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Train arrive

Sixteen coaches long

Train arrive

Sixteen coaches long

Well, that long black train

Got my baby and gone

Train, train

Running down, down the line

Train, train

Running down, down the line

Well, it took my baby

Cos she's mine, all mine

Train, train

Coming round, round the bend

Train, train

Coming round, round the bend

Well, it took my baby

But it never will again

Train, train

Coming round, round the bend

Train, train

Coming round, round the bend

Well, it took my baby

But it never will again

Whoo-oooh-hoo!

He's on the phone again.

- What did he say? - He'll only speak to you.

I know who's gonna kill Elvis.

I only want to speak to Vernon Presley.

This is Vernon Presley.

I know who he is, Mr Presley, and I can intercept him.

But it'll cost you $50,000.

Just a minute, please.

He says he can... stop the man for $50,000.

- Whatever you want to do, Mr Presley. - We'll pay him.

Yes, we're willing to pay.

Hello? Hello?

Nine years.

Nine years since l've been in front of the people, Priscilla.

Live, breathing, reaching out to touch me and grab at me.

l'm kinda scared, l don't mind admitting it to you.

Man, l just hope l remember the lyrics.

You look wonderful. l've never seen you look better.

But can he still sing? Can the boy still cut it?

l ain't no Andy Williams, ma'am.

Hey, Red.

First time here was with Shecky Greene. Remember, Red?

10,000 for the week, man. l bombed.

That was a way back.

1956.

- Almost 15 years ago. - Yeah.

We'll return to the movie...

lt wasn't... lt wasn't your crowd that night, E.

Elvis Presley arrived here this morning at the International

to appear at the first major hotel built off the Strip.

It's Elvis's first public appearance after nearly ten years in seclusion.

These years have seen a decline in popularity among rock'n'roll artists.

It isn't surprising. No rock act survives forever.

Maybe they're right, Red. Maybe it's all over.

Hillbilly Cat was a flash in the pan, a novelty which wore off.

You wait. You're gonna knock 'em dead.

lf that Lee Harvey Oswald doesn't get to me first.

They got FBl men all over the place.

Probably just a hoax anyway.

He's even lower in the polls than the Beatles.

And this surprising decision to do a comeback show at the International

seems to be do or die for Elvis.

It just could be the beginning or the end of a brilliant career.

He revolutionised the entire...

Whoa, whoa!

- That was gunfire! - lt's alright. You be cool.

He, erm... He just shot up the TV set, that's all.

Elvis, honey, do you like your Christmas present?

Well, l wanted a bicycle, Momma.

Elvis, you know we can't afford no $55 for no bicycle.

Baby, you like your guitar and you learn to play it real good, huh?

And maybe next year we'll be able to get you a bicycle, huh?

- OK, Momma. - Alright.

And then you can wash your dirty face and after supper we'll sit on the porch

and sing with our friends from down the road, alright?

Alright, Momma.

Merry Christmas, Jesse Garon.

l brought you some flowers and some chocolate drops.

lt sure looks like it's gonna rain, don't it?

l wish you could've been with us yesterday. We had a swell time.

Crazy old Elvis is talking to hisself again.

- l wasn't talking to myself! - Who then, crazy?

l was talking to my twin bother, Jesse Garon.

Huh! You ain't got no brother.

l do too! Well, l did.

Crazy. Crazy! Momma's boy, momma's boy!

l ain't, l ain't!

That'll teach ya, momma's boy!

Elvis!

- Elvis, baby! - l'm here.

- Come on, honey! - Momma!

Come on, honey. Come on. A storm's comin' up!

My goodness! l've been calling you.

l was so worried. Where was ya?

l don't think it's nice to be worrying your momma like that.

- Where was ya? - l just been playin', Momma.

Playin'? You're all messed up. And you're damp!

And that eye... What happened to your eye?

- What happened to it, honey? - l fell down, Momma.

Elvis Aaron, don't you lie to your momma.

You know the good Lord hates a liar. Was you fighting again?

Yes, Momma. But it wasn't my fault. Honest it wasn't!

Alright, alright. Alright, honey.

Now come on, come on.

l brought you some flowers from the garden.

Oh, thank you, darlin'. Poor little battered things.

l'll put 'em in some water and they'll perk up.

Why was you fighting?

Momma, it was because of Jesse Garon.

Oh...

l see.

Honey...

You was talkin' to your brother again?

Yes, Momma. lt makes me feel good.

l know. l know, baby.

- l don't wanna be just half a person. - Don't you think about it like that.

Come on. They... They say when one twin dies,

well, the other one grows up with all the strength and good sense for both.

I am a poor wayfaring stranger

Wandering through this land of woe

And there's no sickness, toil or danger

In that land to which I go

I'm going there to meet my mother

She said she'd meet me when I come

I'm only goin' over Jordan

I'm only goin' over home

I'll soon be free of every trial

Our bodies sleepin' in the old graveyard

I'll drop my cross of self-denial

And enter on my great reward

I'm goin' there to meet my father

I'm goin' there no more to roam

I'm only goin' over Jordan

I'm only goin' over home

Dare you to.

Pretty boy!

Hey!

He's like a woman!

He's a squirrel! Came out of a tree!

Look at his long hair.

Come on!

- Get him! Get him! - What the fuck is that?

Hey, what are you doing?

- Cuttin' his hair! - What for?

- Coach Boyce wants it cut. - Coach Boyce!

Boy wants to wear his hair that way, let him. No reason to ride him about it.

Maybe it's OK in Squirrel Town, but this is Memphis, boy!

We're gonna give him a trim.

That's fine. That's just fine.

See, you cut his hair, you're gonna have to cut mine too.

And that's a whole different development, isn't it?

Now go on, get outta here.

Well...

Have you heard the news? There's good rockin' tonight

I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can

Cos tonight I'm gonna be a mighty, mighty man

Have you heard the news? There's good rockin' tonight

I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can

Cos tonight I'm gonna be a mighty, mighty man

Have you heard the news? There's good rockin' tonight

There's good rockin' tonight

Have you heard the news? There's good rockin' tonight

- Here you are, baby. - Thanks, Momma.

- More mayonnaise, Momma, alright? - Sure.

Second apartment in three months.

l'm sorry, Daddy, but this place stinks, it really stinks.

lt ain't much, Elvis, but anything in Memphis, it's a long wait for people.

l'm gonna get us a house one of these days.

l am, Momma, a big house. You see if l don't.

- l bet you do, honey. - Electricity is where the money is.

The future is in electricity.

Yeah, but wouldn't it be nice for him to go into music?

lt would really be somethin' to have a musician in the family.

l ain't never seen a guitar player worth a damn.

Good electricians, they're never lookin' for work. Work comes lookin' for them.

- Are you expecting anybody? - Course not!

- Oh, Mr Bennett! Won't you come in? - Thank you.

- Mr Bennett. - Mr Presley.

- Won't you sit down? - No, thank you.

- Like a cup of coffee? - No, thank you.

Mr Presley, l'll come right to the point.

Your home service record for August of 1952

shows that you earned an average of $53.22 a week

- at the United Paint Company. - That can't be true.

lt... didn't average that much.

And we know you are averaging about $22 a week as a nurse's aide, Mrs Presley.

Now, this total exceeds the maximum permitted by the City.

But you see, my... my husband hurt himself. He fell.

He was in the hospital and l worked there to help the medical bills.

Mrs Presley, the Memphis Housing Authority

is obligated by law and contract to house only the low-income families.

Low income? Oh, Lordy!

What does this mean, they're gonna evict us? We gotta get outta here?

- Now, Momma... - l'm afraid you're correct.

We are forced to put you on notice. You'll have to be out by February 28th.

Alright, but... but this is our house today, huh?

Yes, ma'am, until February 28th.

Well, then, you get outta here. You just get outta here!

Come on! Get outta here with the rest of the dirt!

Oh, God Almighty!

Ain't this family never gonna have no luck?

Momma...

You know, maybe we're better off.

Maybe it's a good thing we gotta get out of this rathole.

lt's alright, Momma. lt's alright.

l really liked your singing the other day, Elvis.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Ain't never heard anybody sing like that before.

Ain't never seen anybody dress like that before!

ln fact... l don't ever think l've seen sideburns like that.

- l grew 'em when l was ten years old. - Yeah?

l was the only ten-year-old in the world had sideburns.

Momma and Daddy tried to keep me inside so nobody'd see me.

He's weird!

Elvis?

Would you do something for me?

You just name it, Bonnie.

- Sing in the variety show at school. - Bonnie, l told you, l can't do that.

You said to name it.

Why do you want me to do that when you know l'm chicken?

Because it'd make me happy.

Elvis...?

That was pitiful. Well, go on! l ain't gonna get no encore.

Hey, you were really gone, Red! You're the most, man.

Elvis, it's your turn. You're on.

Alright.

When I was a lad

And old Shep was a pup

Over hills and meadows we'd stray

Just a boy and his dog

We were both full of fun

We grew up together that way

As the years fast did roll

Old Shep, he grew old

His eyes were fast growing dim

Then one day the doctor looked at me and said

I can't do no more for him, Jim

Old Shep, he has gone

Where the good doggies go

And no more with old Shep will I roam

But if dogs have a heaven

There's one thing I know

Old Shep has a wonderful home

You were good, really good!

Oh, listen to that, Elvis, listen!

Oh, you win the encore! You win it!

Now, you go out there and you sing another song.

They really like me. They really like me!

Elvis, l was so proud of you. l ain't never been so proud.

l ain't never been so scared.

That... That really got to me, Bonnie.

l used to lie in the grass along Old Town Creek

listening to the trains comin' outta Mobile.

l'd just lie there dreamin' about being Captain Marvel or...

Gary Cooper in some movie.

l think you can be anything you wanna be, Elvis.

l want you to go on bein' proud of me, Bonnie. l like that feeling real fine.

l ain't never felt about anybody the way l feel about you, Elvis.

No.

Bein' so close to you and... smelling you and all the wild flowers

is makin' my heart go kinda funny.

No, it is, really! Feel it.

See? Boom... boom...

Just like mine.

l... l wanna marry you, Bonnie.

And l'm gonna love you.

How are you doin', Elvis? Reading about yourself?

Ah, well...

What are you gonna do now that you're out of school?

Do you want to go to work? What do you want to do next?

l want to get a job, Daddy,

so's Momma can quit work and get off her feet.

Then why don't you do it? l was in Crown Electric yesterday,

and they're looking for somebody.

Daddy, l... l want to be an entertainer.

l want to sing in a gospel quartet.

Elvis, you do whatever you want to do.

Now, maybe l ain't been encouraging about you bein' a singer, but...

l want you to be happy, son. You do what you want.

Your momma... We'll help you all we can.

Thanks, Daddy.

Daddy, l know it ain't easy being an entertainer.

l know it takes time and work and...

Maybe l could get a job at Crown Electric and earn some money

while l'm trying to get things started.

l think... l think that'd be fine.

That's alright, Mama

That's alright for you

That's alright, Mama

Anything you do

That's alright, Mama

Hmm... Oooh!

That's alright

Hmm...

Alright, Mama

Anything you do

That's alright

- This ain't no place for you to be! - Your momma's lookin' for ya.

She's got a phone message. They've been calling all morning. You better go home.

l got to pick up some things at Lansky's.

She says it's important. lt's from some record company.

- You don't like it. - Sure l do, Elvis.

l got to be me, Bonnie. l mean, l just ain't no grey-suit type.

l like you just the way you are.

Peculiar!

- l love you, Elvis. - l love you too, Bonnie.

l'm gonna make everything work out for us, you'll see.

See you when l get home, OK?

Bye.

I'm the king of the jungle

They call me the tiger-man

- I'm the king of the jungle - Rufus.

They call me the tiger-man

When you cross my path you got your whole life in your hands

Well, I get up on the mountain and I call...

l'm gonna make a record for my momma.

lt's kind of a present.

That's nice.

You wouldn't need any good singers around here, would you?

You?

Yeah, l'm a singer.

What kind of singer are you?

All kinds.

Who do you sound like?

l don't sound like nobody.

- Hillbilly? - Yeah, l sing hillbilly.

Who do you sound like in hillbilly?

l don't sound like nobody.

Always thinking how I miss

My happiness

Whether skies are grey or blue

Anyplace on earth will do

Just as long as I'm with you

My happiness

Well, did you hear it?

- Hear what? - The negro sound.

You said if you could find a white man with a negro sound and feel,

you could make a billion dollars.

- What was that funny noise? - That was his guitar.

Needs a lot of work. Sounds like he was beatin' out a bucket.

- Sam Phillips. - Sam?

- Yeah? - We can't find him.

- What? - That boy on the demo.

OK, well, erm, you let me know if you find out.

l still don't know who it is in that demo.

- The one made in Nashville? - Hm-hm.

l need to get permission to release the dub as is.

There was that negro boy hangin' around the studio when that song came in.

lf l can't find him, l'll find someone else. l wanna release that song.

- How about the kid with the sideburns? - What kid with the sideburns?

- The kid you just heard sing. - You know how to get in touch with him?

l just happen to have his phone number right here.

Elvis? Elvis? Where are you? Now where'd he go?

- Did you get him? - l had him.

l told him you wanted the song and the phone went dead.

Well, maybe he fainted, huh?

Hey, kid, are you there?

This is Sam Phillips. You wanna come and make some blues?

Here l am!

- lt ain't my fault! - Go ahead and play blues.

Let's do something else.

- We need a different sound. - Something that's really us.

- Broonzy. - That's not really us, you know.

- l like it. - l like it but l can't play it!

Cruddup!

- Let's try that. - We can do some of that.

Yeah.

Got that? Yeah.

Got it! Well, that's alright, Mama

That's alright with you

That's alright, Mama, just any way you do

But that's alright

That's alright

That's alright now, Mama, any way you do

Well, I'm leaving town, baby

I'm leaving town for sure

Then you won't be bothered with me hangin' round your door

But that's alright

That's alright

That's alright now, Mama, any way you do

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa! What the devil are y'all doin'?

- We're just messin' around. - What did you think?

Well, now, you just find it there and don't you lose it, cos that's good.

- You like that? - Yeah, l like it.

Great!

Well, it was on one moonlit night

Stars shinin' bright

Wish blown high, love said goodbye

Blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue-ooo

Whoa!

Fine, fine, man!

Hell, that's different. Now, that is a pop song, little guy.

Just a woofin' my heart out!

That's about as black as we're gettin'!

Oh, l'm so excited.

Can you imagine? Elvis on the radio! Our very own boy singin' on that radio!

- l can't listen. l'm going out. - lt's your record they're playing.

- l'm too nervous to listen, Momma. - Elvis!

Alright, honey!

Dewey Phillips, WHBQ Memphis.

Here's a big one now from a young man named Elvis Presley.

- Well, that's alright, Mama - He sang that to me when he was a boy!

Shh!

That's alright, Mama

Just any way you do

But that's alright

That's alright

Shh!

Elvis!

Elvis!

- Excuse me! - Shh!

Elvis?

Listen, that song...

They've been playin' it over and over on the radio.

- Four or five times. - What's the name?

- That's Alright Mama? - That's Alright Mama.

They like it! lt's good, it's good, Elvis.

Honey, listen, they've been phoning in from all over Tennessee,

all over the South. They love you.

- They want to talk to the man... - Let's go do it.

The man phoned. He phoned us and he wants you to telephone him.

They're probably playin' it right now!

Come on, Momma.

Excuse us.

It's alright now, Mama

Any way you do

Well, Mama she done told me

Papa done told me too

Son, that gal you're foolin' with, she ain't no good for you

That's alright

Hey, there's Red West!

Hey, Elvis!

How are you doin'?

- l've been doin' pretty good. - You know Bonnie.

Scotty and Bill. My old school buddy, Red West.

How are you doing?

Well, you're pretty big-time now, Elvis.

l've been hearing your recording all over the place.

- Yeah? - Yes. Pretty good. You're a star!

Hop in, man. Let's ride around a little. Scotty set up some gigs, Red.

Why don't you come along one night on a weekend if you ain't doin' nothing?

- Say, l'd like that. - Come along any time you like.

- Appreciate it. - Come on!

Well, lawdy, lawdy, lawdy, Miss Clawdy

Girl, you sure look good to me

But please don't excite me, baby

You know it can't be me

Well, I give you all of my money

But youjust won't treat me right

You like to ball every morning

Don't come home till late at night

Well, goodbye, goodbye, my little honey

I just won't be callin' no more

l don't like it, Elvis, l just don't like it.

Bonnie, this is my big chance.

Workin' two-bit clubs, opening drug stores,

picking up ten bucks here and there ain't my idea of success.

We don't see much of each other here. Now you're going off to Nashville...

This is just the thing that can get us married. Don't you see that?

lt's the Grand Ole Opry! lt's a really big one. lt's my chance to make it.

Come on, man, we gotta split!

l got to go, Bonnie. Wish me luck.

Hey! l'll call you right after the audition.

Come on, Red, let's go, man!

This is the guy on the record?

This is a kid! Kid, how long you been out of school?

- lt's been over a year, sir. - lt's been over a year!

Listen, l want the full band, just like on the record.

We agreed for this audition to be just like the record.

That's it, Mr Denny. These boys are all that's on the record.

What are you talkin' about?

You can't get that sound with these.

l expected four or five more people besides the kid.

Alright, listen, go ahead. Let's hear what you got.

Blue moon

Blue moon, keep shinin' bright

Blue moon, keep on shinin' bright

You gonna bring me back to my baby tonight

Blue moon, keep shinin' bright

I said blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

I said blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

Well, it was on one moonlit night, stars shinin' bright

Wish blown high, love said goodbye

Blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

I said blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

I said blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

Well, it was on one moonlit night, stars shinin' bright

Wish blown high, love said goodbye

Blue moon of Kentucky, just a-keep on shinin'

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue

Shine on the one that's gone and left me blue-ooo

Whoo!

How was it, Mr Denny? What do you think?

Well, l think you ought to reconsider goin' back to drivin' a truck again.

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

Got a gal named Daisy

She almost drive me crazy

I got a gal named Daisy

You know she almost drive me crazy

She knows how to love me, yes indeed

Boy, you don't know what she's doing to me

Tutti frutti, all rooty

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

We don't need the Grand Ole Opry, Elvis.

- My pants is even ripped! - Lordy!

- They's gonna eat you alive, Elvis! - With a spoon!

Whatever it is, spread it around.

- Hey, Elvis, come here! - Yeah?

- Don't go over there. - He just wants an autograph.

Yeah, what can l...?

What is it, honey?

Get over!

- What happened? Do you know that guy? - Are you OK?

Slow down, Elvis! Come on now!

- There he is! - Come on!

Go on!

Whoa, whoa! Goin' too fast, man! Come on now.

We got his licence plate. There's no need for this.

We're slowing down. Don't try it on me.

He's pullin' away from you!

lt's smokin', Elvis! Come on now, pull over!

Come on, pull over there.

Ow, it's hot!

- Get the drums out of there! - Get that stuff off!

Oh!

Get the bags off the top!

- Got it? - Yeah, l got it.

My car!

Look out!

What are those guys at anyway?

That gas station couldn't have been more than a mile away. l'm cold!

Why'd that guy wanna do me like that, Red? l ain't no different than him.

Guys out there, they're always mad at me.

l don't know, but l think... it's the way you sing.

You know what it does to their girlfriends! Elvis!

Cut it out! Look at my car, my clothes. What a night.

- And you know what? - What?

- We did alright, boy. - l know it.

Yes, Momma, yeah. Everything's OK, honest. Really.

That's... so nice to hear.

Elvis, l had the strangest dream last night.

l... l don't know...

People was chasin' ya and... and... and tearin' off your clothes!

- Bawling at you. - That did happen, Momma!

Elvis, was there some kinda fire?

lt happened, Momma! lt all happened just like your dream.

- But l'm OK, honest. l'm fine. - I'm relieved to hear that.

Elvis.

There's somethin' else l have to tell ya.

What it is, Momma?

lt's about Bonnie.

Bonnie? ls she OK? Momma, l've been meaning to write to her more,

but l've just been so busy with the concerts an' all.

Honey, that'sjust the problem.

Bonnie's a very young girl and she can't sit home every night.

She... She came over here early evening to tell me about it.

Elvis?

Bonnie got herselfanother beau.

She don't wanna hurt ya.

I mean, she just... told me it sorta happened.

Elvis? Elvis, you still there?

Yeah, l'm here, Momma.

Momma, l'm gonna call you tomorrow, OK? l'll call you tomorrow.

- Good night, Momma. - God bless you.

Got a Billboard award.

Eighth place in the Most Promising category.

That makes him a possible.

Colonel, l think Elvis is a potential smash.

We got reports from the field, audience response. lt's all there.

Yeah.

Well, we're real big on the Louisiana Hayride.

Couldn't even get on at the Grand Ole Opry.

- What? - That don't mean nothing.

Colonel, l've kind of been acting as Elvis's manager.

But l can't do him any good any more. He's just too big.

l don't know...

See, there'd be a lotta problems handling him.

A lotta people think he's too black, too raucous.

Come on, Colonel! Look what you've done for Gene Austin, Eddy Arnold.

Elvis needs a manager like you.

Hmm...

l may be able to help you put together a deal for the concert in Carlsbad.

Great! That'd be great, Colonel. Carlsbad.

You know, boys, there was a time when things were so bad,

l had to paint sparrows yellow and sell 'em for canaries.

But l don't have to do that any more.

Colonel, you ain't gonna be sorry, l promise you.

l don't plan to be!

OK.

Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John

He kinda got a misery but he has a lotta fun

Oh baby, ye-e-e-eah, baby

Whoo-o-o-o, baby, havin' me some fun tonight

I'm gonna have some fun tonight

Have some fun tonight

Everything's alright

I'm gonna have some fun tonight

I'm gonna have some fun

Have me some fun tonight

How are we doin', Colonel?

Can't you hear that? Son, in 29 years of show business,

l've never seen anybody that can do what you do to an audience.

Alright, close your eyes. Put your hands over your eyes. Don't peek.

- Easy now. OK, now don't peek, alright? - Yeah, l'm not.

- OK. You ready, Momma? - l'm ready!

You remember when you were scrubbin' floors in that hospital?

Sure l do.

Remember that fine lady who drove up in that big Cadillac every day?

Of course!

l'll tell you something. You're the finest lady God put on this Earth.

There ain't nothin' too good for you.

- You ready? - Yeah, l'm ready.

Take a look.

lt's yours!

lt's all yours and it's brand new. They delivered this thing this morning.

That must've cost a fortune! l don't even know how to drive!

- Can you afford a thing like this? - Momma, l'm makin' 2,000 a week.

$2,000 every week?

Lordy, Lordy!

Ain't she beautiful? Look at that chrome.

Look inside. l almost forgot. Look inside the glove compartment.

Go ahead, get it.

Well, open it up. lt's for you.

lt's real diamonds, Momma.

Look here, this is from Jesse Garon and that's from me.

And it's just for you.

Elvis,

l think that you're the best son any woman ever had.

But l don't know, son. Cadillacs and diamonds? l...

Mrs Presley, this is just the beginning for your son.

RCA wants to buy up his contract from Sun Records.

Buy my contract?

l... l can't do that to Sam Phillips, Colonel.

He's been good to me. He gave me my start.

l understand that, Elvis. You're a loyal person. l admire that in you.

But Sam was the first one to realise you've got big things ahead of you.

He doesn't want to stand in your way.

l just don't want you to do this, Sam. l mean, l really don't.

Elvis, er...

Well, l'm not being totally unselfish about this whole thing.

l'm a practical man.

l think they're gonna offer me 35,000 in cash. That's a whole lot of money.

We get to retain the rights

to press the records to fill all our orders till the 1st of 1956.

- l think that's a pretty fair offer. - Elvis?

l wrote up your contract here.

No one's gonna be sorrier to see you go,

but we got to be realistic.

Sam needs the money for the company

and we both want you to get the treatment you deserve.

We can make other great stars, Elvis.

Just like we made you.

Well, since my baby left...

Just do it again.

Well, since my baby left me

I found a new place to dwell

Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street

That's heartbreak away...

l think l got it now.

- What's wrong? - l don't know.

lt's the... lt's the intro.

Let's just cut the intro and l'll just come in on the lyrics from the count.

Let's take it from the top.

Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell

Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street

That's Heartbreak Hotel

Well, I'll be, I'll be so lonely, baby

Well, I'm so lonely

Well, I'm so lonely I could die

Although it's... Wait a minute! Whoa! lt ain't right.

- That ain't gonna get it. - You want to rest?

- A little break? - l don't know. You know, l'm tired.

- l'm just tired. - What do you want to do?

- We'll go again. - Let's go again.

20,000 takes, we'll be alright.

Whoa!

You OK? Do you want me to take over?

No, l'm fine, Red. l got it.

Elvis, you should take it easy. We can afford to miss a couple of concerts.

The doctor say you got to give it a week anyway.

l don't care what that doctor says, l'm alright.

You've been overworking yourself. You need a little rest.

Red, my Momma and Daddy worked harder than l ever will,

and l'm gonna make it up to 'em in every way l can.

That's why l got to... Momma! Momma, is that you?

Honey, are you alright?

Well, l was just kinda tired out from the concerts and everything.

But l'm 100 per cent better now. l'm leaving the hospital in the morning.

You sure about that? I'm so relieved to hear it.

Ain't no reason for you to worry now, y'hear?

Momma, l got some great news for ya. You ain't gonna believe this.

This here producer out in Hollywood, his name's Hal Wallis,

he's seen me on one of the Dorsey shows and he wants me to come to Hollywood.

l'm gonna do what l've wanted to do all my life; be an actor in the movies!

Quiet on the set, please. This is a rehearsal.

Alright, Elvis, go ahead.

- Hey, Vince! - Hold it, hold it.

Elvis, you started to talk before you got to your mark again.

Can you straighten up a little? You're slouching.

Sorry about that, sir. lt's just the way l stand.

lt's alright. We'll give it another go right after lunch.

l know the lines alright. Heck, l know the lines for the whole script.

Been workin' on 'em for a couple of weeks.

lt's just gettin' my body to make the moves right.

You'll get it. You're doing fine. Get some lunch, be back in an hour.

- Yes, sir. - That's lunch, one hour.

Elvis, you took off your part real good. Natural, like.

Hit the mark, smile, say the lines, don't be stiff,

don't look at the camera. How can you do all that and still act natural?

You can't, son. Let me tell you, that director fella, he's on your side.

Yeah, he is.

l'll be right back. Have a cowboy hat, Daddy.

- You're Nick Adams? - Yeah.

Elvis Presley.

Are you kiddin' ? l know who you are. l came down here to watch the shoot.

- You did? - Yeah.

Heck, l wanted to tell you how much l liked you in Rebel Without a Cause.

- l've seen it ten times! - l just had a bit, a walk-on.

James Dean was an idol of mine, man. l know every line in that movie.

- You're doing pretty good in your film. - You just seen it.

l'm as clumsy as a mule in Sunday school. But like Grandma used to say,

don't mind the mule, just get the wagon loaded.

That's a pretty nice bike. Bet she can really cut out.

Yep. Say, l'll take you for a ride sometime.

l'll hold you to it. Why don't you come and meet my folks?

They come all the way in from Memphis.

- Can l bring my lunch? - Sure.

OK.

Man, they ain't never met a movie star before.

There's a part of one of my brothers in this here movie Love Me Tender.

lt's something l think you could really play.

Tell me about it!

When the director comes back, we'll talk to him.

Hey, Colonel! You decided to come down.

Elvis, l decided to come over and tell you personally.

Son, we're goin' national now.

l just signed a deal for you to be on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Ain't that wonderful?

Colonel, that director's giving Elvis some problems.

No, he ain't, Momma.

Mrs Presley, the director can be replaced. Elvis can't.

Ed Sullivan? Whoo!

Now, ladies and gentlemen, here now is... Elvis Presley!

Check camera two focus, please.

OK, here we go. Remember, above the waist. Three, two, one, cue Elvis.

Well, it's Saturday night and I just got paid

A fool about my money don't try to save

My heart says go, go have a time

Cos it's Saturday night, babe, and I'm feelin' fine

I'm gonna rock it up

I'm gonna rip it up

I'm gonna ball it up

I'm gonna rip it up

Have a ball tonight

Well, I got me a date and I won't be late

I picked her up in my 88

Scooted on down by the social hall

When the joint starts jumpin' I'll have a ball

I'm gonna rock it up

I'm gonna rip it up

I'm gonna ball it up

I'm gonna rock it up

I'm gonna rip it up at the ball tonight

- Bring it up. Camera three, stand by. - Camera three standing by.

- OK, cue three. - Three.

- OK, above the waist. Bring it up. - Got it.

Sings pretty good, this kid.

Man, this is crazy. Some guy callin' me a sausage.

Listen to this. "Certainly is smooth and damp-looking,

but whoever heard of a 172lb sausage six feet tall?"

This newspaper says they want to ban teenagers from dancing in public.

Man, l don't believe this. They're calling me Elvis the Pelvis!

That's about the most childish thing l ever heard. Elvis the Pelvis!

What about that guy that got all shook up cos you moved your left leg?

Shoot, man. Without my left leg, l'd be dead!

Huh?

Go, go!

Where are we goin', honey?

l wanna know. Vern, don't you wanna know where we're goin'?

Sure is a nice drive. l ain't never seen this part of Memphis before.

Momma, there's something l've been meaning to ask you.

Hmm?

You think l'm vulgar on stage, like all the newspapers say?

Of course not, honey.

You've just got so much energy in your young body, you...

l think sometimes you've got the energy of two.

Anyway, what l really worry about, honey,

is you keep pushing yourself so hard when you're performin' and singin'.

l'm afraid you're gonna burn yourself out, darlin'.

l just can't help it, Momma. l mean, l... l got to jump around when l sing.

But it ain't vulgar, it's just... it's just the way l feel.

Ah, well...

- Come on, Momma. - Where are we, honey?

- My, what a beautiful house that is! - Ain't it, though?

- One of your new friends, Elvis? - That looks like the White House.

Where the President lives in Washington.

You know what, Momma? This is our new home.

lt's our what?

lt used to be a church called Graceland. Ain't that pretty?

- l think l'm gonna keep that name. - Oh, Lordy, Elvis... lt...

l wanna show you everything. lt's got 23 rooms.

23 rooms? Oh, God Almighty! How am l ever gonna take care of 23 rooms?

There's 13 acres of grazing land, Daddy.

13! What in the world did it cost you, son?

lt's all for you, Momma. You and Daddy. You two ain't never gonna work again.

- You the ones gonna have maids now. - The maids are gonna live with us?

Yeah! Grandma can live with us. The whole family together.

All the Presleys will live in Graceland.

You mean Vernon's mother?

That's right. Come on, l wanna show you the study.

Well, since my baby left me

I found a new place to dwell

It's down at the end of Lonely Street at Heartbreak Hotel

Well, I'll be, I'll be so lonely, baby

I'll be so lonely

I'll be so lonely I could die

Although it's always crowded

You still can find some room

For broken-hearted lovers to cry there in the gloom

They'll be so lonely, baby

They'll be so lonely

They'll be so lonely they could die

Here you are, chick, chick, chick!

Here, chick, chick, chick.

Elvis, it's fantastic.

- l mean, l can't get over it. - Mom and Dad created everything.

That's my first gold record for RCA. And that's my latest.

Let's get something to eat and head into Memphis. l got a surprise for you.

You like that motorcycle ride?

Hey, Red, on the machine here, l got 10,000 on it last week.

- l've beat that. - lt don't go that high.

Oh, my! l can't believe this! The whole place to ourselves.

l just can't go noplace no more, Natalie, without crowds collecting.

Shoot, man, l can't even go to church. Guess that's the price of fame, huh?

So l just rent movie theatres, places like this for the whole night.

- The whole night? - lt's all ours from dusk to dawn, baby.

- Look out, now. Here l go, Red! - Go, go!

Come over and check it out.

Hey, man, we got company.

You're Natalie Wood, aren't you?

How about an interview? Got any new movies going?

- Can't you guys leave us alone? - Give us a break.

You and Natalie gonna get married?

Pay this guy for his camera, Red.

Minnie, l try so hard to be what Elvis wants me to be.

Maybe you shouldn't oughta try so hard.

Yes, but l want him to be proud of me. You know, look good.

- But l can't seem to slim down. - Stop eating.

l wish he'd quit this here show business.

You know, settle down, marry some nice girl. Maybe have a child.

He could. He could. He's got enough money.

With all those hit records of his

and selling everything that's got his name on it.

He could.

You know what? Maybe he could open one of those spare-rib restaurants.

Sure, with his name, l bet he'd clean up.

Oh, Minnie, if he'd do that, l'd be so happy.

Memphis couldn't hold me.

Spare-rib restaurant. Huh!

Black, man. Jet black.

l wanna look just like Tony Curtis, Red.

l think that stuff's gonna take a long time to grow out.

Are you sure you wanna do this?

Yeah, l'm sure.

Go ahead.

Momma. OK?

Elvis, l never knew that they made any Christmas trees like that.

You know, that kept turning around

and plays music and it's got those twinkling lights.

You like it, Momma?

Elvis, your hair's black.

Just like yours.

Oh, l wish.

l don't know if l can get used to all this... these changes going on.

Momma, is there anything wrong?

Wrong? Oh, no, just aches and pains.

l... l guess l'm feeling poorly cos...

Cos you're going in the army.

l sure do wish you'd use that massage lounge chair l bought you.

l'm gonna use it. l'm gonna use it.

lt's just, you've been giving me

so many presents,

l think l'll open a gift shop downtown.

There must be something special you want for Christmas. Hey...

How about a mink coat?

- What? - Yeah.

l don't know anybody in the South's

got a mink coat, honey.

l mean, it's too hot. What would l do with it? We're not movie stars.

You are to me, Momma.

Man, you're prettier than Marilyn Monroe.

Son, l...

l sure wish you wasn't going away

into that army.

Well, l got to.

You know that. lt's my duty.

But it's...

lt's not fair. You're my only... boy.

You're my only child.

Momma, ain't no war going on.

lt's peacetime.

Yeah, l know, l know.

Just...

l'm...

Go on.

You go downtown Memphis with your friends, have a good time.

Alright. Merry Christmas, Momma.

Merry Christmas, son.

- Welcome to Heartbreak Hotel! - Get a load of Elvis!

Elvis, how are your barracks buddies treating you?

Oh, they've been swell to me, really. Treat me just like anybody else.

That's the way l like it.

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

Just can't help feeling it's all over. Colonel.

Just can't help feeling that l'm dead. All that's missing is a proper funeral.

Not by a long shot, Elvis.

l can't do any movies or concerts for two years.

Man, that's a long time in pop music.

You're not just another pop singer, son. You've sold almost 25 million records.

You have 15 gold discs.

You made four movies, each one of them grossing more than the one before.

Boy...

You are a phenomenon.

You're something, son, that comes along once in a lifetime.

Nobody is ever gonna forget you. The old Colonel is gonna make sure of that.

How you gonna do that, Colonel? Ain't nobody gonna see me till 1960.

We have several songs already cut, ready for release.

We can cut more if we have to and... l have a few other little ideas in mind.

You know, Colonel, l appreciate everything you done for me.

Elvis... You listen to me now.

You've got nothing to worry about.

l consider it my patriotic duty to keep you in the 90 per cent tax bracket.

Come on.

- Hey, Momma. - Hello, hon.

Man, l can smell them beans clean before Hood.

You know what you're gonna have? Buttermilk and cornbread.

- Homemade cornbread? - You're gonna burn yourself. No, no.

You know what Miss Harris used to call me?

"A half a dozen eggs with a stick of butter woman."

Look at this.

All that money l make, you're still buying 25-cent bottles of shampoo.

l ain't never gonna get used to all that money. Don't you know that?

Hey, that's my supper. lt ain't ready yet.

- Hey, where's Daddy? - Oh, he... l sent him out.

l sent him to get some more... cornmeal for you.

Hey, look here. l got more reviews on King Creole.

Billboard says, "Elvis Presley's best acting performance to date."

Look at this guy in the New York Times. "As the lad himself might say,

cut my legs off and call me Shorty, Elvis Presley can act."

- How about that? - Them Yankees done got some brains.

What's the matter with you, Momma?

Nothin'. l think it's my old arthritis acting up again.

This Texas wind kinda cuts me to the bone.

You OK? You sure you're OK?

Sure. l just told you l was, didn't l? Now, you stop worrying about me.

You got enough to worry about yourself being in this here army.

You're right. lt won't be long before l'm finished with basic training.

- Fixing to head for Germany. - Germany?

Where's that? Oh, Lordy, l bet it's halfway around the world.

Elvis, l can't bear to think of you so far away.

You don't have to think about me being far away

cos you and Daddy's gonna be far away with me. l told you that.

You did? Oh, yeah. l remember.

Just, sometimes, honey, my mind... wanders.

And l think... Jesse, if you go so far away...

- Elvis... - What is it, Momma?

- l know. l know you're Elvis. - l'm gonna get Daddy.

Honey, you remember something? l want you to be proud of me.

- l always wanted you to be proud of me. - Don't move.

Here, easy now. Big step.

Don't you worry, Momma. You're gonna be taken care of by Dr Jessop in Memphis.

l feel so foolish, Elvis. l... To collapse on you like that.

Honey, l don't wanna go back home without you.

l'm gonna get there as soon as l get my emergency leave.

You listen. You're gonna be alright, Momma. You take care now, y'hear?

You shouldn't worry so, Elvis. Dr Jessop will get her back on her feet.

You'll be alright, Momma. Go ahead.

You'll be OK, Momma.

You'll be alright.

- How is she? - She's resting now.

Go on inside and surprise her when she wakes.

Alright.

Hey, Momma...

Momma...

My son.

l'm here. l made it.

My beautiful son.

Thank God they let you come, honey.

l got my emergency leave and l got the first plane out of there.

You promised me you wouldn't fly no more.

l wanted to get here as soon as l could, you know that.

You look so fine in that uniform.

Really?

You're gonna be alright, Momma. Doctor says so. You're gonna be just fine.

And then you and Daddy's gonna go to Germany.

- Elvis... - Yes, Momma?

Remember... you used to talk to Jesse Garon?

Yeah, l still do now and then.

And he used to sort of answer you in your head.

Well, sometimes lately, l...

l think he's talkin' to me.

Do you, Momma? That's good.

Oh, he calls me an' that.

"Momma. Momma."

- That's good. - Like you used to do.

l'm sorry, son.

- l'm so tired. - That's alright.

- l'm tired. - Go to sleep now.

l love you.

l'll be back.

There's four specialists on her doing everything they can for her.

What do they say it is, Daddy?

Doctor Jessop says it's what's called hepatitis,

something to do with the liver.

Gives her that yellow look.

Makes her suffer for breath.

Get us a cup of coffee.

Sorry, Elvis.

Momma!

Rock of ages, cleft for me

Let me hide myselfin thee

Let the water and the blood

From thy riven side which flowed

Be of sin the double cure

Cleanse me from its guilt and power

- Jesse? - No.

Just me.

- She's gone, Red. - l know.

My momma's gone.

Gone.

lt's all over.

l got nothing without her.

God!

- Well, Elvis, what do you think of her? - She seems like a real nice woman.

She is. We get on real well.

You know?

Yeah.

l know it ain't been long since your momma...

Daddy, you don't have to make no excuses for me.

l know what loneliness is like.

Elvis, how about playing the piano?

l don't feel like it right now.

Charlie, Charlie Harris. l'd like you to meet my friend Priscilla Beaulieu.

Priscilla, it's very nice to meet you.

- How you been? lt's been ages. - lt has been.

Good to see you. lt's been about a year.

Hi. l'm Elvis Presley.

l'm Priscilla Beaulieu.

Oh, my love

My darling

I've hungered for your touch

A long lonely time

And time goes by

So slowly

And time can do so much

Are you still mine?

I need your love

What are you going to do when you get out of the army?

Sometimes l'm too scared to even think about it.

lt just seems like l've been away so long, just completely cut off.

l think sometimes maybe it was just a dream

and l'll be going back home to some two-room shack in Tupelo.

Oh, l don't think there's any chance of that.

l see wonderful things ahead of you. l just feel it.

- You believe that? - Uh-huh.

Well, l'll believe it if you believe it.

l will. l mean it.

You're sweet, man, you really are.

l'm glad you came out here with me today.

Hey, l ain't good at this.

l ain't got it out there.

Mr Presley, would you please sing a song for us?

- l really don't want to do. - How about a nice song for us?

Please? For me.

- This sounds like one of my movies. - For me.

- You want me to sing? Do you really? - Yeah.

- Come on. - lf l'm gonna do this, so are you.

Let's go.

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

Tutti frutti, all rooty

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

I got a gal named Sue

She knowsjust what to do

I got a gal named Sue

She knowsjust what to do

She rocks to the east, rocks to the west

She's the gal that I love best

Tutti frutti, all rooty

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

I got a gal named Daisy

She almost drives me crazy

I got a gal named Daisy

She almost drives me crazy

She knows how to love me, yes indeed

A boy don't know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, all rooty

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

Yeah

Yeah! Go, cat, go

Alright

Ooh

Tutti frutti, all rooty

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

I got a gal named Daisy

She almost drives me crazy

I got a gal named Daisy

She almost drives me crazy

She knows how to love me, yes indeed

A boy don't know what she do to me

Tutti frutti, all rooty

A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boom!

That was great!

- Oh, man. - That was great!

Thank you. Thanks a lot.

Elvis, Elvis! lt's Elvis!

Are you lonesome tonight?

Do you miss me tonight?

Are you sorry we drifted apart?

How you doing? How's it going?

Does your memory stray

To a bright and summer day

When I kissed you

And called you sweetheart?

Do the chairs in your parlour

Seem empty and bare?

Do you gaze at your doorstep

And picture me there?

Is your heart filled with pain?

Shall I come back again?

Tell me, dear

Are you lonesome tonight?

Is your heart filled with pain?

Shall I come back again?

Momma, she spent so many hours decorating the house.

Making it just right for me to come home to.

l think it was too much for her, Daddy.

lt was just...

Just too much.

That was her joy, Elvis, see...

- She wanted to do it for you. - Yeah.

She loved it, son. She loved every minute of it.

Yeah, Daddy.

Thank you very much.

O Lord my God

When I in awesome wonder

Consider all the worlds

Thy hands have made

I see the stars

I hear the rolling thunder

Thy power throughout

The universe displayed

- How you feelin'? - l feel alone, man.

l feel like a prisoner.

l got all the money in the world and l can't go beyond the gates out there.

l'm sorry.

Oh, my love

My darling

I've hungered for your touch

A long lonely time

And time goes by so slowly

And time can do so much

Are you still mine?

I need your love

God speed your love

To me

I just want Priscilla to spend Christmas with us, Captain.

l know she'd be OK, Elvis. But she's just a child.

Captain, l know you don't want your daughter

wandering off with some sex symbol, but l...

l want you to know, sir, that...

l'd respect her in every way you'd want her to be respected.

I'm sure you would.

And l want to marry her someday, Captain.

l mean that.

She could come stay here at Graceland.

My daddy and my grandma'll be right here.

l'd see to it she was put through school and...

She'd have the best of everything, sir, l promise you that.

l'll think about it. Give me a little time. l really will think about it.

Alright.

Goodbye, sir.

- Glad you made it in one piece. - So am l.

Well, this is it.

Just stay right there.

- What do you think? - This is beautiful.

This is the ballroom.

C'mon, l'll show you out the back, see what you think of that.

lt's beautiful. l can't believe it.

Memphis is so beautiful. l really love being here.

l like having you here, Cilla.

- Why do you have to go, then? - l told you. lt's my job.

l got one more concert tour to do. l'm gonna miss doing 'em too.

- Are you gonna make any more movies? - Yeah.

You know, l really wish l'd get better scripts.

l think l'd like to play a lawyer or something.

You'd make a really good lawyer.

- You think so? - Yeah.

OK, l don't mind you going away if l know that you're coming back.

Are you definitely coming back?

- Are you liking school? - Well, it's a school.

l have to go. l have to be away from you, but it's alright.

lt's alright for a school.

You know, sometimes it's hard for me to think of you as just a little girl.

Well, then, don't.

Ooh.

Now and then

There's a fool such as I

Now and then

There's a fool such as I over you

You taught me how to love

And now you say that we are through

I'm a fool, but I'll love you, dear

Until the day I die

Now and then there's a fool such as I

Fool such as I

Now and then there's a fool such as I

Give it back to me!

Little girl, why don't you come up here? Guard, bring that girl here.

Here. Come on up here, sweetheart. Here, hold her up.

Here, sweetheart.

This is yours. And there ain't nobody gonna take this away from you.

Alright?

You stay with her and make sure of that, sir.

l'll sing a song for you.

You saw me crying in the chapel

The tears I shed were tears of joy

I know the meaning of contentment

Now I'm happy with the Lord

Just a plain and simple chapel

Where humble people go to pray

I pray the Lord that I'll grow stronger

As I live from day to day

In this dramatic news footage following yesterday's...

Ruby took the law into his own hands but l know how he felt.

Couldn't stand the idea of that guy smirking.

l see this in my mind all the time.

Lee Harvey Oswald is being escorted by...

Sitting there in court guarded by policemen.

Ain't no room for the public.

Courtroom is packed with reporters from everywhere.

And there he is. Seedy, weedy little guy.

Never made an imprint on the world until now.

He's got a smirk on his face. The smirk says, "l assassinated Elvis Presley."

Go ahead, Charlie. Finish it off.

Forever, my darling

Our love will be true

Always and forever

I'll love only you

Just promise me, darling

Your love in return

May this fire in my soul, dear

Forever burn

My heart's at your command, dear

To keep, love and behold

Making you happy's my desire, dear

Loving you is my goal

You taught me how to love

And now you say that we are through

I'm a fool

You wish they wouldn't do that?

- Do what? - Stop everything when we come in.

lt's not me, it's you.

You know, Cilla, sometimes l'd just like to be one of them.

You can't ever be. You're very special.

Sometimes l think l'd just like to take a rest for a while, y'know?

Maybe go to Europe, just travel like a tourist and see the world.

Except for the army, l've only seen it in pictures.

Well, wouldn't you want to take me?

Sure l would.

No, l just meant l want to be able to walk around and see things

without all the mobs of people, y'know, just...

Just be free.

That'd be worth a million dollars to me if it was just for a couple of weeks.

Just be plain little ol' me instead of the image.

God, you're beautiful, Cilla.

l want to be beautiful for you.

Do you like my hair?

Yeah.

You know, it's almost the exact same colour as my momma's.

l wish l'd known her.

Ah, you'd have loved her.

She would've loved you too.

Hey. What's going on, Joe?

How come nobody's told me what time we're going?

You're not going to the wedding, Red. You're going to the reception.

Marty and l will be there but... you will be at the reception.

- The reception? - Yeah.

The reception...

And do you, Elvis Aaron Presley,

promise to love, honour, cherish and comfort Priscilla

till death do you part?

l do.

By the power vested in me by the state of Nevada,

l now pronounce you man and wife.

Here, boy. Come on, do it.

You got it.

- What the hell's goin' on? - What's going on with you?

Give me a light.

Maybe l'm still hurtin' about something.

- How was the wedding? - l had nothing to do with that!

Well, who the hell planned it?

What went on?

Red, man, l didn't know anybody who was there. lt happened so fast.

Little ol' room the size of a bathroom, Supreme Court Justice.

Y'know...

You're like a brother to me. You know what it's like

not to get invited to your brother's wedding?

The Colonel just wanted to keep it dignified, man.

He didn't want to make no circus out of it.

Alright.

No, no! You're totally insane!

Where you going? Hold on, l ain't finished with you yet. Come here.

Oh, baby. Baby, baby.

l feel so warm and good.

Will it always be like this?

l love you, Cilla.

Why do you look so sad?

l'm just... l'm just scared of losing it, that's all.

Losing you.

Elvis. Colonel's on the phone.

- What's he want? - Deal for that movie was closed.

You got to be in California Monday to start rehearsals.

- Oh, no. - Oh, man, l don't wanna go.

Maybe l can play sick again.

Hold me.

He's on the phone. l'll be right back.

Get the blonde over there, put her by the surfboard.

Get that brunette, put her by that rock. OK? Let's get this thing wrapped up.

Mr Presley? Listen, kid, you want to try this one, huh?

- Yes, sir, l'll sing. - Good shout.

Great shout.

Real beauty.

Alright, quiet, please.

Action.

OK, that's got it.

Wait a minute. Hey, wait a minute. Hey, hold it here.

Play the set, l said.

The only reason we do these stupid movies is cos it's meant to be fun.

Once they cease to be fun, we'll cease to be doin' 'em.

Lunch.

Sick of being pushed around in these silly movies.

Bad enough l got to sing to dogs and cats and guys.

Hey, there's some pretty funny lines in this script. l'm gonna read it someday.

- Oh, somebody got a brand-new car. - Love the car.

- What do you think? - That's a heavy car.

- Charlie? - lt's b-e-au-t-iful.

Every time you see somebody driving one,

it's usually some bald-headed guy abut 60.

A guy oughta have a Caddy when he's young, can enjoy it.

Whoa. What...

Oh, man, come on.

Everybody else got one of these. lt's your turn.

Look, you've already given me a car. You gave me a horse and... jewellery.

What you gonna do? Hurt my feelings? lt's yours, man. l want you to have it.

Oh, l don't... l...

Oh, hell.

- Let's take a ride in your car. - Good idea.

Be right back. Charlie's gonna take us for a ride in his new car.

What's the matter, honey? Something wrong?

l've hardly seen you alone once in the week you've been back.

You're right. Y'know, you're right. We ain't been alone much and...

And we will, l promise you.

l know you care about them.

But do you need all of them around you all the time?

Baby, they're just sharing my life and my career, that's all.

Elvis, a man and woman have got to have some privacy.

Cilla, you see their wants.

And l have to look beyond their wants and see their needs.

Hey, l'm gonna be right back.

Alright.

- Hey. - Elvis.

Just can't get used to this newfangled stove.

Where the devil is she? She's been gone five hours.

Stop fussin', Elvis. The girl's got to have a life of her own.

What'd you say, Sonny?

Why, l didn't say nothin', E.

You said something about me. l wanna know.

You're gonna tell me, boy, or l'm gonna deck you.

Let me up, will ya? Let me up.

You ain't gonna hit me, Elvis.

- l don't need this. l quit. - You can't quit. l fired you.

- He didn't say nothin'. - Get out! l don't need you guys.

You got that? Go on, you're fired. You're off the payroll, man. Hit it!

- What'd you say? - l didn't say nothin'.

Hey, Sonny.

Got any money?

l do OK.

Look, here's a couple of hundred bucks.

Oh, forget it, man.

What happened?

l just fired 'em all.

- What for? - l don't know what for. l just did.

Well, go get 'em back, will ya?

OK.

Boy, if I had one day...

..when... when...

..when l didn't have to be all confused...

- ..and if I felt I belonged someplace. - ..if l felt l belonged someplace.

Jim, look.

Will you do something for me?

If the pot starts boiling again, come and see me before you get in ajam.

Even ifyoujust want to talk, come on in and shoot the breeze.

It's easier sometimes than talking to your folks.

l just came from the doctor. We're gonna have a baby.

Well, you rock my soul

- Down in the bosom - Bosom of Abraham

- Rock my soul down in the bosom - Bosom of Abraham

- Rock - Mm-hm

- Rock - Oh, yeah

- Rock - Dear Lordy, Lordy, Lordy

Oh, rock my soul, why don't you rock my soul?

- Well, you rock my soul - Down in the bosom

Bosom of Abraham

- Rock my soul down in the bosom - Bosom of Abraham

- Rock - Mm-hm

- Rock - Oh, yeah

- Rock - Lordy, Lordy, Lordy

Oh, rock my soul

Why don't you rock my soul?

- Who hit that low note? - She did.

l think it sounded better.

- Who hit the low note? - He did it.

lt sounded pretty good.

- She's got the echo chamber. - She's got more weight!

You're gonna spoil this baby before it ever gets here.

l can't wait. l just can't hardly wait.

Neither can your fans. Have you seen those presents coming in?

They're gonna love it just cos it's your baby.

l just want it to have a normal childhood.

Alright. You know, l just wish Momma could be here to see this.

Me too.

l love you.

l can't wait.

Damn! Damn!

What is it?

Ain't bad enough l gotta do idiot movies,

now they're messin' with my songs!

- What happened? - l just heard.

l just heard what they did behind my back!

You can't even hear the Jordanaires, they've got my voice so loud!

- Elvis, it's one o'clock. - They think the fans just wanna hear me

so they let some idiot girl in New York amplify my voice!

You think they care what l think? No way!

- But they're producers. They... - They're my songs! They got no right!

What's happenin' to me?

lt's alright. You can't keep it inside. You gotta let it out.

lt's my music.

Ain't theirs. lt's mine.

Why don't you call the Colonel? He'll know what to do.

You know, honey, l just keep thinking that l'm 32 now.

And l don't want to be 40 and up on some stage singing Heartbreak Hotel.

You know, if we could just go away together.

You've been working really hard for the last couple of months.

You're tormenting yourself.

lf we could just go away together, just for a little while.

That won't solve nothin', honey.

The problems'll still be here when l come back.

No. l'm gonna have to deal with this thing right now.

l'm... l'm gonna have to settle it somehow.

But listen. We're gonna go away together.

l promise you that.

l... l just can't do it right now.

OK.

Hey!

Elvis, Priscilla wants you. We gotta take her to the hospital.

Alright.

Hey, sweetie.

- You like her? - Oh, God, she's beautiful.

She's got your eyes.

She's got your nose.

She's got your nose and she's got your mouth.

She's really delicate, just like you.

Oh, baby.

It's what I wanted all my life, Jesse.

A wife.

A little baby.

Success.

l got it all, man. l ought to be the happiest person in the world.

But l still feel like there's something missing, you know?

Like somewhere deep inside me there's an empty place.

What's it gonna take, man?

What's it gonna take to fill that up?

l gotta find something.

- Priscilla. Priscilla, listen to this. - What is it?

You gotta hear this. l wanna know what you think.

- lt's the middle of the night. - lt'll just take a minute. Now listen.

"lf you would indeed behold the spirit of death,

open your heart wide unto the body of life."

"For life and death are one,

even as a river and a sea are one."

That's beautiful. Who wrote that?

lt's from The Prophet. lt's just a part about death, Cilla.

Y'know, we don't know why it happens, but...

There's things we don't know, but God knows.

Honey, it's like Jesse is gone and Momma's gone

but really they... they're still here.

They live on.

The soul, it doesn't ever really die.

lt'll live with us.

What d'you think about that?

What are you running from?

What are you so afraid of?

l'm just... l'm just tryin' to understand some things, honey.

That's all.

Why did everything in my life happen the way it did?

No, listen, it didn't just happen.

Ain't no such thing as coincidence.

Cilla, there's a reason for everything.

l believe that. l really do.

l'd like to read it before we talk about it.

OK.

l just...

l just wanted you to hear it, that's all.

Go back to sleep, hon.

Thank you.

Where's Lisa Marie?

She has a little cold. l put her to bed early.

Elvis? There's somebody l'd like you to meet.

- Who is it? - She's from out of town.

l'd like her to come and stay with us for a couple of weeks.

l don't like outsiders coming in.

She's a really good friend of mine. And she doesn't have another place to stay.

You know l can't relax with outsiders.

l mean...

Well, l can't be myself, can't joke around.

Look, l have accepted all of your friends.

l am tired of only having your friends' wives as my friends.

They're not my choices, Elvis. l want to be with the people l choose.

You think l ain't being fair, don't you?

l just need to be around my own people.

l'm a person too, Elvis!

And l have got to live my life.

l can't live in a bubble.

l've got to go out and breathe.

l've got to have my own friends, not hand-picked for me.

Having my own life will not do anything to us.

We're caught in a trap

I can't walk out

Because I love you too much, baby

Why can't you see

What you're doing to me

When you don't believe a word I'm sayin'?

We can't go on together

- With suspicious minds - Suspicious minds

And we can't build our dreams

On suspicious minds

So if an old friend I know

Drops by to say hello

Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

Here we go again

You ask me where I've been

Can't you see the tears are real I'm crying?

Tears I'm crying

We can't go on together

- With suspicious minds - Suspicious minds

And we can't build our dreams

On suspicious minds

Oh, let our love survive

Oh, dry the tears from your eyes

Ooh

- Let's don't let a good thing die - Ooh

When you know, honey

You know I've never lied to you

Mmm

- Yeah, yeah - Yeah, yeah

We're caught in a trap

I can't walk out

Because I love you too much, baby

I love you too much, baby

Why can't you see

What you're doing to me

When you don't believe a word I'm sayin'?

Don't you know I'm caught in a trap?

I can't walk out

Because I love you too much, baby, baby, baby

Don't you know I'm caught in a trap?

I can't walk out

Because I love you too much, baby

Caught in a trap

Oh, oh, oh

I can't walk out

Because I love you too much, baby, baby, baby

Alright! Sounds good. Everybody.

- Let me have some of that. - We got to talk about wardrobe now.

lf you work out like you did on the TV special you're gonna perspire.

l'll be wet clear through as l was.

Everybody in Las Vegas wears tuxedos.

l don't wanna do that. Maybe somethin' open, somethin' loose.

OK. We'll see if Bill Belew can make it.

Alright. Let's check out Ronnie Tutt too.

What are you doing back there?

Hey, baby. We're just...

We're rehearsing here.

l didn't tell her.

You've arranged a concert tour, haven't you?

Yeah, that's right.

Are you sure that's what you want?

Cilla, those people in that audience, man, they're a part of me.

And l do. l need 'em.

Man, l've been away too long.

On that stage, man, nobody can mess with my music, nobody.

But we were going to go to Europe.

We got plenty of time, baby. We still got plenty of time.

Do you remember that night?

We were sitting on the porch, rocking in the rocking chairs.

And l said, "l can't take this any more."

"l'm 18 years old and l feel like an old lady already."

And you said, "l promise it won't always be like this."

- l remember. lt's gonna change, baby. - lt'll never change, Elvis.

We were gonna have another child. That was your dream. To have a son.

- A brother for Lisa Marie. - We're gonna do that, sweetheart.

We'll do it right after this concert tour, l promise you.

But l just know that l need to do this and then everything's gonna be alright.

l love you, Elvis.

But if anything happens to us,

l can make it on my own.

l can make it without you.

You raised me from a little girl.

But at some point, it becomes time to stop being a little girl

and become a woman.

You're not a dream

You're not an angel

You're a woman

I'm not a king

I'm just a man

Take my hand

We'll make a space

In this life that we planned

And here we'll stay

Until it's time for you to go

Yes, we're diff'rent, worlds apart

We're not the same

We laughed and played

lf l could have could have one wish, Jesse Garon,...

..l think it'd be to talk with Momma.

There's times when l dream about her.