Wouldn't this be funny and ironic?

[Brian]

I heard that producer Jerry Weintraub has been trying to make a movie about his mentor Colonel Tom Parker for several years now

Mr. Weintraub is a big time hollywood producer who has produced such big screen hit movies as Oh! God, Karate Kid, Nashville, Ocean's Eleven etc.

For years fans have wanted a big screen biopic about Elvis life and career on par with the Ray Charles movie that came out a few years ago but have only gotten t.v. movies and usually low budget badly made ones at that.

A couple years ago Elvis stepbrother made a very low budget and poor film about Elvis and since Lamar Fike is teaming up with him to make another film you can almost bet that movie will be low budget as well.

My question to the Elvis fans on this board is

Don't you all think that it would be ironic and funny if Elvis manager got a movie made about his life by a respected hollywood producer and by a major studio when Elvis never got one and continues to be stuck in t.v. movie hell?

[utmom2008]

Don't you all think that it would be ironic and funny if Elvis manager got a movie made about his life by a respected hollywood producer and by a major studio when Elvis never got one and continues to be stuck in t.v. movie hell?

I don't give it alot of thought one way or the other because I don't ever see this happening. If you think there are young people out there who aren't familiar with Elvis, just ask them about Colonel Tom Parker. I can picture it now......all women would rather go see a movie about Col. Parker than see the latest Brad Pitt movie, and all the teenagers would rather see a Col. Parker story than see the new Adam Sandler movie.

[J.P]

I heard that producer Jerry Weintraub has been trying to make a movie about his mentor Colonel Tom Parker for several years now

Mr. Weintraub is a big time hollywood producer who has produced such big screen hit movies as Oh! God, Karate Kid, Nashville, Ocean's Eleven etc.

For years fans have wanted a big screen biopic about Elvis life and career on par with the Ray Charles movie that came out a few years ago but have only gotten t.v. movies and usually low budget badly made ones at that.

A couple years ago Elvis stepbrother made a very low budget and poor film about Elvis and since Lamar Fike is teaming up with him to make another film you can almost bet that movie will be low budget as well.

My question to the Elvis fans on this board is

Don't you all think that it would be ironic and funny if Elvis manager got a movie made about his life by a respected hollywood producer and by a major studio when Elvis never got one and continues to be stuck in t.v. movie hell?

well i dunno really. i mean it'd be about the Colonel's life. plus i'm sure it'd be found as an interesting movie among the fans to. i'd sure like to see that happen i'd like to watch it to just in the name of curiosity doesn't it tickle yer mind to? sure does mine

[Brian]

I don't give it alot of thought one way or the other because I don't ever see this happening. If you think there are young people out there who aren't familiar with Elvis, just ask them about Colonel Tom Parker. I can picture it now......all women would rather go see a movie about Col. Parker than see the latest Brad Pitt movie, and all the teenagers would rather see a Col. Parker story than see the new Adam Sandler movie.

I think you misunderstood what I was saying about people not knowing Elvis

I wasn't talking about people in general I was talking about some people that I knew who had no clue who he was before he died

every person on the planet knows who Elvis is now and most of them know who Parker is through his association with Elvis.

It wouldn't surprise me if Weintraub did get a movie made about Parker
I wasn't talking about a big budget movie just a movie with a decent one

George Clooney made a movie about Chuck Barris and a movie was made about Andy Kaufman and Ed Harris played in the movie Pollock
and their are movies made about a lot people that are less well known than Parker.

The movie wouldn't have to big a blockbuster to be a success

A movie about Parker wouldn't be marketed toward teenagers anyway.

just like a movie about Elvis wouldn't be.

[elvispresleytheking]

Ironic, yes, but the Colonel would like that, if he got a 65% cut. I was thinking today it's a good thing he never became a realtor!

[Brian]

I think the majority of Elvis fans would be angered if Colonel Parker got a big screen movie made about him.

I know a lot of fans are angered and disappointed that Elvis never got a big screen movie about his life but when you think about it some people get one and others don't.

James Dean and Marilyn Monroe have had miniseries and t.v. movies made about them just like Elvis.

Buddy Holly got a big screen movie made about him but Bill Hailey never has
while Little Richard, Ricky Nelson, Jimi Hendrix and the Temptations got vh1 t.v. movies made about their life.

I think if done right a movie made about the Colonel life could be good

[KPM]

I think the majority of Elvis fans would be angered if Colonel Parker got a big screen movie made about him.I know a lot of fans are angered and disappointed that Elvis never got a big screen movie about his life but when you think about it some people get one and others don't.

James Dean and Marilyn Monroe have had miniseries and t.v. movies made about them just like Elvis.

Buddy Holly got a big screen movie made about him but Bill Hailey never has
while Little Richard, Ricky Nelson, Jimi Hendrix and the Temptations got vh1 t.v. movies made about their life.

I think if done right a movie made about the Colonel life could be good

I wouldn't be angered, if it happens it happens.
I think the reason Producers do not want to spend multi-millions on Hollywood biopics about people like Elvis, James Dean, Monroe, John Wayne etc.....is obvious (at least to me) IMO They are such larger than life characters-one of a kind- that it just does not make sense to attempt to duplicate them with someone who is not larger than life.
Producers realise the scrutiny the films on people like this would be and they want to make money.
If the actor chosen does not pull it off-the movie fails. Producers probably see this as a bigger risk than other films which do not have the "larger than life" hill to climb.

[utmom2008]

I think the majority of Elvis fans would be angered if Colonel Parker got a big screen movie made about him.

I think the majority of fans couldn't care less if a movie is made about Colonel Parker.

[midnight]

I think the majority of fans couldn't care less if a movie is made about Colonel Parker.

True, true,true! I couldn`t care less!

[Diane]

I can take it or leave it. If they do make this movie you know you'll be lucky if HALF of it is true.

Diane

[Brian]

I think the majority of fans couldn't care less if a movie is made about Colonel Parker.

you know I think you'd be surprised

some of my internet Elvis friends flat out hate this idea of Weintraub's

I've never seen a man as maligned as Colonel Parker is by Elvis fans

[KPM]

[QUOTE=Brian;281225]you know I think you'd be surprised

some of my internet Elvis friends flat out hate this idea of Weintraub's

I've never seen a man as maligned as Colonel Parker is by Elvis fans[/
QUOTE]
I would not say maligned-I would say looked at realistically- at least from my point of view. When he deserves credit-as in his management for the 50s I give it.
When others have had dealings with him during Elvis's career (good or bad) its fair to hear those opinions and weigh them against the backdrop of Elvis's career.
When there are questions about his motives, reasoning, and character faults- I do not mind raising them. Elvis gets the same treatment here-his motives reasoning and character faults are explored often. Elvis's faults and shortcomings have had endless press and books. Parker has been lucky-only a few books with the real focus and research into him. But the ones which have been written give plenty to wonder about in his dealings.
Not long ago I made the post that IMO the COl loved Elvis in his way-but also that that love did not necessarily mean the COl. always did what was in Elvis's best interests. I think thats a fair statement.

[Wendy56]

I read this: "I heard that producer Jerry Weintraub has been trying to make a movie about his mentor Colonel Tom Parker for several years now"... and couldn't finish my reading.
Movie about Parker.....

[Brian]

[quote=KPM;281303]

you know I think you'd be surprised

some of my internet Elvis friends flat out hate this idea of Weintraub's

I've never seen a man as maligned as Colonel Parker is by Elvis fans[/
QUOTE]
I would not say maligned-I would say looked at realistically- at least from my point of view. When he deserves credit-as in his management for the 50s I give it.
When others have had dealings with him during Elvis's career (good or bad) its fair to hear those opinions and weigh them against the backdrop of Elvis's career.
When there are questions about his motives, reasoning, and character faults- I do not mind raising them. Elvis gets the same treatment here-his motives reasoning and character faults are explored often. Elvis's faults and shortcomings have had endless press and books. Parker has been lucky-only a few books with the real focus and research into him. But the ones which have been written give plenty to wonder about in his dealings.
Not long ago I made the post that IMO the COl loved Elvis in his way-but also that that love did not necessarily mean the COl. always did what was in Elvis's best interests. I think thats a fair statement.

It is I suppose

still such hatred for Parker by many fans

[Brian]

I read this: "I heard that producer Jerry Weintraub has been trying to make a movie about his mentor Colonel Tom Parker for several years now"... and couldn't finish my reading.
Movie about Parker.....

Jerry Weintraub does consider Parker his mentor

says Parker taught him a lot about the business

Weintraub wasn't a bad manager at all.

[Lainey]

I would not say maligned-I would say looked at realistically- at least from my point of view. When he deserves credit-as in his management for the 50s I give it.
When others have had dealings with him during Elvis's career (good or bad) its fair to hear those opinions and weigh them against the backdrop of Elvis's career.
When there are questions about his motives, reasoning, and character faults- I do not mind raising them. Elvis gets the same treatment here-his motives reasoning and character faults are explored often. Elvis's faults and shortcomings have had endless press and books. Parker has been lucky-only a few books with the real focus and research into him. But the ones which have been written give plenty to wonder about in his dealings.
Not long ago I made the post that IMO the COl loved Elvis in his way-but also that that love did not necessarily mean the COl. always did what was in Elvis's best interests. I think thats a fair statement.

Great post. Time passing gives us the wonderful thing known as hindsight. Looking back over Elvis' career, Parker outserved his purpose (IMHO) when Elvis was discharged from the Army.

[KPM]

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contri...1800024697/bio Interesting bit:

One fateful night during this time, Weintraub woke up from a vivid dream where he saw his name on a marquee, promoting Elvis Presley – by then, a larger-than-life artist all but shrouded under the highly protective eye of his infamous manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Convinced that the dream was his fate, Weintraub started calling Parker on a daily basis, insisting he wanted to promote Presley on a tour across the U.S.A. – even though Parker did not have the faintest idea who he was, shooting him down every time. Finally, his persistence paid off, and Parker agreed – but it was barely half the battle. Parker called Weintraub’s bluff, insisting that he show up in Las Vegas the very next day with $1 million dollars in cash. Despite owing the bank $65,000, Weintraub readily agreed, convinced that he again had nothing to lose. Calling in every favor he could well into the middle of the night, he finally was promised by a friend of a friend that he could get him the money wired to a bank account in Las Vegas the next day. Weintraub caught the first flight out he could, picked up the money, and met up with the legendary Parker, who went on to introduce Weintraub to Presley. In an instant, Weintraub’s life was transformed – Presley agreed to the tour and the fledgling producer became a millionaire virtually overnight. With Presley’s hugely popular tour under his belt, Weintraub began promoting concerts for such superstars as Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, and the Beach Boys.

[Miss Clawdy]

A movie about Parker would also be a movie about Elvis, and if Weintraub considers Parker his mentor...I don't think there would be much truth in it, or let's say much objectivity.

[KPM]

A movie about Parker would also be a movie about Elvis, and if Weintraub considers Parker his mentor...I don't think there would be much truth in it, or let's say much objectivity.

Heres a comment Weintraub made about Elvis-which seems to show he has a great deal of respect and affection for him.


"This is the first time I've talked about Elvis at all."

"But I could only tell you that in my dealings with him, he was bright, articulate, brilliant musician, and a nice man and one of the things that attracted me so much was his camaraderie and his loyalty with his friends."

[Miss Clawdy]

In the first place I meant Weintraub would not be objective towards Parker. I just would not want to see Parker portrayed as the great manager who'd make people think Elvis would've been nothing without Parker.
The comment about Elvis is great, maybe there's hope that Weintraub has a good knowledge of human nature and that he's honest and not only out for money.