Directed by John Carpenter Written by Anthony Lawrence Cast Kurt Russell ... Elvis Presley Shelley Winters ... Gladys Presley Bing Russell ... Vernon Presley Robert Gray ... Red West Season Hubley ... Priscilla Presley Pat Hingle ... Colonel Tom Parker Melody Anderson ... Bonnie Ed Begley Jr. ... D J Fontana James Canning ... Scotty Moore Charles Cyphers ... Sam Phillips Peter Hobbs ... Jim Denny Les Lannom ... Sonny West Elliott Street ... Bill Black Randy Gray ... Elvis as a boy Will Jordan ... Ed Sullivan Joe Mantegna ... Joe Esposito Galen Thompson ... Hank Snow Ellen Travolta ... Marion Keisker Charlie Hodge ... Self Christian Berrigan   Robert Christopher   Mark Denis   Mario Gallo   Del Hinkley   Theodore Lehmann ... (as Ted Lehman) Jack McCulloch   Larry Pennell ... Paul Beaulieu Ken Smolka   David Hunt Stafford   Dennis Stewart   Dick Young   Meg Wyllie ... Grandma Nora Boland ... Teacher Felicia Fenske ... Lisa Marie Larry Geller ... Self Jim Greenleaf ... 2nd Reporter Dennis Christopher ... Nick Adams Ronnie McDowell ... Elvis Presley (singing voice) Uncredited Cast Annette Caton ... Concert goer William Angus Erwin   Luther Fear ... Chauffer Kelly ... Elvis Fan Jack Philpot ... Piano player Paul Purdell ... Security Guard Ed Ruffalo   Kathy Westmoreland ... Self Jimmy Williams ... Cpl. in Hofbrau Abi Young ... Natalie Wood Produced by Tony Bishop Dick Clark Anthony Lawrence James Ritz Original Music by Joe Renzetti

Additional Info Premiere: February 01, 1979 Theatrical Release: February 11, 1979 DVD Release: March 02, 2010 Blu-ray Release: August 16, 2016 Country: Distributor: Shout! Factory Websites: Alternate Titles Elvis - The King Elvis - The Movie Production Companies Dick Clark Productions (producer) (as dick clark motion pictures, inc.) Distributors American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing) Shout! Factory   (2010) (USA) (DVD) NBC Universal Television Distribution   (2018) (USA) (TV) (syndication) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.9 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,791 / 20,698 Site Ranking #5,787 Survive The Game (2021) #5,788 Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) #5,789 Waxwork II: Lost In Time (1992) #5,790 The Dawn (2019) #5,791 Elvis (1979) #5,792 It Lives Inside (2023) #5,793 Nightmare Cinema (2018) #5,794 Most Likely To Die (2015) #5,795 Abominable (2006)