Elvis Meets Nixon
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Telefilm based on the true story of the weekend in December 1970 when Elvis Presley decided to leave Graceland and meet with President Nixon. For superstar performer Elvis Presley, the all-consuming need-of-the-moment is a change of pace, so he sneaks away from his bodyguards and heads for Washingto
Cast & Crew
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Allan Arkush
Director
Rob Stefaniuk
Jennifer Irwin
Rick Wharton
Jake Simons
Colin Fox
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Period
Release Date
1997
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
Telefilm based on the true story of the weekend in December 1970 when Elvis Presley decided to leave Graceland and meet with President Nixon. For superstar performer Elvis Presley, the all-consuming need-of-the-moment is a change of pace, so he sneaks away from his bodyguards and heads for Washington, D.C. to meet with the Justice Department about becoming a federal marshal in drug enforcement. This is the first time in his adult life that he has gone anywhere alone, and it is a sobering sojourn.
Arriving a few days early for his meeting, bored and lonely, Elvis takes a quick trip to Los Angeles. After a walk down the Sunset Strip, where he is confronted by anti-war protestors and the age of psychedelic rock, Elvis becomes disillusioned, confused about his own place in life and depressed about the state of the nation. On the flight back to Washington, he is inspired to write a letter to President Nixon. The result is what has become known as the bizarre historical moment when Elvis met Nixon in the Oval Office on December 21, 1970.
Director
Allan Arkush
Director
Cast
Rob Stefaniuk
Jennifer Irwin
Rick Wharton
Jake Simons
Colin Fox
Robyn Stevan
Stewart Arnott
Edwin Newman
Himself
Richard Mcmillan
Laura Catalano
Bob Gunton
Curtis Armstrong
Dick Cavett
Narrator
Jackie Burroughs
David Crean
Tony Curtis
Himself
Tammy Isbell
Angela Vint
Arnold Pinnock
James Loxley
Hamish Mcewan
Gabriel Hogan
Robbi Jay Thuet
Glenn Hall
Wayne Ward
Richard Yearwood
Alexander Butterfield
Himself
Alyson Court
Peter Keleghan
Graham Nash
Himself
Scott Wickware
Ephraim Hylton
Richard Beymer
Desmond Campbell
Hadley Sandiford
Philip Akin
A.j. Cook
Rick Peters
Martin Roach
Dan Redican
Chris Kennedy
Julia Paton
Denny Doherty
Vernon Chapman
Michael Anderson Jr.
Thom Sears
Gordon Michael Woolvett
Joe Dinikol
Marilyn Boyle
Keith Jones
Alana Fletcher
Jeff Jones
Maria Syrgiannis
Wayne Newton
Himself
John Liddle
Roxanne Mackenzie
Patrick Mckenna
Crew
Blondel Aidoo
Visual Effects
David Aulicino
Casting Associate
David Bailey
Post-Production Coordinator
Jill Bedford
Props Assistant
Darryl Beebe
Lead Set Dresser
Daisy Bijac
Makeup Assistant
David M. Blum
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jack Boem
Production Assistant
Larry Brown
Original Music
Larry Brown
Music
Billy Buttery
Gaffer
Virginia Campbell
Coordinator
Thomas Care
Grip
Laura Charlebois
Other
Dorian Cheah
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Curran
Transportation Supervisor
Catherine Currie
Other
Bryan Day
Sound Mixer
Alan Doucette
Property Master
Christian Drennan
Grip
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Emma England
Wardrobe Supervisor
Nicholas Fasullo
Dolly Grip
Rex Fields
On-Set Dresser
Jenny Fifield-arbour
Hair Stylist
Susan Forrest
Casting
Gina Fowler
Production Coordinator
Alan Freedman
Adr Mixer
Monika Glanert
Assistant Location Manager
Roger Glidden
Grip
Ethel Glinert
Assistant Costume Designer
Kurt Godel
Visual Effects
Kathleen Graham
Makeup Artist
Rich Green
Assistant Camera Operator
Marni Grossman
Photography
Lee Guenette
Electrician
Vicky Herman
Line Producer
Dean Hovey
Sound Effects Editor
Dean Hovey
Sound Editor
Robert C Jackson
Dialogue Editor
Mindy Jenkins
Production Accountant
Tim King
Post-Production Supervisor
Beth Klein
Casting
William Koon
Scenic Artist
Michelle Lang
Casting Associate
Ron Lightfoot
Construction Coordinator
Bruce Lyne
On-Set Dresser
Murray Mainprize
Generator Operator
Neil Mandelberg
Editor
David Mann
Foley Editor
Diane Marshall
Foley Artist
Judd Maslansky
Assistant Editor
Terry Mcgauran
On-Set Dresser
Paul Mcglashan
Boom Operator
Doug Mckitterick
Electrician
Bruce Mclean
Transportation Coordinator
Laird Mcmurray
Special Effects Coordinator
Mario Mercuri
Art Director
Bill Mochon
Color Timer
Chris Moriana
Foley Artist
Pasquale Neglia
Assistant Director
Cynthia Nicolella
Post-Production Coordinator
Regan Noble
Hair Assistant
Robert E. O'connor
Executive Producer
Patrick O'gorman
On-Set Dresser
Wendy Ord
Assistant Director
Peter Pastorelli
Production
Susan Pilcher
Music Coordinator
Kim Porter
Assistant Costume Designer
Catherine Pretty
Assistant Art Director
Spencer Proffer
Music Supervisor
Spencer Proffer
Music Producer
Sheila Radovancevic
Wardrobe Assistant
Anna Rane
Script Supervisor
Derek Rappaport
Assistant Director
Anne Richardson
Location Manager
Fred Rivas
Consultant
Robert C Rodriguez
Post-Production Assistant
Alan Rosen
Screenplay
Alan Rosen
Producer
Steve Rundell
Visual Effects Supervisor
Morgan Sainsbury
Best Boy
Thomas E Sams
Transportation Captain
Jason Schmid
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joshua E Schneider
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pasia Schonberg
Researcher
Steve Scoville
Dialogue Editor
B E Sharp
Assistant Production Accountant
Dwayne L. Shattuck
Unit Production Manager
Dwayne L. Shattuck
Assistant Director
Susan Shin
Adr Supervisor
Susan Shin
Dialogue Editor
Norman Smith
Key Grip
Michael Storey
Director Of Photography
Edgar Struble
Original Music
Lucy Sustar
Foley Mixer
Harold Thrasher
Production Designer
Jerri Thrasher
Set Decorator
William Thrasher
Swing Gang
Chad Tomasoski
Post-Production Assistant
Cheryl Toy
Assistant Art Director
Daniel W Victor
Consultant
Tom Volckmann
Foley Editor
Steve Wakefield
Unit Production Manager
Glenn Warner
Assistant Camera Operator
James A Williams
Sound Effects Editor
Kei Yano
Costume Designer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Period
Release Date
1997
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 10, 1997
Released in United States on Video August 11, 1998
