Wait, Why Is There So Much Star Trek In The Elvis Movie (Was He A Fan?)
Warning: SPOILERS for Elvis
A big surprise in Elvis is how much the biopic references Star Trek so was the King of Rock & Roll a fan of Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)? Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Elvis stars Austin Butler as Elvis Presley, whose life story is narrated by his manager, Col. Tom Parker (Tom Hanks).Elvis also stars Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla Presley, Richard Roxburgh as Elvis' father, Vernon Presley, and Helen Thomson as Elvis' mother, Gladys Presley.
Elvis is told in flashbacks through the memories of Col. Tom Parker, who narrates the story from his deathbed in 1997. Elvis depicts how Parker, who prided himself on being a «snowman» skilled at swindling people from their money at carnivals, learned of the young Elvis Presley, who was signed to Sun Records in the late 1950s. Presley grew up with African Americans in Tennessee and Elvis was able to fuse Black music with Country music to create his rock & roll sound. Elvis depicts how Parker took Presley under his wing and turned him into the biggest recording artist in America before they were forced to enlist Elvis in the Army for two years. While the singer served overseas, Elvis met the teenage Priscilla Beaulieu, who would become his wife and mother of their daughter, Lisa Marie. When Elvis resumed his career, he became a Hollywood movie star but the cultural changes of the 1960s passed him by. Parker masterminded Elvis becoming the resident headlining act of the International hotel and casino in Las Vegas, but the manager also trapped and abused his protege in order to pay off his gambling debts. Addicted to drugs and on a downward spiral, Elvis Presley died in August 1977 at the age of 42. Meanwhile,Star Trek repeatedly and
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