Elvis presley movies in order

How to Watch Every Movie Starring Elvis Presley

When Baz Luhrmann's glitzy Elvis biopic hits theaters, star Austin Butler will become the latest actor to portray the King of Rock and Roll on-screen, following the likes of Don Johnson, omröstning Kilmer, Kurt Russell and Michael Shannon. But Elvis Presley han själv was no stranger to the big screen.

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In the late '50s and throughout the '60s, Elvis, already a bona fide rock star, turned his attention to the silver screen, starring in more than 30 feature films in hopes of becoming a movie star like his idols, Marlon Brando and James Dean. The rare dramatic turn aside, most of the movies in which he starred were bekymmersfri comedies that featured Elvis as a swoon-worthy heartbreaker and included at least one musical number. Which is why you might recognize his film credits for the hit songs that came out of them more than for the movies t

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Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, in East Tupelo, Mississippi, to Gladys Presley (née Gladys Love Smith) and Vernon Presley (Vernon Elvis Presley). He had a twin brother who was stillborn. In , Elvis and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he attended Humes High School. In , he attended the senior prom with the current girl he was courting, Regis Wilson. After graduating from high school in Memphis, Elvis took odd jobs working as a movie theater usher and a truck driver for Crown Electric Company. He began singing locally as "The Hillbilly Cat", then signed with a local recording company, and then with RCA in

Elvis did much to establish early rock and roll music. He began his career as a performer of rockabilly, an up-tempo fusion of country music and rhythm and blues, with a strong backbeat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing 'black' and 'white' sounds, made him popular - and controversial - as did his uninhibited stage and

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All 31 of Elvis Presley's movies, ranked from worst to best

Stay Away, Joe ()

ELVIS PRESLEY - Stay Away, Joe ( New Edit ) 4K

This one hasn't aged well, mainly due to its portrayal of Native American people and culture, including Elvis in Red Face.

It revolves around Elvis as Joe Lightcloud, returning to his reservation in the American Southwest as he tries to save his tribe from poverty.

Saying that, Elvis is charming as ever, but it didn't have any memorable songs.

Clambake ()

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This was Elvis Presley's least favourite of his own films.

The story follows Elvis as Scott, the heir of an oil company, and his hopes of escaping his privileged lifestyle.

He swaps identities with a ski instructor, and falls in love with a woman in need of money. Not a bad plot, but it's obvious Elvis's heart wasn't in this one.

Kissin' Cousins ()

Kissin' Cousins () Official Trailer - Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell