film american musical drama film directed starring elvis_presley distributed metro mayer mgm story written film young man sentenced prison music prison realizes musical abilities release jail looking job club singer young man meets musical promoter helps launch career develops musical abilities star self centered personality begins affect relationships wife producer convinced create film role delegated casting head studio president hired known shooting productions quickly production began concluded june year dance sequence film title song rock cited greatest moment screen pre production began songwriters commissioned integrate film soundtrack april called meeting new_york_city progress repertoire writers produced material toured city confronted hotel room locked hotel room blocking hotel room door wrote material recorded soundtrack hollywood april additional session post production songs dubbed films scenes lyrics premiered october memphis tennessee released nationwide november peaked number variety box office chart reached number year box office totals grossing million earned mixed reviews negative reception directed persona film selected preservation plot construction worker accidentally kills drunken man brawl sentenced years state new washed country singer starts teaching play guitar hearing sing guitar convinces participate upcoming broadcast nationwide television receives numerous fan letters result apparent jealousy ensures delivered convinces sign contract equal partners act riot mess hall guard striking guard result warden orders whip discovered attempted bribe guards drop punishment avail release months later warden gives fan mail promises singing job nightclub owned friend meets tyler promoter pop singer surprised club owner denies job singer offers job bar boy takes stage house band takes break starts singing young beautiful customers laughs performance guitar customer table leaves club follows persuades record demo listen sing records don leave takes manager unimpressed reluctantly agrees play tape boss new_york day informs song sold takes party parents home leaves guest mistakenly believes guests talking progressive jazz genre hates hated jazz understand real life angry offended confronts kisses brutally calls gesture cheap tactics replies ain tactics honey beast later visit local record store check new single shocked discover manager gave song recorded released song stealing song outraged stole style arrangements storms label office confronts manager violently avoid making mistake twice suggests form label naming new label hiring attorney shores taylor records treat nice begins pitching universally rejected convinces friend disc jockey air song immediate hit later evening asks celebrate success new single disappointed learns accepted dinner date evening makes arrangements television party visits persuades spot upcoming prior taping stylized cell block performance choreographed number cut outdated music style informs according lawyer mentioned contract signed prison worthless tried behalf punished striking prison guard offers job entourage fee equal percent annual gross accepts months officially star longer speaking terms success arrogant signs movie deal studio head asks spend day studio new leading lady publicity purposes actress thrilled star eventually falls love shooting kissing scene saying come indicating longer stuck grows tired self centered attitude shows unexpectedly parties happy upset says purpose visit talk business shores approaches offer purchase sign rich contract refuses sell announces close deal owns controlling interest deeply enraged attitude treatment fight refuses fight strikes throat voice singing ability rushed hospital realizes loves loves released hospital doctor informs vocal fully recovered worried voice affected test sings young beautiful fears cast elvis_presley prisoner released star singing talent producer wife convinced film starring leading role contacted manager colonel asked send parker script read parker denied request asked parker conditions project parker replied interested music score movie owning rights record sales publishing royalties payment settled royalties distribution movie music promoter helps build career eventually lover tyler previously known television role broadway musical pipe dream tyler took month leave absence shoot movie tyler husband killed car crash july days production movie completed movie premiered reason refused watch film country western singer teaches improve guitar skills release jail assistant known role comedian variety reported production film shows nebraska performed minute routine derided author book considered casting odd choice product decision delegate casting actors shores attorney hire manage financial affairs star movie debut auditioned role mgm selected immediately role studied drama participated small role play palace theatre new_york_city disc jockey plays debut record favor jones blues singer coached role disc writer songwriting partnership regular band period appeared band film uncredited production film mgm filmed mgm studios california filmed black white film production mgm filmed recently developed lens film originally titled hard way changed mgm finally settled listed studio planned releases year published variety magazine based original story writer addition studio traditionally produce original scripts adaptations successful works books theater plays production movie attention centered productions film brothers let head studio president decide cast reputation quickly finishing projects chosen direct film scene filmed title dance sequence song rock places dance sequence lineage cinematic musical numbers offer spectacular male image cited greatest moment screen created moves inspired choreographed sequence convinced initial choreography played music asked dance moves final sequence impressed dance sequence kelly applauded rehearsals visit set shooting film began newly created choreography characteristic covered wig makeup scenes musical number set jail performance dental caps fell lodged lung taken lebanon hospital spent night cap removed shooting resumed day film songs previously recorded studio added finished scenes usually filmed scenes single finished rest movie june film died automobile accident killed husband weeks shooting completed moved death star attend film premiere soundtrack production began rock roll songwriting partners commissioned create film soundtrack writers accepted work send material mgm months april studio called meeting writers new_york_city updated progress work written material traveled new_york instead working toured city confronted hotel room director music publishing company asked songs told material decided lock songwriters hotel room blocking door told leave room created material hours later written want free treat nice square baby don care rock recorded finished songs hollywood april additional session mgm hollywood don leave invited recording session april met session helped song treat nice taught piano method use recording song impressed convinced mgm cast band pianist film following songs film performed noted day performed young beautiful want free don leave treat nice rock dance routine choreographed elvis_presley square baby don care played electric bass release premiered october memphis tennessee opened nationally november box office film peaked number variety box office chart reached number year box office according mgm records film earned million canada initial theatrical run resulting profit ranked fourth leading box office film industry according variety gross income united_states canada comparable wizard critical reception despite success box office earned mixed reviews critics looked released portrayed anti heroic character presented convict hero word hell profanity included scene showing bed star tyler parent teacher association described movie blown tale cheap human values new_york_times criticized writing screenplay secondary characters acted forced hang hero flying ego entire picture cue magazine called film unpleasant mediocre drama publications criticized time criticized onstage personality compared film horror movies said rock pace movie debut personality records estimating lasting appeal performer jazz magazine beat said acting bland british magazine spectator described evolution silly performance loving dangerously near reviewers responded positively film gazette wrote dear gets soft focus camera photography remarked low production costs film said singing personality form said elvis_presley proves dramatic actor reveals versatility dancing screen time movie contains unique style singing look favored movie describing reception audience los_angeles theater registered loud approval accurately described star big dramatic singing role author thomas wrote book american movies 1950s treatment rock roll music narrative content cinematic performance knowing respectful elaborate choreography title tune long takes screen time given numbers musical pacing rock roll builds quality intensity indigenous appreciation rock roll critic wrote film perfect balance song story beginning end critic wrote vehicles caught raw sexy energy charisma film accolades awarded award performed feature film standards song rock selected preservation deemed culturally historically aesthetically significant film famous dance sequence choreographed sings title track stage inmates set resembles block jail cells sequence widely acknowledged memorable musical scene narrative movies credited music historians prototype modern music video ranked empire list greatest movies time review aggregate website rotten_tomatoes gives film overall fresh approval rating based reviews rating average
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