Jailhouse Rock [Deluxe Edition]

Director: Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe

Overview

In this film, Elvis Presley plays a young buck who accidentally kills a man while protecting the honor of a woman. Thrown into prison, Presley strikes up a friendship with visionary fellow-con Mickey Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy suggests that Presley perform in the upcoming prison show, and, of course, he's a hit.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2007
UPC:	0012569797833
Original Release:	1957
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	15,933

Special Features

Commentary by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood; New featurette the Scene That stole Jailhouse Rock; Digitally remastered for improved picture quality; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 as well as original Mono; Theatrical trailer; Subtitles: Français (main feature. bonus material/trailer may not be subtitled)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley	Vince Everett
Judy Tyler	Peggy Van Alden
Mickey Shaughnessy	Hunk Houghton
Jennifer Holden	Sherry Wilson
Dean Jones	Teddy Talbot
Anne Neyland	Laury Jackson
Hugh Sanders	Warden
Vaughn Taylor	Mr. Shores
Mike Stoller	Pianist
Grandon Rhodes	Prof. August Van Alden
Katherine Warren	Mrs. Van Alden
Don Burnett	Mickey Alba
George Cisar	Jake the Bartender
Glenn Strange	Simpson, Convict
John Indrisano	Convict
Robert Bice	Bardeman, TV Studio Manager
Percy Helton	Sam Brewster
Peter Adams	Jack Lease
William Forrest	Studio Head
Dan White	Paymaster
Robin Raymond	Dotty
John Day	Ken
S. John Launer	Judge
Dick Rich	Guard
Elizabeth Slifer	Cleaning Woman
Gloria Pall	Stripteaser
Fred Coby	Bartender
Frank Kreig	Drunk
William Tannen	Record Distributor
Wilson Wood	Record Engineer
Tom McKee	TV Director
Donald Kerr	Photographer
Carl Milletaire	Drummond
Francis DeSales	Surgeon
Harry Hines	Hotel Clerk
Dorothy Abbott	Woman in Cafe
Walter Johnson	Shorty
Roy Bennett	Composer
Jerry Leiber	Composer
Aaron Schröder	Composer

Technical Credits

Guy Trosper

Richard Trosper

Guy Troper

Richard Thorpe	Director
Guy Trosper	Screenwriter
Pandro S. Berman	Producer
A. Arnold Gillespie	Special Effects
Wesley C. Miller	Sound Effects
Richard Trosper	Screenwriter
Guy Troper	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

If Jailhouse Rock isn't Elvis Presley's best movie, it's close enough to the top of the heap to be essential viewing for anyone interested in The King's legacy, and it's one of his few vehicles which really caught his raw, sexy energy and sneering charisma on film. Playing an ex-con rock & roll singer, Elvis' role isn't much of a stretch here, but it also allows him to let his natural charm shine through, and the film's cynical portrait of the inner working of the music business certainly seems to agree with him. Elvis didn't get many chances to play a character with a dark side or a bad attitude (especially after his hitch in the Army), and Jailhouse Rock finds him reveling in Vince Everett's cocky swagger and seen-it-all cool. Richard Thorpe's direction isn't especially inspired, but he keeps the story moving along well enough, and the production number for the title song is one of the few times Presley's live-wire magnetism made its way through the studio's choreography. Jailhouse Rock plays like a good, tough B-movie with some rockin' musical numbers thrown in, and it certainly serves Elvis and his talent far better than the glossier but empty-headed movies that dominated his post-Army career. Keep your ears peeled for the priceless moment where Elvis shares his opinions on modern jazz!