king king american musical drama film directed starring elvis_presley produced based novel stone film nineteen year old gets mixed involved women later indicated characters portrayed acting career role king favorite film granted day january march beginning military service location shooting new_orleans delayed times crowds fans attracted stars particularly film released paramount_pictures july critical commercial success critics unanimous praise performance king peaked number variety box office earnings charts soundtrack song hard headed woman reached number billboard pop singles chart number chart certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa soundtrack album peaked number billboard album chart plot nineteen year old high school student works school support surviving family father sister jan mother died father lost job moved impoverished family french quarter new_orleans work morning rescues jones abusive date taxi ride high school kisses responds witnessing kissing punching face makes remark reaction summons principal office teacher tells graduate poor attitude evans sympathetic powerless help decides drop school find work wishes father tries convince stay school leaves school grounds young men lure alley leader shark wants revenge hitting student school turned brother defends shark shark invites join gang shark help gang singing lover doll distract customers staff works bar notices theft turn invites fictitious party hotel room finding starts crying fear leaves admitting wants conditions later night meets nightclub employed pretends know accompanied boyfriend club owner aka pig believe claims heard sing insists prove sing rendition trouble honest owner nightclub area owned impressed offers job singer club fisher finds employment local drug store boss reluctantly hired fisher boss constantly fisher obviously retaliation embarrassment situation makes easier father wishes accept charlie job offer hit king tries hire declines offer loyalty charlie shark working suggests beat help father night fisher leaves store dressed hat coat lent shark recognizes decides better purposes father badly injured needs expensive surgery pays specialist perform later signing threatening tell father involvement outraged betrayal helps escape sends shark gang member trap alley knocks shark stabs kills struggle finds bleeding takes house recover asks forget past pretend love replies difficult kisses drives accompanied dummy member gang fatally shoots dummy befriended gun goes killing owner returns sings lines let think future forget past love audience fisher shows listen son sing cast elvis_presley mistress local gangster employee falls fisher father king nightclub shark lead owner sister member shark gang dummy mute member shark gang evans school principal drug store manager fisher boss production acquired rights stone february intention giving lead role new_york boxer role originally written dean project cancelled death january following success broadway stage version story suggested possible replacement negotiations completed character fisher changed boxer singer location moved new_york new_orleans selected noted director hollywood studio system works included adventures decided shoot film black white dramatic streets film noir appearance selected experienced cast support including hart star film loving instructed taken lose pounds role december month filming begin received draft notice paramount request special permission allow finish film pointed draft board delay filming cost large sum money invested pre production film december received day filming took place january march los_angeles california location french quarter new_orleans louisiana scene filmed filming constantly moved avoid crowds fans came location delayed film making rented house privacy second assistants noticed houses block led houses adjacent street escape crowds climb roof house cross roof fan discovered path resided tenth floor rented cast filming began convinced boy weeks working described lovely boy wonderful actor seeing early copy finished film thanked giving opportunity potential actor later cite favorite role acting career fourteen days completion officially inducted reception film shown new_york_city july opening week ranked number box office earnings variety national survey billboard wrote elvis_presley new film shapes box office winner got plenty action characterisation star gives best acting performance date incidents characters original novel distorted plot stands dialog emotion packed exhibits improved provides moving tense moments knockout fallen like love aborted romance gives finest scenes variety declared film shows young star better fair actor new_york_times gave favorable review players got shoulders stays melodramatic home stretch musical perfectly street fine photographer atmosphere matching balancing tunes seven supply real backbone tell story picture screen attempt pleasure find little street acting assignment showcase help picket fence spectator criticized relationship character love interests girls latest film king played good actresses shown desperately love character existence wait hope little rough affection instead kissed kisses reluctantly hands air small boy press eat feels bit sick knowing suggest god come spell tender infinitely patient spite long past infidelity looks observer like plain indifference lips kiss doesn come extreme example contemporary idol pretty fascinating pale bruised looking face weary imagine excessive excessively long locks films bad king pretty low list worth taking look performance beat wrote let noted elvis_presley latest best picture far comparatively speaking course maybe films drama coaches begin acting magazine praised acting past roles strongest acting job far years ago screen laughing stock laughing monthly film bulletin criticized violence depicted film rated movie iii denoting poor stating series unlikely motivation provides vehicle far numbers offer intermittent relief calculated violence little balance movie lamented lack punishment main character actions praised director influence doubt adults won moved king way unfortunately teenage audiences taken especially supposed sympathetic character end goes police crimes said favor director succeed getting act cards stacked obvious manner couldn handled role conviction commented playing youth displays dignity honest aspirations requires effort shows signs getting hang acting picture promising beginning turns melodramatic composed equal juvenile sex legitimate dramatic subjects script gives illegitimate viewpoint leaves moral issues wrote fellow isn bad actor course sensational academy_award isn danger hollywood gotten years ability fact given normal type direction entirely possible develop competent actor long continue attract audiences present proportions little need worrying drama schools rated movie stars stating film highlight brief exchange king best filmed examples pre army elvis_presley home media film released vhs paramount_pictures released dvd remastered sound image featuring original theatrical trailer soundtrack
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