Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
- Director(s):
- Gus Trikonis
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TV movies dealing with Elvis Presley are always good for a few vital extra rating points, and Elvis and the Beauty Queen was no exception to this rule. The King, here played by Don Johnson, is first seen here at the age of 37. Elvis falls in love with 21-year-old Miss Universe contestant Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), and the two stay together for five years, remaining as close as it's possible to be a world populated of managers, gophers and sycophants. Linda tries to wean Presley off drugs, but you and I and everyone in the universe knows how that turned out. There's nothing here that hasn't already been trampled to death by the tabloids, but diehard Elvis fanatics will be satisfied. Three surprises: Elvis and the Beauty Queen was not telecast on Elvis' birthday; it wasn't telecast on the anniversary of his death; and it premiered in March of 1981, several weeks after the February "sweeps". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- John Ashton - Jake
- Edward Edwards - Sam Thompson
- Tony Giorgio - Mob Figure
- Don Johnson - Elvis Presley
- Rick Lenz - David Briggs
- Ann Wedgeworth - Aunt Betty
- Gary Lee Davis - Ray
- John Crawford - Vernon Presley
- Bobbi Jordan - Pregnant Woman
- John Bernabei - Agent
- John Christy Ewing - Doctor
- Kerry Stein - Bob
- Anne Dusenberry - Jeannie LeMay
- Ken Foree - Boxer
- Richard Herd - Sanford Thompson
- Ruta Lee - Sue-Sue
- Andre Tayir - Choreographer
- Stephanie Zimbalist - Linda Thompson
- Darrell Fetty - Pete Moore
- Jay W. MacIntosh - Marge Thompson
- Richard Winterstein - Bobby Farr
- Susan Mullen - Nurse
- Odette Mitchell - Redhead
- Cathy Foy - Miss Hawaii
- Director(s):
- Gus Trikonis
- Writer(s):
- Julia Cameron
- Producer(s):
- Charles B. Fitzsimons
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