Product Details

• Actors: Camryn Manheim, Rose McGowan, Danny Nelson, Jack Noseworthy, Randy Quaid
• Directors: James Steven Sadwith
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
• Run Time: 173 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000RIWAVC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,042 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Jonathan Rhys Meyers of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III and BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM delivers a definitive performance in the acclaimed mini series event that depicts Elvis from 50s teen outcast to worldwide sensation, through his grim decline to spectacular 68 comeback. Experience the triumphs and tragedies, excesses and affairs, madness and music of The King Of Rock & Roll, featuring a stellar cast that includes Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Camryn Manheim as his beloved mother Gladys, Oscar® nominee Randy Quaid as the notorious Colonel Parker, Robert Patrick as Vernon Presley, and Rose McGowan as Ann-Margret.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars do NOT hesitate....I went from major skeptic to major enthusiastic supporter!, August 17, 2007

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Richardson "Clarence" (Sunny California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elvis: The Mini-Series (DVD)

I hate biopics...the stars are never as interesting or charismatic as the artists they portray and they just come across as second class...TV!
well...I passed on this when it ran on the tube...and I WAS WRONG! This is off the hook good...the star gets Elvis...the shyness, the enthusiasm, the desire for fame....the naive little boy in the ever evolving sex symbol package, Randy Quaid is dead on perfect as the Colonel..and the rest of the cast does not dissapoint.

I am telling you...the recreations are breathtakingly cool.. these producers GOT IT...and GOT IT RIGHT...
this is from a very very hard to please skeptic...

Elvis fans will love it...casual fans who may be interested because of all the press on Elvis this week (30th anniversary of his passing)..this would be a great place to learn about The King!

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mini-Series!, June 10, 2007

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Movie Nut (New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elvis: The Mini-Series (DVD)

As a life long Elvis fan this was one of the better movies about the 'King'! Of course there is nothing like the original...but this movie covered alot of territory that has not been touched upon before. I was glad to finally see a portrayal of Colonel Tom Parker as he really was suppose to be..a real CREEP! This film finally shows just how deep Elvis got in with Parker, and in the end did stand up for himself. Having been to Graceland, the realism of the filming being done in Memphis(for certain scenes) was the best. The supporting actors are also great! Besides getting to the truth on Parker we get to see that Elvis and Ann-Margret were involved as she attests to in her bio, and now we get to see what really happened. I have seen this movie several times thanks to 'Showtime Channel' and am so glad that it will be out on DVD this summer- With all the garbage being released daily, I only wish the studios wouldn't make us wait forever for quality shows/movies! To the movie studios..Keep Up The Good Work!!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Historically Accurate Movie!!!!!!, July 21, 2007

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Ralph F. Glaser "urbanfolksinger" (Honolulu, Hawai'i) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elvis: The Mini-Series (DVD)

I saw this movie about two months ago on Showtime. Hadn't heard of it before then. I have been to Graceland, Sun Studio, Beale Street, and various areas around Memphis. It is pretty cool that all the locations used in the movie are historically accurate. I am also a fan of the early Sun Records rockabilly stuff (mainly 1954-1957) and was delighted to see his connection with Sun portrayed accurately. Great movie, great acting, JRM portrays Elvis as the shy, gawky teenager to the later 60's Elvis depressed by how far he had become distanced from his musical roots, and the reality that he was no longer the public figure his entourage was conning him (whether knowingly or unknowingly) into believing he was. I think this is the truest portrayal of who Elvis really was, and even though it it was sad in it's reality at times, it gave me a more "human" view and insight into the "King of Rock and Roll". I can't wait to get the DVD!