMedia byline) and Bazmark Films logos are gold against a black background.
    • Connections
      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: The Most Theatre Walkouts I've EVER Seen - Cannes 2022 Explained (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      If I Can Dream
      Written by Walter Earl Brown

      Performed by Måneskin

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    Austin Butler a 10/10 Baz Luhrmann a 7.5 /10
    My Review Baz Lurhmann's - Elvis

    My Rating 7.5 /10

    10/10 for Austin Butler's portrayal as Elvis

    Elvis has the Baz Lurhmann brand all over it as it's bound to seeing Baz wrote the story as well as Directed and Produced the movie . Whether that's a good thing or not I'm not so sure but top marks for his choice of Austin Butler to play the title role of Elvis Presley.

    Austin Butler had big shoes to fill and Elvis fans won't be disappointed as he portrays the iconic singer over more than 20 years of his life covering the 50s, 60s, and 70s, eras from his childhood and meteoric rise to stardom to his long, slow decline.

    This biographical movie unlike the 2019 movie Judy I'm pleased to say covers the good years as well as the sad years when Elvis left us tragically aged only 42 under identical circumstances to Judy Garland who was 47.

    Both stars burnt out prematurely both were exploited but their fame and legacy of music and film footage will live on for centuries as they are both true historical cultural icons.

    Austin Butler really does hold the entire movie together for me he gives much more than an Elvis impersonation which so many performers have done before.

    At times and at certain camera angles Austin Butler looks uncannily identical to Elvis Presley and he sings the early Elvis songbook in his own voice to perfection. Austin's voice is only blended with Elvis's own voice in the later Las Vegas years .

    Many other actors in addition to Austin Butler auditioned for the role including Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Harry Styles but the right choice to play Elvis certainly was Austin Butler in my opinion.

    Unlike Rami Malik who played Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody and had the Freddie Mercury teeth he wore cast in gold , Austin Butler's transformation really just relies on eye make up ,hairstyle and the tight pants and flamboyant shirts and capes that Elvis wore during his performances.

    I'm certain Austin Butler's performance is what prompted the Elvis movie to receive a 12 minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival last month. Rami Malik received an Oscar and lip synched the songs so Austin Butler who sings in his own voice should at least get a Best Actor Oscar nomination in 2023.

    There were positives I liked in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis and negatives as much as I admire Tom Hanks as an Actor the role of Colonel Tom Parker who is the storyteller through whose eyes we see the rise and fall of The King of Rock is a despicable and ugly character . While of course he is a central character in the Elvis Presley story I felt telling the story through such an unsympathetic character was unnecessary and I found Tom Hanks Dutch accent and his prosthetic nose a little irritating at times.

    The Cinematography by Mandy Walker is stunning as are the costumes by Baz Luhrmann's 4 time Academy Award winning wife Catherine Martin .

    All biography movies stretch or modify the facts to a certain extent to add more dramatic content and while this story is reasonably accurate Baz has used some poetic licence in some scenes . The emotional meeting of Elvis and the Producer Steve Binder of his 1968 Christmas comeback show at the iconic rusting L. A. Hollywood sign never happened but it's effective.

    The opening introduction scene of Colonel Tom Parker discovering Elvis at the Carnival which I'm sure was inspired by Guillermo del Toro's recent movie Nightmare Alley also never occurred. World events of that time are used as a timeline like the assassination of Bobby Kennedy during taping of an Elvis television show also are fiction but it does add drama to the script.

    There's also a silly hysterical scene where an entire Christmas snow set is built to convince The Colonel that Elvis was going to sing Here Comes Santa Claus in his 1968 comeback show this also apparently was a complete fiction as was the fact that Elvis was persuaded by Parker to enlist in the army rather than being arrested for his suggestive stage gyrations. Elvis did not enlist he was drafted and surrounded by the media when he entered the Army in March 1958.

    Those who love Showman Baz Luhrmann's flamboyant highly individual directing style I'm sure will love Elvis I enjoyed it but didn't love it.

    The supporting cast that includes Olivia De Jonge as Pricilla Richard Roxburgh as Vernon Presley Helen Thomson as Gladys and Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jimmie Rodgers Snow are all good but in my view could have been featured more .

    I personally think he lacks subtlety and while putting on a great show his script in this case focuses to much on the character of Colonel Tom Parker and as I recently referred to heroes as main characters in stories Colonel Tom Parker was no hero. Colonel Tom reminds me more of Rumpelstiltskin in more ways than one Elvis turned the straw that Colonel Tom Parker gave him into gold and like the Princess in the Grimm's Fairy Tale sadly Elvis paid a very high price.
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    • Release date
      • June 24, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kat King
    • Filming locations
      • Village Roadshow Studios, Oxenford, Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Bazmark Films
      • Roadshow Entertainment
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      2 hours 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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