Politics and music purists might find ELVIS MEETS NIXON to be sugar-coated and implausible, but director Allan Arkush's 1997 made-for-cable film works best when viewed strictly as a light comedy. 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. So But then Elvis pulls his gun out at an African-American-run donut shop and gets things back on track. And if the celebrity is played by a Y-List actor that looks nothing like the celebrity...lord have mercy.
Rick Peters Bob Gunton Alyson Court Denny Doherty Dick Cavett. About.
It's December 1970 and Elvis Presley (Rick Peters) is bored. Allan Arkush.
The guy playing Elvis nails his role. I have a disturbing addiction to shitty daytime movies that are "inspired by true events". They both come off as deluded, out of touch men living in their own bubbles. Synopsis Truth is funnier than fiction! Sign up and add shows to get the latest updates about your favorite shows - Download the TV Guide app for iPhone, iPad and Android! Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Based on that, the film does have a BIT of redeeming social value, but not enough to have lost my time watching it. So But then Elvis pulls his gun out at an African-American-run donut shop and gets things back on track.
Directed by Liza Johnson. Cast; Crew; Details; Genres; Cast. I have a disturbing addiction to shitty daytime movies that are "inspired by true events". That's the kind of mockumentsry this is, juxtaposing sometimes serious, sometimes tongue in cheek interviews with famous people who knew the real Elvis and a mostly comical recreation of that time Elvis met Nixon. He gets on a plane with his gun, buys donuts in a black neighbourhood of DC at night, looks for his records in a record store and, eventually and meets president Nixon. A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA.
Trailer JustWatch. Elvis Meets Nixon.
That morning Elvis delivered the letter to the White House in person, where it made it into the hands of Nixon aide (and Elvis fan) Egil ‘Bud’ Krogh. Funny movie, but don't expect a masterpiece.Confession. A meeting was set up for 12.30 that day. That's the kind of mockumentsry this is, juxtaposing sometimes serious, sometimes tongue in cheek interviews with famous people who knew the real Elvis and a mostly comical recreation of that time Elvis met Nixon. DRUNK HISTORY presents historical re-enactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. S01E03. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Generally boring.Elvis Meets Nixon is a wild, apparently true, story of Elvis out on his own in a time when his posse had sheltered him so long he was disconnected from the real world. Elvis Presley pays a personal visit to Richard Nixon at the White House to acquire a badge that will make him a federal narcotics agent. “Elvis Meets Nixon” is the Citizen Kane of camp! His hangers-on, the "Memphis Mafia," want some time off from sucking-up duty for the holidays; his... And if the "true events" involve a well-known celebrity, that just turns up the heat to 11. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. They both come off as deluded, out of touch men living in their own bubbles. It made me laugh enough, even though Bob Gunton does the worst Nixon I've ever seen.Confession. Elvis Meets Nixon is a 1997 film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Rick Peters, Bob Gunton, and Alyson Court.It is an embellished account of the true story of American singer Elvis Presley meeting President Richard Nixon on December 21, 1970. A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA"Elvis and I were very dear friends, and I can tell you this: whenever the philosophy of Kahlil Gibran couldn't calm him down, there was still one place left that he could go" - Wayne Newton in a talking head interview segment.Then a makeover montage of Elvis going through his closet and picking out a new outfit to wear, but only after he's taken a big bite of a chocolate bar retrieved from a nearby refrigerator. True stories don't always work with me, but this one is crazy enough that it feels like fantasy.Funny movie about the surreal but real meeting between Elvis and Richard Nixon. Director. He gets on a plane with his gun, buys donuts in a black neighbourhood of DC at night, looks for his records in a record store and, eventually and meets president Nixon. 1997 Directed by Allan Arkush.
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