Heartbreak Hotel (1988)

Directed by

Chris Columbus

Genre

comedy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1972, a teenager hires a down-on-his-luck Elvis Presley impersonator to help him kidnap the real Elvis. The plan goes wrong when the actual Elvis is taken instead, leading to a series of comic events.

nostalgiclightheartedplayfulcomedicmusicalupbeatwhimsical

What happens

Heartbreak Hotel is a 1988 American comedy film written and directed by Chris Columbus, and stars David Keith, Tuesday Weld and Charlie Schlatter. Set in 1972, the story deals with one of the many "legends" involving Elvis Presley (Keith) about his fictional kidnapping, and his subsequent redemption from decadence. The film was shot on location in Austin, Texas, at Green Pastures, the former residence of John Henry Faulk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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