hey everyone, does anyone know where i can watch a clip of kurt as elvis? because i heard some sounds and its incredible how much he sounds like the king!!! if anyone could tell me where i could maybe find the 1979 film "elvis" that would be great !!
ADRIANNA
You'd probably have to go to ebay and get a bootleg of the film because its not available commercially. The voice,singing wasn't Kurt Russell though it was Ronnie McDowell singing Kurt just lip synched it. McDowell has done a lot of Elvis sounding tunes over the years he has a lot of CDs out.
Here you go...It's Kurt Russell lip synching Such A Night from 3000 Miles To Graceland...Enjoy!
franny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSTZ8oNgG5c
I think Kurt Rusell 79? Elvis is for sure the Best and probably the only lets say decent personification of The King ever, that movie is a must have for any Elvis fan for sure. I have and old VHS copy, I still enojy watch it now days, Is a good movie anyway you look at it, not at all the ELvis and Me bull shit or the other ELvis and Linda THompson movie crap, dont remember the name of it.
About ELvis sounding guys, have you seen Fear and Load in Las Vegas with JOhnny Deep? I think he could have done a decent Elvis when he was younger.
adrianna
We recorded the movie when it was aired originally. Do you want to get with me about a copy of it? Send me a personal message if you like.
I didn't think the movie was too bad as far as Kurt Russell playing Elvis. I think he did a fairly decent job.
..........................Gayle...........................
"When songs made us start to wiggle our hips.
It came from a combination of R & B and Soul.
It was the beginning of a new music.
They called it "Rock 'n Roll." ..................by me
kurt did a find job but I did not like the Priscilla character S. Humbley.
She was nothing like her.
S. Hubley who played Priscilla and Kurt Russell ended up marrying after meeting on this picture, didn't they? I know they got together in someway.
..........................Gayle...........................
"When songs made us start to wiggle our hips.
It came from a combination of R & B and Soul.
It was the beginning of a new music.
They called it "Rock 'n Roll." ..................by me
Originally Posted by Leroy
Thanks for the info Leroy!
Guess what?I totally agree...I didn't like it so much and I was quite disappointed.
I like Kurt Russell but he wasn't so good playing Elvis
This is just my opinion...I've seen the movie just once and, to be honest, I wouldn't like to see it again.
Kurt did his best too...but if I have to choose I prefer the CBS miniseries, with all its defects and not a great Meyers but with many others good actors.
And the last performance in "Elvis: The Movie" was terrible too...and yes, with a very strange '69 jumpsuit!
Why do they always end these movies in a horrible way?
The truth is that you can be a great actor but when you're called to be Elvis....well....good luck!
I agree!
I liked that actor but I could only see him in "Great Balls Of Fire"...I can't watch the tvseries here in Italy.
I'd be curious to watch something more about him because in "Great Balls Of Fire" he didn't really "act"...just a short appearence.
That would be very cool for me too. I have been looking for a copy of it long ago because saw Michael St Gerard "doing the part of Elvis" in Great Balls of Fire and i thought he looked great doing it and i?m very curious of how he acted in Elvis 1990 mini series. It would be very nice of you if you post some bits of that here as you say in your post .
Thank you.
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Thanks a lot in advance Leroy!
I'll be really happy to see him...I liked this actor a lot..he only miss blue eyes to be close to Elvis....but nobody will be the original, of course!
Leroy, I never knew that about the jumpsuit Kurt Russell wore at the end of the movie. I'm going back and watch it and check out that jumpsuit again.
Yeah, he had a hit song right after Elvis died entitled something like "The King is Gone" and sounded a lot like Elvis and that got his career in gear sort of. I think he's done some songs for some other Elvis singing parts.JDD wrote - ...Ronnie McDowell singing Kurt just lip synched it...
So true, So true.ForeverTheKing wrote - The truth is that you can be a great actor but when you're called to be Elvis....well....good luck!
..........................Gayle...........................
"When songs made us start to wiggle our hips.
It came from a combination of R & B and Soul.
It was the beginning of a new music.
They called it "Rock 'n Roll." ..................by me
My opinion folks ............. Kurt Russell's portrayal of Elvis in 1978 remains the benchmark by which any other attempts continue to be measured.
Regardless of it's chronological 'artistic licence', at times, particularly as the late 60's / 70's style Elvis, he convinces as much as anyone could possibly hope to. He has a commanding screen prescence in his own right, which of course is a must to even begin any successful portrayal of Elvis Presley.
No one has come as close since (though the Good Rockin' Tonight' TV show with St. Gerrard does have some merit). The short segments of the recent CBS mini series found on such places as You Tube have done more than enough to convince me not to even give that particular production the time of day.
Elvis The Movie worked as a one off production, but the only way to tell the Elvis story now must surely be through footage and audio of Elvis, the man himself.
All other attempts to cast someone in the role of the king since Kurt Russell's performance (with the posible exception of the TV series already mentioned - St. Gerrard's 'Good Rocking Tonight') have been monumental acts in futility.
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'What, honey ? ..... one scarf for the balcony ?! ........... OK ........... gimme a baseball ! ............ there's no way unless you put a rock in it'.
(Las Vegas - 7th December 1975)
spinout-designs
Thanks for the pictures. I thought in this scene when he shot out the television set his profile resembled Elvis' as good as anyone who's played him.
..........................Gayle...........................
"When songs made us start to wiggle our hips.
It came from a combination of R & B and Soul.
It was the beginning of a new music.
They called it "Rock 'n Roll." ..................by me
Kurt Russell was one of the few people who did a fair job on playing Elvis. If i taken one look at the guy who played him recently in the serie `Elvis`i`m already gonna be sick to the stomac
Forgetting that it where those Elvis fans who put him on the map as an actor.
ELVIS IS KING AND YOU REMEMBER THAT !
ad schijvenKurt Russell was one of the few people who did a fair job on playing Elvis. If i taken one look at the guy who played him recently in the serie `Elvis`i`m already gonna be sick to the stomac
Forgetting that it where those Elvis fans who put him on the map as an actor.
How long ago was it that you met up with Kurt Russell?
Would you mind telling us a little more about meeting him and how he treated the Elvis fans?
Thanks
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..........................Gayle...........................
"When songs made us start to wiggle our hips.
It came from a combination of R & B and Soul.
It was the beginning of a new music.
They called it "Rock 'n Roll." ..................by me
I`m quite surprised at that becuase I always got the impression he was a really good guy and very approachable with people
he always talks well of elvis as well
I like Kurt Russell and I think he's entitled to an "off" day, as far as engaging with "the general public" goes. You don't know what kind of day he was having, or how many times, perhaps, he'd already been stopped that day, by people who recognized him and wanted an autograph or something. Also, he was a well established B-actor and Disney actor since his childhood days. In the US he certainly did NOT need a movie about Elvis to "put him on the map" as an actor.Kurt Russell was one of the few people who did a fair job on playing Elvis. If i taken one look at the guy who played him recently in the serie `Elvis`i`m already gonna be sick to the stomac
Forgetting that it where those Elvis fans who put him on the map as an actor.
I'm an Elvis fan, but saying such things about Kurt just seem to be a tad unfounded.
I met him around 1991 or 1992 when he was walking around with his wife and children on the beach. Ik was a nice day and he said he didn`t want to be bothered. At that moment it was a great dissapointment, because we came all the way from The Netherlands and would probably never met him again. But we respected his wishes and let him enjoy the day with his wife and kids. I respect Kurt, but the way he reacted was a disgrace. But Cherokee is right; maybe he had been bothered often that day.
ELVIS IS KING AND YOU REMEMBER THAT !
Here's a clip of Michael St. Gerard as Elvis lip synching Baby Let's Play House...
franny
michael st.gerarld - baby let's play house - tnt.wmv
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