Talk:Elvis Presley on film and television/Archive 1

Added Chart
OK. I added the chart form, along with each of the character's names that Elvis played. Basically I'm new at this though, and I wanted to put the chart between the sections, and have it say "This is a list" and have it follow immediately, rather than "Below is a list". My HTML / wiki-ing needs some tweaking though, eh? OVerall I think a Chart with charcter names is better though...comments? Lunch with Jason 04:15, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

someone might check by watching the film but I do not believe "clambake" would be considered a dual role, as the characters simply switched identities as part of the plot of the film and it was not really Elvis potraying two different characters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.50.48.232 (talk) 03:24, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm seeing a discrepancy with The Trouble With Girls. In the chart it says it was released with The Green Slime and on the page it says it was some Raquel Welch picture of another name. Without research, the Raquel Welch title sounds like a less dubious match than some sci-fi flick. Sorry if this isn't the right way to flag a concern. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mitchburndt (talk • contribs) 17:46, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Intro added
This article needed an introduction so I have added one. I did not add the fact he was considered for roles in the Godfather and A Star is Born because I don't have easy access to references works to provide citations, but most Presley autobiographies or reference works should include this information if anyone wants to add it. 68.146.8.46 13:50, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

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Update in progress
This article is being revamped with a goal of taking it up to FLC. The first step is formatting the filmography with FLC standards, add a TV list, and make sure everything is sourced.— Maile (talk) 16:42, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Formatting for FLC
Recently promoted FL filmographies for comparative format goals: Brad Pitt filmography, Audrey Hepburn on screen and stage, Amy Adams filmography, Julianne Moore filmography. As the Elvis filmography exists, it is not a true list because the prose overwhelms the lists. A verified narrative of the film career of Elvis already exists in the Feature Article on him. I see a lot in this Elvis filmography that is unsourced, primarily the awards and box office sections.— Maile (talk) 13:41, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

FLC results and general comments
This nomination spent 2 months in the FLC queue and only received notice from two editors. One supported it, and the other did not. The process itself was helpful in getting this list into better shape. At the end, I moved the page from Elvis Presley filmography to Elvis Presley on film and television. It is a more appropriate and descriptive title, in keeping with other successful Featured Lists. Also in the process, the editor who did not approve the nomination did so because they believed certain television shows should be removed.

At the end of the day, how much is any editor willing to sacrifice for the possibility of sticking that little gold Feature List star on the front of the article? I felt resolute in my decision in keeping those TV shows on the list. The dissenting editor was insisting on the removal of the Dorsey shows (Stage Show), the Milton Berle shows (Texaco Star Theatre), the Ed Sullivan Shows and the Steve Allen Show. Aside from the fact that there are legitimate precedents on successful Featured Lists for keeping those, these shows were ground-breaking and of historical significance acknowledged by music critics and historians. One lone editor out of the millions on Wikipedia was not enough to make me erase that ground-breaking history as though it never happened. I have restored the two removed at the request of the editor who did approve the nomination, the Hy Gardner Calling exclusive interview with Elvis, and Wink Martindale's Teenage Dance Party. — Maile (talk) 14:10, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Sing on-screen
This article says Flaming Star and Wild in the Country were rarities in his career, non-musicals...

The Charro! page says ‘'Uniquely, Presley did not sing on-screen''...

So does he sing on-screen in the non-musicals?? MBG02 (talk) 20:33, 13 September 2018 (UTC)


 * He sang on screen in Flaming Star and Wild in the Country. For Charro!, he recorded the title song, but did not sing on screen. — Maile  (talk) 20:49, 13 September 2018 (UTC)


 * So what does “non-musical” mean? Is it defined? MBG02 (talk) 21:05, 13 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Please see Musical film. "Musical" is a specific of type of film making. All films have music, even if it's just the opening score with no lyrics.  But not all films are musicals. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film) interwove the soundtrack around the action, but it sure wasn't a musical genre film. — Maile  (talk) 21:26, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Recently added, removed for no sourcing
The following text was added below the filmography table. If accurate, it needs to be incorporated into the table, and sourced. Anything not sourced will be removed. Thank you. — Maile (talk) 22:40, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

Director Steven Spielberg named “Viva Las Vegas” one of his all-time favorite movies also the actress Teri Garr who worked with Steven Spielberg in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) told her on set that Viva Las Vegas is his favorite movie.

Elvis Presley ever meet Marilyn Monroe? According to Joe Esposito, Elvis’ road manager: “At Paramount Studios one time, him and I were walking to the dressing room and she [Marilyn Monroe] was walking towards us at the same time and that’s when he met her. It was just a small, nice little conversation. He gave her a hug and all that stuff… Probably for about 3 minutes, and that was it.”

Movies Elvis Presley Could Have Been In: The Rainmaker (1956) Bus Stop (1956) Thunder Road (1958) The Defiant Ones (1958) West Side Story (1961) True Grit (1969) Midnight Cowboy (1969) A Star is Born (1976)

Elvis dreamed of playing Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), but when he asked to audition for the part he was turned down.

Barbra Streisand originally wanted Elvis to play the role of John Norman Howard in A Star is Born (1976), but the studio couldn't meet Tom Parker's demands ($1 million plus equal billing with Streisand).

Last film Elvis saw in a theater was The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Pied Piper of Cleveland
As the Bill Randle short was never officially released, it makes sense not to include it in the main filmography, but I added a "See also" link to The Pied Piper of Cleveland as it is widely believed to have featured Elvis (Randle himself mentions it in one of his introductions to Elvis' first national TV appearance). The article itself covers off the differing sources as to whether he was actually filmed. 70.73.90.119 (talk) 17:51, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Removed date
Removed a factual error that claimed that Presley stated in 1963 that Clambake was his worst film, which is impossible as Clambake was not produced until 4 years later. He may well have made the statement at a later date, of course (though I have also heard similar claim made regarding Easy Come Easy Go). 70.73.90.119 (talk) 21:08, 15 April 2020 (UTC)