Angela Goathals, Angela Goethals, Charlie Schlatter

From director Chris Columbus (Harry Potter) comes an eccentric, off-kilter and utterly fictitious story about the rock-and-roll legend known as The King. When 17-year-old Johnny (Charlie Schlatter) su...( read more  read more... )cceeds in kidnapping Elvis Presley (David Keith), he also convinces Elvis to go home with him and meet his mother, an avid fan who's hit some rough times and could use some cheering up. If only it were that easy. ...

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PG-13, 97 min.

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Release Date: September 30, 1988

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DVD Release Date: September 3, 2002

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  • May 29, 2008
    I barely remember this.
  • November 30, 2007
    I remember this movie!
  • September 8, 2008
    GOOD MOVIE WORTH WATCHING
  • September 7, 2007
    I vaugley remember this film. It was a nice little B-movie.
  • June 21, 2007
    The guy that played the title role (Charlie Schlatter) had to have cue cards for the lyrics of the Elvis songs used in the movie. What the Hell!!!!!!!
  • May 21, 2007
    This is a wonderful little gem of a film. The performances were really good (David Keith was great and having a ball as Elvis Presley), the script is nicely written and there is a lot of charm to it. While the plot may be to unbelievable for some people but if you just go along w...( read more)ith it there is a lot to enjoy.
  • March 16, 2007
    Chris Columbus eh? I wonder if it's 1/2 as good as HP...

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