While elvis is fine with that, he wants something in return. April 22, 2016 the movieelvis and nixon is the untold true story behind the meeting between the king of rock n roll and president richard nixon. Kevin spacey, as nixon, is spectacularno surprise there. But as he loses himself in elvis weird brand of hypersincerity, nixon finds himself wanting to linger, perhaps longing for a measure of the singers utter lack of guile. Its one of the odder political summits of the 20th century.
Third filmed production about the actual reallife meeting of elvis presley and former american president richard nixon. In december 1970, elvis presley, rock god, showed up at the white house to meet president richard nixon, dorky crookinwaiting. The untold true story behind the meeting between elvis presley, the king of rock n. The film stars michael shannon as singer elvis presley and kevin spacey as president richard nixon, and focuses on the december 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the white house. A version of this article appears in print on april 22, 2016, section c, page of the new. Full movie online free in 1970, a few days before christmas, elvis presley showed up on the white house lawn. Nixon, worried about lawless hippies not liking him, wondered if some of elviss fading cool might wipe off on him. Michael shannon as elvis and kevin spacey as tricky dick elevate the piece far above what it would have been otherwise, though still not quite so high as the satireladen trailer had implied. Highly entertaining movie, good performances by the leads. Nobody but elvis and nixon were privy to the details of what the two men talked about behind closed doors, which of course makes their meeting. Shannon, interesting as elvis, thought elvis had a little more personality but i still enjoyed the performance.
Elvis and nixon presidential briefing plot synopsis. Download hungama play app to get access to new unlimited free mp4 movies download, english movies 201920182017, latest music videos, kids movies, hungama originals, new. He felt that if he could convince the president to give him a badge and the authority to go undercover, he could stop the. Spaceys nixon never loses sight of the chance to use the visit to score political points. The entire movie is about elvis trying to meet the president, and the moment they meet. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll, elvis presley michael shannon showed up. Starring academy award nominee michael shannon as elvis presley and twotime academy award winner kevin spacey as richard nixon, comes the. Whats amazing about the movie is the remarkable juxtaposition of a super serious face and demeanor of michael shannon as elvis and the real elviss childlike fascination with badges and guns. A version of this article appears in print on april 17, 2016, section ar, page of the. It takes a while for the film to get going as it decidedly focuses primarily on elvis for the first 45 minutes or so leading up to the meeting. It explained to me why a couple of inclusions in the film that differed from actual events would be included to emphasize personality characteristics and confirmed the authenticity of the spirit of this movie. Elvis presley, singer, movie star, now wants to work as an undercover drug enforcement agent. President nixon shakes hands with elvis presley in 1970, the most requested photograph in the.
Elvis and nixon 2016 in the winter of 1970, elvis requested an audience with president richard nixon. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rockn roll showed up on the lawn of the white house to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, president nixon. This movies version of nixon is an impatient, surly, outoftouch boss who just happens to be richard nixon and share richard nixons political values. In 1970, a few days before christmas, elvis presley showed up on the white house lawn seeking to be deputized into the bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs by the president himself. Kevin spacey plays the president for laughs in a slight but enjoyable imagining of elviss real life meeting with nixon. The first two were elvis meets nixon 1997 and when elvis met nixon 2009. Its only in the handful of moments when nixon and elvis face each other in private that we get that electric crackle of big personalities clashing. Im winter 1970 fliegt elvis presley michael shannon mit seinem. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. On a december morning in 1970, the king of rock n roll showed up. He was upset by the youth counterculture of the time. I really wanted to love this movie, and i am so disappointed that i could not do so. Nixon and his aides want to get the king on board in order to broaden their support, especially among young voters.
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