Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Genre	Drama; Musical
Written by	Julia Cameron
Directed by	Gus Trikonis
Starring	Don Johnson; Stephanie Zimbalist; Ann Dusenberry; Rick Lenz
Music by	Allyn Ferguson
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Gerber
Producer(s)	Charles B. Fitzsimmons; Jack N. Reddish (associate producer)
Production location(s)	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Thomas Del Ruth
Editor(s)	Fred A. Chulack
Running time	100 minutes
Production company(s)	David Gerber Productions; Columbia Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	March 1, 1981[1];

Elvis and the Beauty Queen is a 1981 American made-for-television drama musical film starring Don Johnson and Stephanie Zimbalist.[1] It aired on NBC on March 1, 1981 at 9pm.[1]

Plot

Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about Elvis's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for four of the last five years of his life.[1] The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.[2]

Cast

Stephanie Zimbalist as Linda Thompson
Don Johnson as Elvis Presley
Ann Dusenberry as Jeannie
Rick Lenz as David Briggs
Ann Wedgeworth as Aunt Betty
Jay W. MacIntosh as Mrs. Thompson
Ruta Lee as Su-Su
Edward Edwards as Sam Thompson
John Crawford as Vernon Presley
Darrell Fetty as Pete Moore
Richard Winterstein as Bobby Farr
Gary Lee Davis as Ray
John Ashton as Jake
Bobbi Jordan as Pregnant Woman

Production

Seven songs were recorded for the soundtrack in Nashville, Tennessee, with country singer Ronnie McDowell providing the vocals.[1] The band that backed Ronnie McDowell was The Glass Hammer, a Nashville-based band. The Glass Hammer consisted of Joe Meador: Guitar, Don Lee: Lead Guitar, Bill Conn: Keyboards and Horns, Larry Leath: Bass, and Rick Judkins: Drums.

Reception

People Magazine said, "Don Johnson is praiseworthy as the King, but did Elvis really lounge around in tight leather pants and metal-studded capes?"[3]

The Chicago Tribune, reviewing the movie after Johnson became famous for Miami Vice, said, "Every time Don Johnson delivers a line you find yourself rolling onto the floor as you howl with laughter."[4]

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References

Worth, Fred (1992). Elvis: His Life from A to Z. Outlet. pp. 309–310. ISBN 978-0-517-06634-8.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082321/
People Staff (2 March 1981). "Picks and Pans Review: Elvis and the Beauty Queen". People Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
Greene, Bob (18 Jan 1988). "GEE, ELVIS, YOU SOUND LIKE SONNY". The Chicago Tribune.

External links

Elvis and the Beauty Queen on IMDb

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[AZ-1] Worth, Fred (1992). Elvis: His Life from A to Z. Outlet. pp. 309–310. ISBN 978-0-517-06634-8.

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[3] People Staff (2 March 1981). "Picks and Pans Review: Elvis and the Beauty Queen". People Magazine. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[4] Greene, Bob (18 Jan 1988). "GEE, ELVIS, YOU SOUND LIKE SONNY". The Chicago Tribune.