King Creole,
Is possibly my favourite of all the Elvis movies, it really shows Elvis at his best, a young raw talent. maybe not the best actor the world has ever known, but a breath glimse at a talent that had the world all shook up.
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young Elvis Presley had weightier ambitions as an actor. The 1958King Creole, his fourth feature outing, hints at the underlying seriousness of his goals.Presley play...
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satellite. The novel Lolita stirs up controversy. And Elvis Presley gives Bourbon Street a new beat in King Creol. He plays a troubled youth whose singing sets the French...
Before his handlers persuaded him to settle for the safety of a screen franchise, the ... more
young Elvis Presley had weightier ambitions as an actor. The 1958King Creole, his fourth feature outing, hints at the underlying seriousness of his goals.Presley play...
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GI Blues:The year was 1960. A payola scandal shocks the music world. Movie fans are ... more
introduced to glorious Smell-O-Vision. The 50-star flag is adopted. And G.I. Blues, Elvis adopts an on-screen persona he knows well in real-life - a singin' G.I. in West Germany. Eager to open a stateside nightclub after his hitch in khakis, he takes part in a wager to raise the dough he needs. The bet: he can melt the iceberg heart of a willowy dancer (Juliet Prowse). But all bets may be off when real love intervenes...King Creole:The year was 1958. Everybody's datin' at the drive-in. America launches its first satellite. The novel Lolita stirs up controversy. And Elvis Presley gives Bourbon Street a new beat in King Creole. He plays a troubled youth whose singing sets the French Quarter rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it looks like Elvis will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster (Walter Matthau) and his man-trap moll (Carolyn Jones) snare him in a life of crime?Blue Hawaii:The year was 1961. Fallout shelters dot suburban backyards. Ken joins Barbie. Roger Maris slugs 61 home runs. And Elvis Presley is in paradise, playing an ex-G.I. who comes home to Blue Hawaii. His mother (Angela Lansbury) expects him to climb the corporate ladder. But Elvis would rather wear an aloha shirt than a white collar, so he goes to work as a tour guide. Lucky Elvis: his first customers are a car-full of cuties. Elvis, lovely scenery, lovelier girls and rock-a-hula songs - now that's paradise!
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King Creole,
Is possibly my favourite of all the Elvis movies, it really shows Elvis at his best, a young raw talent. maybe not the best actor the world has ever known, but a breath glimse at a talent that had the world all shook up.
The film was made before Elvis put to much faith in the scandolous colonel Tom Parker.
Quite a dark dramatic movie for Elvis compared to the more cheesy romantic beach slush that ... ...this movie, Elvis plays a young rebel character Danny Fisher, a struggling singer who has a knack for ending up on the wrong side of the law and a nasty habit for brawling.
coming to terms with the death of his mother, Danny vows not to get into any more trouble and manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French Quarter of New Orleans for local mobster Maxie Fields played by (Walter Matthau), who soon demands that Danny performs ... more
King Creole, Is possibly my favourite of all the Elvis movies, it really shows Elvis at his best, a young raw talent. maybe not the best actor the world has ever known, but a breath glimse at a talent that had the world all shook up.
The film was made before Elvis put to much faith in the scandolous colonel Tom Parker.
Quite a dark dramatic movie for Elvis compared to the more cheesy romantic beach slush that was churned out at later dates.
In this movie, Elvis plays a young rebel character Danny Fisher, a struggling singer who has a knack for ending up on the wrong side of the law and a nasty habit for brawling. coming to terms with the death of his mother, Danny vows not to get into any more trouble and manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French Quarter of New Orleans for local mobster Maxie Fields played by (Walter Matthau), who soon demands that Danny performs exclusively for him. But Danny starts to take a shine to Fields bit of fluff (Carolyn Jones) and her advances, hence putting his own relationship with the girl he truly loves Nellie (Dolores Hart),at risk, and his own neck on the line by upsetting and chancing his arm against the Mobster.
plenty of action and bar room brawls, as well as some of Elvis's better songs "Trouble" and "King Creole" . A true Elvis rock & roll film and a real must for any fan.
The Dvd was released in 2002 and is readily available from all good outlets, and can be picked up quite easily at a bargain price at online auction sites, so shop around.
Advantages: Great Film, Romance, Soundtrack and Performances Disadvantages: Predictable Plot
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The song 'Frankfurt Special' never caught on, but I felt was the best song in the film. It was recorded in 1960 with the Jordanairs as back-up for use in the movie and the album. The rock beat is very up-tempo with excellent finger-picking guitar work and drum backing ...
J4M1721 07.06.2004 (08.06.2004)
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Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Hearing Impaired Language
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Special Features
Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio
1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Mono
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English<br>Dolby Digital Mono English French German Italian Spanish
DVD Description
Considered by many to be the best Elvis movie, KING CREOLE stars the young Mr. Presley as Danny Fisher, a singer with a knack for getting into trouble. After the cops nab him for stealing, Danny vows never to violate the law again. He manages to land a gig singing at a hip nightclub in the French Quarter of New Orleans. However, mobster Maxie Fields (Walter Matthau), soon demands that Danny perform exclusively for him. And to make matters worse, Danny gets involved with Maxie's squeeze (Carolyn Jones) and risks losing his own true love, Nellie (Dolores Hart), as well as his own neck.
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