This film stars Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker and Austin Butler as Elvis Presley. The cast also includes Olivie DeJong as Priscilla Presley. It is a biopic of Elvis' life through the etes of Colonel Parker. Parker is an act promoter, and when he latched onto Elvis he didn't need any other acts. Elvis showed great loyalty to Parker. Early in the movie it shows public discrimination against Elvis for his firations, and in fact at one tie he was threatened with arrest. Instead of arrest, Elvis is drafted into the Army.
When he leaves military service he ow has a wife, and Parker pushes him into movies. He starred in 31 films, 17 of which were top ten. The movies were pretty cookie cutter with Elvis singng songs in the movies. He continued to record and had many number 1 hits. He would have like more international tours, but Colonel Park as an illegal immigant had to visa. He kept Elvis close to home. He hooked him up in Las Vegas and kept working Elvis very hard. Parker had gambling debts so he had to keep signing Elvis to more deals. Elvis developed a prescription drug problem which resulted in the end of his marriage. He died August 16, 1977. He was overweight and drugs caught up with him.
The family later sued Colonel Park over his fiancial abuse and he was cut off from the Presley estate. Parker narrates the film trying to justify his actions; but I am not sure if it convinces anyone. Hanks also had to gain weight for his role as Colonel Parker but he does a good job portraying the character even though he is not very likable.
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