Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 168 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
The story
This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
- rock 'n' roll
- rock star
- biography
- singing
- superstar
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Pat Hingle — Colonel Tom Parker
- Season Hubley — Priscilla Presley
- Melody Anderson — Bonnie
- Ed Begley Jr. — D.J. Fontana
- James Canning — Scotty Moore
- Charles Cyphers — Sam Phillips
- Peter Hobbs — Jim Denny
- Les Lannom — Sonny West
- Elliott Street — Bill Black
- Will Jordan — Ed Sullivan
- Joe Mantegna — Joe Esposito
- Directed
- John Carpenter
- Written
- Anthony Lawrence
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 141 ratings
- Studio
- Dick Clark Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
