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Jailhouse Rock
1957
After learning to play guitar and sing during a stint in jail, Elvis Presley's minor-league punk kid Vince Everett, becomes a rock star, with a little help from a beautiful agent. But the pressures of fame wear him down. Considered by many to be Presley's best film because of its eerie narrative prescience, noirish setting, and .. Read more
| Starring | Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dean Jones |
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| Director | Richard Thorpe |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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Jailhouse Rock
After learning to play guitar and sing during a stint in jail, Elvis Presley's minor-league punk kid Vince Everett, becomes a rock star, with a little help from a beautiful agent. But the pressures of fame wear him down. Considered by many to be Presley's best film because of its eerie narrative prescience, noirish setting, and quality songs, especially the poolside performance of "You're So Square" and of course the title song.
| Starring | Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dean Jones, Jennifer Holden |
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| Director | Richard Thorpe |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 30 Aug 2004 Production year: 1957 |
| Format | DVD |
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This is Elvis Presley's glorious third movie, after Love Me Tender and Loving You, when the snarl and talent were for once harnessed to a suitable plot under the experienced direction of MGM veteran Richard Thorpe. Presley plays an ex-con whose subsequent Hollywood success goes to his head, causing former cellmate Mickey Shaughnessy to lay him flat with a blow to his money-spinning larynx. Elvis creates a most unlikeable character in Vince Everett, at the same time revealing an acting talent on a par with that of James Dean, only previously hinted at in his first two movies. In addition, Elvis himself choreographed the stunning title number, making excellent use of the CinemaScope format, but it's his open-air delivery of the Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song Baby, I Don't Care that really stirs the blood. Leading lady Judy Tyler was tragically killed in a car crash soon after shooting was completed (this was only her second movie after starring on Broadway), and Elvis himself couldn't bear to watch this film for that reason.
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Wrestling with the problem of what to do with a rock'n'roll star, MGM hit on the addled brainwave of using Richard... read more on Time Out
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
One of his best
I am not an Elvis fan - I got it for my wife; but; it is one of his better films with a believable plot and that lovable rogue character that Elvis plays reasonably well.
I can't comment on the music - although there are some classics in there; remember I am not an Elvis fan..... -
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brill
elvis is just such a classic what can i say?!
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Over the Rainbow is best movie song
- 24 Jun 2004
The American Film Institute has ranked "Over the Rainbow" as the greatest movie song of all time. The bittersweet melody form "The Wizard of Oz" topped a list including efforts from Elvis Presley (Jailhouse Rock - 21), Eminem (Lose Yourself - 93), and Kermit the Frog (Rainbow Connection - 74). There were some notable exceptions from the list, including Bryan Adam's "Everything I Do", which topped the UK charts for 16 weeks. Nor is there room for the iconic "Tim Read more
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Jailhouse Rock
After learning to play guitar and sing during a stint in jail, Elvis Presley's minor-league punk kid Vince Everett, becomes a rock star, with a little help from a beautiful agent. But the pressures of fame wear him down. Considered by many to be Presley's best film because of its eerie narrative ...
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