Best sports biography movies of elvis

ByWilliam Fischer

Kings attract acolytes, even after they pass, and even if their realm is a musical genre.

Elvis Presley has been dead 45 years, yet his records still sell, his impersonators still prowl Las Vegas, and his movie legacy continues. Presley's own acting career didn't come to all he'd dreamed it would; per TCM, early hopes for dramatic parts gave way to programmers easily written off by the critics.

Best sports biography movies of elvis presley

But the King of Rock 'n Roll has been a subject for motion pictures far more than he was an active participant.

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Entertainment reporter John Beifuss covered Presley's ongoing presence in cinema for the Commercial Appeal for 21 years.

In his assessment, "Elvis never left the building, if the building was a movie house." Not a year has gone by since his death in 1977 where some tangible reference to Presley hasn't made its way into mainstream film. And works specifically about Presle