Do You Enjoy Elvis Presley Movies?

In the 60's, the boys, Red West, Marty Lacker and Joe Esposito went everywhere with Elvis.

Elvis was in great demand making back-to-back movies, as many as three a year. With the demanding activities of his busy life he had very little time at the end of the day for his own recreation.

So Elvis started taking uppers when his day of filming was coming to a close, Elvis and the boys would then go out for an evening of fun and games. During those demanding movie years, Elvis became dependant on pills to help him sleep, also to wake him up.

Although the movie making days were very demanding, Elvis enjoyed being part of these years, he enjoyed being on location with his friends, he loved being surrounded by all the young actresses on the set with him.

The Memphis Mafia boys loved being involved in the fame and glamour, too. They didn't think that being high was such a huge price to pay for being part of Elvis Presley's magical world.

But as time went on the pills where becoming more frequent and in stronger doses. The boys no longer looked at popping pills as being fun - it became frightening!

Vernon Presley loved his son dearly and was very concerned about Elvis' growing dependence on the drugs. Vernon hired a private detective from 1969 to 1975 to find out how his son was getting the drugs.

When Vernon confronted Elvis with the information he had received. Elvis just smiled at his daddy and told him if he didn't drop the conversation, he would be cut off his 75,000 annual income.

Vernon didn't give up, he loved his son very much and wasn't about to ignore his alarming concerns for his sons health and well being. Vernon though that the Memphis Mafia boys were a bad influence on Elvis, so he fired them-Elvis would rehired all his boy back.

Vernon always tried to stay close by his son, in case of a real emergency arising. And naturally, Vernon tried to save his son, but there seemed to be nothing he could do.

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King Creole is a 1958 Elvis Presley film and soundtrack based on the 1952 Harold Robbins novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher.

It tells the story of a young, tough musician making his way in New Orleans. It was adapted for the screen by Herbert Baker and directed by Michael Curtiz, famous for Casablanca. It was the fourth of Presley's films.

King Creole is remembered as one of Elvis Presley's best movies, and is probably the only one that was ever taken seriously by the critics. Most critics call King Creole his best film and best performance.

Because the more serious and gritty film strayed from the pretty scenery/pretty girls plotless formula that the legions of Presley fans wanted, the good reviews of the movie filled Elvis with deep satisfaction and accomplishment, which would stay with him right up until his mothers sudden death.

It was less than a smash at the box office.

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Girl Happy is a 1965 musical romantic comedy starring Elvis Presley.

In this film Elvis is the leader of a rock n' roll band who sings its hearts out to his three lovely co stars Shelly Fabares, Nita Talbot and Mary Ann Mobley.

Rusty Wells and his band are just about ready to leave Chicago for their annual spring break trip to Ft. Lauderdale.

That is, until Big Frank extends their stay at his club. Big Frank's daughter decides to go to Ft. Lauderdale with her friends for spring break, and so he gets Rusty and his band to look after her and makes sure she stays out of trouble.

While he looks after her, he has to contend with good time girl, Deena, who has no patience for guys that stand her up or keep her waiting.

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"Girl Happy - Starring Elvis Presley: King of Rock'n'Roll autobiography

"I wasn't exactly a James Bond in Movies, but then no one ever asked Sean Connery to sing a song while dodging bullets."
Elvis

"I don't admire nobody but Elvis Presley. He was the sweetest most humble and nicest man you'd ever meet."
Muhammad Ali

"Everyone in rock 'n roll including myself was touched by Elvis 'spirit,I was, and always will be a fan."
Bryan Ferry

"Well, we are definitely grown up now. If Elvis is dead we can't be kids anymore, the effect of his life time is well marked."
Paul Simon

"Money is meant to be spread around, the more happiness it helps create, the more it's worth."
Elvis

"My mother was watching the Ed Sullivan show, and Elvis came on. I went out and got a guitar right away, but I couldn't play it, I was to small, but that was the start."
Bruce Springsteen

"When you're not in love, you are not alive."
Elvis

"Before Elvis there was nothing."
John Lennon

"If I slept with every woman the weekly magazines say I have, I would have been dead a long time ago."
Elvis

"Without Elvis, none of us could have made it."
Buddy Holly

"Every time I felt low I just put on an Elvis record and I'd feel great."
Paul McCartney

"Elvis Presley is Probably the main founding father of rock music. He was an unheralded genius behind a new music that changed western civilization for all time."
Peter Noone/Hermans Hermits

"Elvis was my Idol from the beginning and even today when
I'm alone, I'll often put on the King Creole album.
He's produced the most exciting pop music sounds of all time"
Cliff Richard

"It was Scotty Moore's guitar riff when he was doing the Steve Allen Show that got me into rock music. I've been an Elvis fan since I was a kid."
Elton John

"I thought anyone who had been the centre of all that insanity for so long would have some of it rub off on him. But, after working in Change of Habit with him, I realised I'd never worked with more gentlemanly, kinder man. He's gorgeous."
Mary Tyler Moore

"Elvis is the greatest Blues singer in the world today."
Joe Cocker

"Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn't been an Elvis, there wouldn't have been the Beatles."
John Lennon

"Like every artist to emerge during the rock scene Elvis was my influence and my idol."
Marty Wilde (Rock'n Roll singer)

"I've learned very early in life...without a song, the day would never end. Without a song, a man ain't got a friend. Without a song, the road would never bend, without a song. So I'll keep on singing the song."
Elvis

Elvis Presley starred in 31 films and 2 movie release life documentaries



Elvis Presley Movies - Actor - filmography
(1960s) (1950s)

Change of Habit (1969) .... Dr. John Carpenter

The Trouble with Girls (1969) .... Walter Hale
... aka The Chautauqua
... aka The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get Into It)

Charro! (1969) .... Jess Wade

Live A Little, Love A Little (1968) .... Greg Nolan

Speedway (1968) .... Steve Grayson

Stay Away, Joe (1968) .... Joe Lightcloud

Clambake (1967) .... Scott Heyward/'Tom Wilson'

Double Trouble (1967) .... Guy Lambert

Easy Come, Easy Go (1967) .... Lt. (j.g.) Ted Jackson

Spinout (1966) .... Mike McCoy

Paradise, Hawaiian Style Starring Elvis Presley (1966) .... Rick Richards

Frankie and Johnny (1966) .... Johnny

(1965) .... Johnny Tyronne
... aka Harem Holiday

Tickle Me (1965) .... Lonnie Beale

Girl Happy (1965) .... Rusty Wells

Roustabout (1964) .... Charlie Rogers

Viva Las Vegas (1964) .... Lucky Jackson
... aka Love in Las Vegas (International: English title)

Kissin' Cousins (1964) .... Josh Morgan/Jodie Tatum

Fun in Acapulco (1963) .... Mike Windgren

It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) .... Mike Edwards

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962) .... Ross Carpenter

Kid Galahad (1962) .... Walter Gulick

Follow That Dream (1962) .... Toby Kwimper

Blue Hawaii (1961) .... Chad Gates

Wild in The Country (1961) .... Glenn Tyler

Flaming Star (1960) .... Pacer Burton

G.I. Blues (1960) .... Tulsa McLean

King Creole (1958) .... Danny Fisher

Jailhouse Rock (1957) .... Vince Everett

Loving You (1957) .... Jimmy Tompkins (Deke Rivers)

Love Me Tender (1956) .... Clint Reno