Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)

Directed by

Allan Arkush

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film imagines the real 1970 meeting between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon as a wacky and exaggerated comedy. Elvis shows up at the White House unannounced and tries to talk his way into becoming a federal agent.

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What happens

Elvis Meets Nixon is a 1997 Canadian-American mockumentary film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Rick Peters, Bob Gunton, and Alyson Court. It is an embellished account of the true story of American singer Elvis Presley meeting President Richard Nixon on December 21, 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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