Every Elvis Presley Film Ranked From Worst To Best
The legendary King of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley starred in over 30 feature films during his career, movies that range from formulaic melodramas to show-stopping extravaganzas. Presley jumped headfirst into Hollywood out of a desire to be a dramatic actor, like idols Marlon Brando and James Dean. The quality of Elvis' movies varies because of his eventual disenchantment with the industry.
Elvis Presley's fame skyrocketed after he began singing with the Sun Records label in Memphis in 1954, earning his memorable popularity only two years later. Since one of Elvis' biggest aspirations was to be remembered like Brando or Dean, his agent Colonel Tom Parker (recently played byTom Hanks in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic) wangled an audition for him in The Rainmaker. Presley didn't pass the screen test but signed a contract with Paramount that jumpstarted his career in Hollywood. He referred to Sinatra when he discussed why he wanted to be an actor as well as a singer. He stated in Life Magazine, «I want to become a good actor because you can't build a whole career on just singing. Look at Frank Sinatra. Until he added acting to singing, he found himself slipping downhill» (via The Guardian). Despite that, Elvis has gone down in history for his seminal music and choreography. Though critics majorly considered his movies unoriginal, Elvis' onscreen performances were acclaimed.
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Critics regard Elvis Presley's early career in Hollywood as his most refined since the late 1960s showed a decline in quality. Elvis outspokenly grew tired of acting in romantic comedies since he went to Hollywood to become known as a renowned dramatic actor. His performances suffered from his
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