This Is Elvis [Special Edition]

Director: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt Malcolm Leo

Overview

This Is Elvis wants to have it both ways. At times, the film is a warm, loving tribute to The King. At other times, it merely exploits a dead man's reputation for the purposes of a fast buck. The documentary footage of Elvis in concert, overfamiliar though it may be, is excellent and well-selected. The dramatized portions of the film, featuring a quartet of Presley imitators portraying Elvis at different junctures of his life, range from passable to mediocre. For the record, and not in the order in which they appear, Paul Boensch III is Elvis at 10, David Scott is Elvis at 18, Dana MacKay is Elvis at 35 and an appropriately corpulent Johnny Harra is Elvis at 42. In addition, a fifth actor, Ral Donner, is heard as Elvis, narrating the whole affair.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/11/2018
UPC:	0888574775049
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00
Sales rank:	3,277

Special Features

Disc 1 - Theatrical Version; Vintage Featurette Behind the Gates of Graceland; Elvis Presley Movie Trailer Gallery; Disc 2: 1983 Unrated Expanded Video Version with 40 minutes of Footage not shown in theaters

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

David Scott	Elvis (age 18),Elvis, Age 18
Paul Boensch III	Elvis (age 10)
Johnny Harra	Elvis (age 42)
Lawrence Koller	Vernon Presley
Rhonda Lyn	Priscilla Presley
Debbie Edge	Gladys Presley
Larry Raspberry	Dewey Phillips
Furry Lewis	Bluesman
Liz Robinson	Minnie Mae Presley
Dana MacKay	Elvis (age 35)
Knox Phillips	Sam Phillips,Bill Black
Cheryl Needham	Linda Thompson
Andrea Cyrill	Ginger Alden
Emory Smith	Scotty Moore
Ral Donner	Elvis
Joe Esposito	Himself
Linda Thompson	Herself
Lisha Sweetnam	Priscilla
Virginia Kiser	Gladys
Michael Tomack	Vernon Presley
Paul Boensh III	Elvis, Age 10
David Milton	Actor
Walter Scharf	Composer

Technical Credits

Malcolm Leo

Andrew Solt

Malcolm Leo	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Andrew Solt	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
David L. Wolper	Executive Producer,Producer