Elvis and the Beauty Queen
| Elvis and the Beauty Queen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Julia Cameron |
| Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
| Starring |
Don Johnson Stephanie Zimbalist Ann Dusenberry Rick Lenz |
| Music by | Allyn Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Gerber |
| Producer(s) |
Charles B. Fitzsimmons Jack N. Reddish (associate producer) |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Editor(s) | Fred A. Chulack |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Columbia Pictures Television David Gerber Productions |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release |
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen is a 1981 made-for-TV film starring Don Johnson and Stephanie Zimbalist.[1]
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for four of the last five years of his life.[1] The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.[2] It aired on NBC-TV on March 1, 1981 at 9pm.[1]
Seven songs were recorded for the soundtrack in Nashville, Tennessee, with country singer Ronnie McDowell providing the vocals.[1] The band that backed Ronnie McDowell was The Glass Hammer, a Nashville-based band. The Glass Hammer consisted of Joe Meador: Guitar, Don Lee: Lead Guitar, Bill Conn: Keyboards and Horns, Larry Leath: Bass, and Rick Judkins: Drums.