If Elvis Presley had not wanted to be a movie star, he would never have
single-handedly revolutionized popular culture. Yet this aspect of his
phenomenal career has been much maligned and misunderstood - partly
because the King himself once referred to his 33 movies as a rut he had
got stuck in just off Hollywood Boulevard. Elvis Films FAQ explores his
best and worst moments as an actor, analyzes the bizarre
autobiographical detail that runs through so many of his films, and
reflects on what it must be like to be idolized by millions around the
world yet have to make a living singing about dogs, chambers of
commerce, and fatally naive shrimps. Elvis's Hollywood years are full of
mystery, and Elvis Films FAQ covers them all! Which of his own movies
did he actually like? What films did he wish he could have made? Why
didn't he have an acting coach? When will Quentin Tarantino stop
alluding to him in his movies? And was Clambake really the catalyst for
his marriage to Priscilla? Elvis Films FAQ explains everything you want
to know about the whys and wherefores of the singer-actor's bizarre
celluloid odyssey; or, as Elvis said, I saw the movie and I was the hero
of the movie.