Its only in the handful of moments when nixon and elvis face each other in private that we get that electric crackle of big personalities clashing. Elvis presley, singer, movie star, now wants to work as an undercover drug enforcement agent. On december 21st, 1970, elvis presley, the king, met with richard nixon, the leader of the free world, in the. At dawn, a few days before christmas in 1970, elvis presley arrived at the. Elvis and nixon presidential briefing plot synopsis.
The movie elvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon. Nixon and his aides want to get the king on board in order to broaden their support, especially among young voters. A trend that crops up throughout the movie, with elvis using such as a free pass at his convenience. Spaceys nixon never loses sight of the chance to use the visit to score political points. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock n roll, and president richard nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the national archives. Apr 19, 2016 spaceys nixon never loses sight of the chance to use the visit to score political points. Apr 19, 2016 this movie s version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixon s political values. While elvis is fine with that, he wants something in return. The untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president nixon, result. But as he loses himself in elvis weird brand of hypersincerity, nixon finds himself wanting to linger, perhaps longing for a measure of the singers utter lack of guile. It explained to me why a couple of inclusions in the film that differed from actual events would be included to emphasize personality characteristics and confirmed the authenticity of the spirit of this movie. Kevin spacey, as nixon, is spectacularno surprise there. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerf. Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elvis s childlike fascination with badges and guns.
What many do not know is what the singer and the president discussed. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elviss childlike fascination with badges and guns. With michael shannon, kevin spacey, alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and the moment they meet. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up. Kevin spacey, michael shannon, alex pettyfer, johnny knoxville, colin hanks and evan peters.
Apr 21, 2016 a trend that crops up throughout the movie, with elvis using such as a free pass at his convenience. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. In a world of labels, its easy to forget who made sportsmen, pop singers and matinee idol. I have noticed amazon has another movie elvis meets nixon made in the. In december 1970, rock n roll icon elvis presley michael shannon travels to the white house to request a meeting with president richard nixon kevin spacey. This movies version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixon s political values. Apr 22, 2016 the movie elvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock n roll, and president richard nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in. Starring academy award nominee michael shannon as elvis presley and twotime academy award winner kevin spacey as richard nixon, comes the. Billed as the true story you wont quite believe, the film is based on an account of the meeting written by nixons aide egil bud. In many ways, however, elvis and nixon suffer the same issues with loneliness, isolation and concerns about their image. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rockn roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon. Free mobile app uk voucher codes us coupons jobs financial.
This movies version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixons political values. I have noticed amazon has another movie elvis meets nixon made in the 1990s so. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon. In a wryly comic but shtickfree vein, they imagine for us what the two most disparate americans in american history were like behind. Michael shannon, as elvis presley, and kevin spacey, as president richard m. Download hungama play app to get access to new unlimited free mp4 movies download, english movies 201920182017, latest music videos, kids movies, hungama originals, new. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the white house. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock. Download hungama play app to get access to new unlimited free mp4 movies download, english movies 201920182017, latest music videos.
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