The best new movie out this week is hbos bad education. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rockn roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerf. Evan peters, who plays quicksilver in foxs xmen franchise and stood out on the first installment of ryan murphys american horror story, has landed a role in the indie elvis and nixon. The handwritten notes taken during the meeting by nixon counsel egil bud krogh, which he later compiled into his own account, the day elvis met nixon, were incorporated into the final draft. Elvis and nixon presidential briefing plot synopsis. Its only in the handful of moments when nixon and elvis face each other in private that we get that electric crackle of big personalities clashing. Elvis best friend reveals whats true in new film jerry schilling on that iconic photo, if the king really took a gun into the oval office, and more. It was a lightweight, comedyadventure spoof that was very funny, and considering elvis sense of humor, i seriously think that he wouldve loved it. Both are isolated in their own little worlds, but very much in the public eye. When elvis met nixon, one of his goals was to take down the beatles. Driving the movie home are strong performances by michael shannon and kevin spacey as the enigmatic figures elvis and nixon. Elvis meets nixon and inspires a comedy film huffpost.
Was the body of an elderly homeless man identified as elvis presley. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the white house. On august 21, 1970 two of americas greatest recording artists met for the first time. Before elvis hit vegas, he stopped by nixons office with a special request. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970.
The memoir me and a guy named elvis, by longtime presley confidant jerry schilling, became a road map for the writers in early drafts. Starring academy award nominee michael shannon as elvis presley and two time academy award winner kevin spacey as richard nixon, comes the. Though elvis presleys music has largely been responsible for sustaining fans burning love for the 40 years that. Kevin spacey, as nixon, is spectacularno surprise there. A movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. Madeline miller on myth, nostalgia, and how power corrupts. Youve seen the picture a million times elvis presley in jumpsuit, glitter and full swagger, standing in the oval office shaking the hand of the ultimate easy listening president, richard nixon.
This comedy is centered around the famous meeting between nixon and elvis at the whitehouse in 1970, resulting in elvis being deputized as a federal agent at. On the eve of christmas 1970 the king of rock n roll, elvis presley, makes a surprise visit to the white house hoping to get a meeting. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. The movie elvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon. The film stars kevin spacey, michael shannon, alex. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970 the film had a vhs release, but has not yet been released on dvd or bluray. President nixon and elvis presley meet at the white house, december 21, 1970. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in. When elvis met nixon, one of his goals was to take down. Many fans will fondly remember annes many articles for the iconic magazine, elvis monthly, and her books for the british elvis fan club elvis 10 years after and the elvis archives. This movies version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixons political values. Many homeless transients have been found living under freeway overpasses in san diego, but was one of them really elvis. Starring academy award nominee michael shannon as elvis presley and twotime academy award winner kevin spacey as richard nixon. Evan peters cast in elvis and nixon movie deadline.
On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and the moment they meet. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up. This isnt really a criticism at all, but an observation, and in some ways, a compliment. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon showed up. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock n roll, and president richard nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the national archives. I guess the picture they took was real but how about the rest of it. Michael shannon as elvis and kevin spacey as tricky dick elevate the piece far above what it would have been otherwise, though still not quite so high as the satireladen trailer had implied. Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elviss childlike fascination with badges and guns.
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