Luhrmann deftly intercuts those scenes with ones showing Presley discussing his grief, with TV director Steve Binder, from the recent assassination of Dr. The film takes pains to show Parker doing his best (or worst) to placate the executives from the show’s sponsor, Singer Corporation. His longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker, was insisting that his client perform “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” as the final number for the TV program since it would be airing in early December. Presley filmed the NBC special over four days in June 1968, in Burbank, Calif. Elvis is available on the streaming service, Max.) (Warning: For those who have not seen the film, there are spoilers below. One such chapter is his thrilling 1968 comeback TV special, and its culminating moment. But in between, there are plenty of scenes that tell his story. Instead it offers the broad spectrum of his spectacular rise and subsequent fall, when he died at just 42. Elvis doesn’t ignore the legend’s bloated, pill-popping final years. The success of the film has rejuvenated the late King’s legacy, broadening his audience from his solid, but aging (aren’t we all?) fan base by giving Presley’s image a more contemporary makeover.

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