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. After visiting graceland, a freedom of information act request is made for us government files on elvis presley. 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. During a time when politics and popular culture seldom met, the movie opens with elvis presley played by michael shannon in his graceland mansion in. On the morning of december 21st 1970 the worlds biggest star, elvis presley michael shannon arrived on the white house lawn to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president richard nixon kevin spacey. It had an exuberant goofy quality, bordering on doonesburystyle political satire, thats ultimately more compelling than. In high school, schmidt was a dork and jenko was the popular jock.
The wild story behind the famous photo of elvis and nixon. Its the true story of december 19, 1970 when elvis left graceland, on his own, boarded a commercial airline, and traveled to washington d. Without commercial breaks, the full movie nixon has a duration of 192 minutes. Characters carry guns, and guns are shown in several scenes. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock n. 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. This is the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the oval office forever immortalized in on a december. The untold story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president nixon. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. Two wellknown figures from the 20th century, president richard nixon and king of rock and roll elvis presley, standing side by side in the oval office. Over een vreemde ontmoeting gesproken, elvis presley, the king of rock, en president richard tricky dick nixon. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with th.
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. A mockumentary about elvis s reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. The film had a vhs release, but has not yet been released on dvd or bluray. Showing up unannounced at the northwest gate of the white house with his buddy jerry schilling alex pettyfer, presley persuades awestruck guards to hand deliver a letter to nixon requesting a. President nixon and elvis presley meet at the white house, december 21, 1970. 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. It stars michael shannon and kevin spacey, with colin hanks, evan peters, and alex pettyfer also slated to star. With celeste yarnall, jon burrows, joel gilbert, annmargret. Kevin spacey plays the president for laughs in a slight but enjoyable imagining of elviss real life. Apr 22, 2016 a movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. Elvis and nixon presidential briefing plot synopsis.
Kevin spacey, as nixon, is spectacularno surprise there. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon. Along the way, the film exposes elviss humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. Incredibly, documents arrived from the fbi revealing an address for federal agent jon. Nixon and his aides want to get the king on board in order to broaden their support, especially among young voters. 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. Though elvis presleys music has largely been responsible for. By the time kevin spacey scuttles in as nixon, all hunched shoulders and crablike motion, you have spent too much time watching the filmmakers pad the movie, including via elviss dull friend. Apr 22, 2016 the movie elvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon. What many do not know is what the singer and the president discussed. The film also stars alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville, colin hanks, and evan peters. Along the way, the film exposes elvis s humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. Jun 20, 2016 at dawn, a few days before christmas in 1970, elvis presley arrived at the northwest gate of the white house with a letter to president nixon in his hand. Elvis gets out of dodge after some expensive indulgences.
In 1988, years after nixon resigned and elvis died of a drug overdose, a chicago newspaper reported that the national archives was selling photos of the meeting, and within a. Incredibly, documents arrived from the fbi revealing an address for federal agent jon burrows, elvis 1970s alias, in. Showing up unannounced at the northwest gate of the white house with his buddy jerry schilling alex pettyfer, presley persuades awestruck guards to hand deliver a. At dawn, a few days before christmas in 1970, elvis presley arrived at the northwest gate of the white house with a letter to president nixon in his hand. With michael shannon, kevin spacey, alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville. This story was told with more flair in the 1997 showtime tv movie elvis meets nixon, directed by allan arkush of rock n roll high school fame, and its probably to the filmmakers benefit that arkushs movie is so difficult to see these days.
In this mockumentary spoof of elvis theories, elvis has been found alive. The movie elvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon. While elvis is fine with that, he wants something in return. The movie is based on a true story thats better documented than is suggested here. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including compadres, the huntsman. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and the moment they meet. A movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. Kevin spacey plays the president for laughs in a slight but enjoyable imagining of elviss real life meeting with nixon. In 1988, years after nixon resigned and elvis died of a drug overdose, a chicago newspaper reported that the national archives was selling photos of the meeting, and within a week, some 8,000. In 1970, a few days before christmas, elvis presley showed up on the white house lawn seeking to be deputized into the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs by the president himself. Apr 19, 2016 the actual meeting of elvis and nixon takes up a very small part of the movie s running time. A mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. United states april 22, 2016 limited canada april 22, 2016. Michael shannon, kevin spacey, alex pettyfer, colin hanks 86 min.
On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon kevin spacey. The bulk of the story follows elvis michael shannon as he tries to get into the white house unannounced and nixon kevin spacey as he waves off advisers who try to convince him that meeting with the king of rock n roll would help him with the. With rick peters, bob gunton, alyson court, denny doherty. Elvis presley, singer, movie star, now wants to work as an undercover drug enforcement agent. However, as iconic as the elvis and nixon photo is, the story is even more so. Apr 22, 2016 by the time kevin spacey scuttles in as nixon, all hunched shoulders and crablike motion, you have spent too much time watching the filmmakers pad the movie, including via elviss dull friend. Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elvis s childlike fascination with badges and guns. In 1970, elvis presley michael shannon flies to washington d. Starring kevin spacey as nixon and michael shannon as elvis, the altpop singer lands her first major role in the 1970s flick published.
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