Product Details

• Actors: Rick Askew, Stacie Bourgeois, Melissa Cooper, Rusty Cundieff, Don Dowe
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Tempe DVD
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0001KL4U4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #112,339 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Eddie Presley (2-Disc Special Edition)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

DISC 1 FEATURES:
• Digitally transferred picture (1.33:1 full-frame)
• Commentary track with director Jeff Burr, writer/star Duane Whitaker, cinematographer Tom Callaway, editor Jay Woelfel, music composer Jim Manzie and co-producer Chuck Williams
• Two versions including the 126-min. extended cut
• Behind-the-scenes preview with commentary by the filmmakers (33 mins.)
• Production still gallery
• "Straight Into Darkness" preview (5 mins.)
• Tempe DVD trailers & coming attractions

DISC 2 FEATURES:
• Behind-the-scenes footage with optional commentary by the director & cinematographer (40 mins.)
• Deleted scenes with optional commentary by the director & editor (37 mins.)
• Flashback outtakes reel (12 mins.)
• "Tierney’s Tyranny" (11 mins.)
• Cast & crew interviews (16 mins.)
• Scenes from the original stage play written by & starring Duane Whitaker (17 mins.)
• August 16th, 1991: A Tribute to the King (5 mins.)
• "L.A. Indies" Sundance Channel segment (4 mins.)
• Full-color insert with introductions by director Jeff Burr and Tempe chief J.R. Bookwalter

Product Description

EDDIE PRESLEY is a down-on-his-luck ex-Elvis impersonator. With his days of former glory performing in small to medium-sized clubs behind him, he’s stuck in a dead-end security job, making barely enough to live out of his van. But Eddie’s luck is about to change when he’s offered a comeback gig at a seedy Hollywood nightclub…until he has a breakdown on stage and gives the audience a powerful, improvised performance they’ll not soon forget.

Based on the stage play by star Duane Whitaker (FROM DUSK ‘TIL DAWN 2), EDDIE PRESLEY is a bittersweet drama in the tradition of THE KING OF COMEDY and ED WOOD, with plenty of satirical jabs at politics and life at the bottom of the entertainment food chain. Featuring an all-star lineup of genre favorites, Tempe DVD is proud to bring this cult classic from director Jeff Burr (STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS, LEATHERFACE) to home video for the first time ever, complete with commentary from the filmmakers!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet story of a down-on-his-luck Elvis impersonator, November 26, 2004

By	Derek Williams (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Eddie Presley (DVD)

This film about a down-on-his-luck Elvis impersonator trying to make a comeback performance at a seedy Hollywood Night club is filled with characters who are clearly on the outter fridges of the Hollywood entertainment community but whose persistance is both amusing and heartwarming.

If you like films about show business and especially showbusiness in Hollywood then I would suggest a look at this film.