fedor8 Initially very amusing spoof of (primarily) Elvis. The bit where Elvis gives permission to his brown-noser "mafia" to go home for the holidays is hilarious. Also funny is the premise of Elvis being like a little child and totally out of touch - much like Michael Jackson now. I was refreshingly surprised to see Elvis spoofed in such an irreverent way.The funny Elvis situations do creep up in the second half as well, but left-wing politics ruins it; a good opportunity was wasted to make fun of hippies, as well. Instead, Elvis is shown as a silly person, while the hippies fought for their ideals. Had they made fun of Elvis's backwardness AND hippie naivety/hypocrisy this movie would have been damn good. There is even a political "message" this comedy tries to impose on us: a hippie argues to a WWII veteran that the Japanese attacked the U.S. but "what have the Vietnamese done to us?". They actually left this idiotic statement uncommented! It's obvious that the hippie was speaking the film-maker's mind. But hasn't anyone told these idiots that America didn't simply fight against the Vietnamese: they fought alongside the Vietnamese against the Communist ones. A-duh! I demand to see a movie ridiculing Hanoi Jane & her moron friends. Do we have to wait for Fonda to snuff it, too, before we see that, or will we never see it? Probably never.

billymac72 This movie kicks butt! Believe it or not, it may be the closest thing to portraying a `real' Elvis than has ever been made. And while Peters doesn't strike one as particularly Elvis-ish at first glance, he certainly nails the mannerisms cold and even DOES look creepily like the King in several shots (just check out the sly grin he flashes after handing out Christmas gifts to the Memphis Mob boys).Let's face it. Elvis was one strange, eccentric dude.I guess that's what makes him so fascinating. To know that about him is to love him. And to be a fan means that you know how blown out of proportion his image has become. The closest representation we have of the actual man existing beneath the cape is the two painstakingly researched Gurlaick (yeah, I think I misspelled it) bios. But this movie, however, comes awfully close I think. And, as an added bonus, it's definitely light-hearted and fun, which was certainly a large part of Elvis' character.The main drawback is certainly not the MINOR liberties taken with the facts per se (again - unbelievable - this story seems to be mostly true!), but the inclusion of the hippy run-ins on Sunset in LA. The flower kids in the record/head shop are sooooo stereotypical, and the one who has the sit-down with E in coffee shop has nothing but afterschool-special-you're-my-inpiration-type pap to lay on us. The only consolation is that Our Man doesn't fulfill his request to show up at his love-in protest or whatever (my boy, my boy!) These scenes I believe were well intended in their function to demonstrate how out of touch Elvis was with the real world, and could've been a great comedic culture clash but they, alas, are full of corn.

whitegray You cant make fiction as strange as this. funny how no one has ever heard of this film, I just saw it by chance. this movie deserves recognition. Bob Gunton gives an impeccable performance as Nixon and acting overall is very good.

Andrew David Eskridge Bob Gunton's performance as Richard Nixon is astounding. He gives a humorous characterization of the man, yet shows the sadness of a personality racked with deep-rooted demons. His body twists and turns with emotional pain and paranoia. His performance puts to shame Anthony Hopkins and that turgid "Nixon" movie.Rick Peters is good but not great as Elvis, mainly because he's unable to capture the Elvis magnetism. But Peters is able to capture Elvis' naive, childlike quality: Just an ignorant country boy lost in the world.Although not historically accurate, the satire is based on a real-life meeting between Elvis and Nixon at the White House. The script is first rate and captures the times well. It provides keen insights into Elvis' entourage, father, Priscilla and the chaotic life at Graceland, and Nixon's corrupt White House run by Bob Haldeman. It's perhaps the most entertaining movie about Elvis ever made, and the only one I'd sit through again.