Barry Blake Movies
In the opening sequence, Internet millionaire Josh (Eric Roberts) -- worth 150 million dollars -- falls to his death from the balcony to the lobby of his building after being shot in his office. As the life force drains from his 150-million-dollar body, he wonders how his life changed so drastically so fast. He examines recent events in flashback to see what went wrong. Once his story is told, his conniving partner Michael (David Lipper) recalls his version of the events, and then Josh's less-than-faithful wife (Brigitte Bako) tells her side of the story. Not until the very end does Josh know why his killer slayed him. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
- 1999
The sprit of Elvis Presley is alive (sort of) and well (or at least as well as can be expected) somewhere in the French portion of Canada in this broad comedy from Quebec. Though Elvis impersonator Bob Gratton (Julien Poulin) died at the end of the film Elvis Gratton, Le King Des Kings, as this one kicks off Bob has mysteriously risen from the grave. Taken to a hospital for tests, Bob seems remarkably chipper, considering the fact his brain is displaying no activity at all. Bob and his best friend Meo (Yves Trudel), who doesn't speak, head out to the country for a well-deserved rest after Bob's 14 years in a coffin. However, their pastoral idyll is interrupted by Donald Bill Clinton (Barry Blake), a shifty agent from the United States who fast talks Bob into signing a deal that will put him on the road to fame and fortune. Suddenly Bob is making like Elvis at concert halls around the world while a French filmmaker is dispatched to make a movie about his life (or whatever it is he's leading now). Laced with political satire supporting the Quebec separatist movement, Elvis Gratton II -- Miracle A Memphis was a major box-office hit in Quebec, where the original film has developed a sizable cult following its release on video. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julien Poulin, Yves Trudel, (more)
