Movie·1981·1h 40m
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Directed By
Gus Trikonis
Country
United States of America
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
The Story
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. 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.
Written By
Julia Cameron
Producer
David Gerber, Charles B. Fitzsimons
Cinematography
Thomas Del Ruth
Editor
Fred A. Chulack
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
7 votes
Where to watch
Streaming availability not listed for your region yet.
// cast
Cast
Don Johnson
Elvis Presley
Stephanie Zimbalist
Linda Thompson
Ann Dusenberry
Jeannie LeMay
Rick Lenz
David Briggs
Ann Wedgeworth
Aunt Betty
Richard Herd
Sanford Thompson
Jay W. MacIntosh
Marge Thompson
Ruta Lee
Su-Su
Edward Edwards
Sam Thompson
John Crawford
Vernon Presley
Darrell Fetty
Pete Moore
Richard Winterstein
Bobby Farr
Gary Lee Davis
Ray
John Ashton
Jake
Bobbi Jordan
Pregnant Woman
Susan Mullen
Nurse
John Christy Ewing
Doctor
Tony Giorgio
Mob Figure
// crew
Crew
Gus Trikonis
Director
Julia Cameron
Writer
David Gerber
Executive Producer
Thomas Del Ruth
Director of Photography
Fred A. Chulack
Editor
Charles B. Fitzsimons
Producer
// more like this
You Might Like
Film6.6Before Night Falls
2000
Before Night Falls
2000
Film7.4Once
2007
Once
2007
Film7.5Control
2007
Control
2007
Film7.7The Chorus
2004
The Chorus
2004
Film7.6Gandhi
1982
Gandhi
1982
Film7.6Cinderella Man
2005
Cinderella Man
2005
FilmFirst Printer Ivan Fedorov
1950
First Printer Ivan Fedorov
1950
Film7.4Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful
2024
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful
2024
Film6.7Brother of Sleep
1995
Brother of Sleep
1995
Film8.0Andrei Rublev
1966
Andrei Rublev
1966
Film7.5Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
Beecham
Beecham
1990
Beecham
1990