Elvis presley, singer, movie star, now wants to work as an undercover drug enforcement agent. It all starts when elvis played by michael shannon becomes disgusted by news images of the vietnam. Along the way, the film exposes elviss humor, drug problem, and even him pulling a gun out at a doughnut shop. 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. Kevin spacey plays the president for laughs in a slight but enjoyable imagining of elviss real life meeting with nixon. What many do not know is what the singer and the president discussed. This film is a biographical examination of former u. Though elvis presleys music has largely been responsible for sustaining fans burning love for the 40 years that. Elvis presley, kevin spacey, michael shannon, richard nixon. Get ready for the astonishing true story of when elvis presley met president nixon. In a surprising, spontaneous gesture, krogh wrote, elvis put his left arm around the president and hugged him. Watch elvis meets nixon 1997 full movie free online. Nixon is seen as a child born to austere quaker parents, as a young attorney wooing his future wife, pat joan allen, and as an astute but.
Nixons aides were attracted to the idea of the meeting. While elvis is fine with that, he wants something in return. The meeting was initiated by presley, who wrote nixon a sixpage letter requesting a visit with the president and suggesting that he be made a federal agentatlarge in the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and.
In december 1970, rock n roll icon elvis presley michael shannon travels to the white house to request a meeting with president richard nixon kevin spacey. Elvis and nixon presidential briefing plot synopsis. A movie about a secret meeting between elvis, the king of rock n roll, and president nixon sounds too crazy to be real. His obsession with obtaining such a badge is the central conceit of the film and is a poor excuse for a premise around which to build an entire movie. She emerges as strongwilled and cleareyed, a truthteller who sees through nixon s masks and evasions. 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.
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. Apr 19, 2016 this movie s version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixon s political values. 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. It all starts when elvis played by michael shannon becomes disgusted by news images of. Komedie historisch film geregisseerd door liza johnson. A mockumentary about elviss reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. 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. Kevin spacey, as nixon, is spectacularno surprise there. In 1970, elvis presley showed up at the white house asking to meet president nixon. Hilarious satire set in 1970 as polar opposites president richard nixon and elvis presley meet to rebound from their isolated lives in the public eye. Strong language includes multiple uses of fk, as well as st, goddamn, and more. Jun 20, 2016 the best richard nixons in movie history. She emerges as strongwilled and cleareyed, a truthteller who sees through nixons masks and evasions. 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.
The key supporting performance in the movie, however, is by joan allen as pat nixon. Elvis meets nixon is a 1997 film directed by allan arkush and starring rick peters, bob gunton, and alyson court. 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. Its one of the odder political summits of the 20th century. 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. 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. The nonchronological narrative explores nixons personal and professional life, touching on his youth, college years, and political triumphs and failures. On december 21, 1970, elvis presley paid a visit to president richard m. With rick peters, bob gunton, alyson court, denny doherty. Their daughters, she says, know nixon only from television. This is the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the oval office forever immortalized in on a december morning in 1970, the king.
The best richard nixons in movie history film the guardian. 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. The film is based on a reallife meeting between elvis and richard nixon on december 21, 1970. Aug 15, 2017 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. The movie elvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon.
Starring academy award nominee michael shannon as elvis presley and twotime academy award winner kevin spacey as richard nixon, comes the untold true story behind this revealing, yet humorous moment in the oval. This comedy depicts the reallife 1970 meeting between rock star elvis presley michael shannon and thenpresident richard nixon kevin spacey at the white house, which led to an iconic photo of the two men shaking hands. Met michael shannon, kevin spacey en alex pettyfer. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including compadres, the huntsman. The film had a vhs release, but has not yet been released on dvd or bluray. More than anyone else in the film, she supplies the. The only details about this collision of two icons come from a few eyewitness.
Its only in the handful of moments when nixon and elvis face each other in private that we get that electric crackle of big personalities clashing. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up. It is an embellished account of the true story of american singer elvis presley meeting president richard nixon on december 21, 1970. This movie is based on a real meeting between elvis presley and richard nixon in the white house in december 1970. It had an exuberant goofy quality, bordering on doonesburystyle political satire, thats ultimately more compelling than this movies shambling. Nixon and his aides want to get the king on board in order to broaden their support, especially among young voters. Op 21 december 1970 bezocht elvis presley het witte huis, waar hij een. Apr 23, 2016 the film is based on a reallife meeting between elvis and richard nixon on december 21, 1970. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and the moment they meet. 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.
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. Michael shannon and kevin spacey as elvis and nixon in the forthcoming film. What happens next is one of historys weirder moments. 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. Characters carry guns, and guns are shown in several scenes. 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. In december 1970, elvis presley, rock god, showed up at the white house to meet president richard nixon, dorky crookinwaiting. President nixon and elvis presley meet at the white house, december 21, 1970. 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. A mockumentary about elvis s reallife trip to the white house to become a federal marshal under the dea, but meets the president instead. 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. Starring academy award nominee michael shannon as elvis presley and twotime academy award winner kevin spacey as richard nixon, comes the. Before leaving, elvis asked nixon to say hello to schilling.
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