Rating: PG13
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 09/30/1988(USA)
Release Date: 09/03/2002
Dubbed: English
Sound: DS
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video

Johnny Wolfe (Charlie Schlatter) is an Ohio teen whose alcoholic mother Marie (Tuesday Weld) has been a huge Elvis Presley fan since the 1950s. To cheer her up on her birthday, Johnny kidnaps the king of rock & roll (David Keith) after a 1972 concert. Elvis settles in to the Wolfe's den by decorating the house to his flamboyant tastes and helping Marie and her daughter Pam (Angela Goethals) through some difficult times. After Johnny convinces Elvis to perform with him at a high-school talent competition, he also lectures Elvis that he has lost touch with his roots and urges him do drop his schmaltzy Las Vegas image. This implausible but entertaining feature was given the go-ahead by the Presley estate and contains none of the legendary excesses that led to the king's death in 1977.

~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
David Keith - Elvis Presley
Tuesday Weld - Marie Wolfe
Charlie Schlatter - Johnny Wolfe
Angela Goethals - Pam Wolfe
Jacque Lynn Colton - Rosie Pantangellio
Chris Mulkey - Steve Ayres
Karen Landry - Irene

Production:
Chris Columbus - Director
Stephanie Austin Debra Hill Lynda Obst - Producer
Debra Hill Lynda Obst - Co Producer
Georges Delerue - Composer
Raja Gosnell - Editor
Chris Columbus - Screen Writer
Anne Kuljian - Set Designer
Dan Webster - Art Director
Stacey Sher - Associate Producer
Todd Thaler - Casting
Monica Devereux - Choreography
Stephen Dobson - Cinematographer
Nord Haggerty - Costume Designer
Mark A. Radcliffe - First Assistant Director
Gigi Coker - Makeup
Robert Kraft - Musical Direction/Supervision
Dan Webster - Production Designer
John Muto - Production Designer
Robin S. Clark - Production Manager
Timothy Silver - Production Manager
Donald Summer - Sound/Sound Designer
Randy Moore - Special Effects
Stephanie Austin - Supervisor/Manager
Steven Saxton - Associate Producer

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