HEARTBREAK HOTEL (DVD/1.33/2.0) DVD

Heartbreak Hotel
Johnny Wolfe (Charlie Schlatter) is an Ohio teen whose alcoholic mother Marie (Tuesday Weld) has been a huge Elvis Presley fan since the 1950s. To cheer her up on her birthday, Johnny kidnaps the king of rock & roll (David Keith) after a 1972 concert. Elvis settles in to the Wolfe's den by decorating the house to his flamboyant tastes and helping Marie and her daughter Pam (Angela Goethals) through some difficult times. After Johnny convinces Elvis to perform with him at a high-school talent competition, he also lectures Elvis that he has lost touch with his roots and urges him do drop his schmaltzy Las Vegas image. This implausible but entertaining feature was given the go-ahead by the Presley estate and contains none of the legendary excesses that led to the king's death in 1977. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Cast David Keith as Elvis Presley Tuesday Weld as Marie Wolfe Charlie Schlatter as Johnny Wolfe Angela Goethals as Pam Wolfe Jacque Lynn Colton as Rosie Pantangellio Chris Mulkey as Steve Ayres Karen Landry as Irene

Crew Dan Webster - Art Director Steven Saxton - Associate Producer Stacey Sher - Associate Producer Todd Thaler - Casting Monica Devereux - Choreography Lynda Obst - Co-producer Debra Hill - Co-producer Nord Haggerty - Costume Designer Mark A. Radcliffe - First Assistant Director Chris Columbus - Director Raja Gosnell - Editor Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score) Robert Kraft - Musical Direction/Supervision Gigi Coker - Makeup Dan Webster - Production Designer John Muto - Production Designer Stephen Dobson - Cinematographer Robin S. Clark - Production Manager Timothy Silver - Production Manager Debra Hill - Producer Lynda Obst - Producer Stephanie Austin - Producer Anne Kuljian - Set Designer Randy Moore - Special Effects Donald Summer - Sound/Sound Designer Stephanie Austin - Supervisor/Manager Chris Columbus - Screenwriter

Heartbreak Hotel
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DS: Dolby Surround (4.0) Additional Features: cc Fullscreen version Dolby Digital Surround DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 101 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Credits [2:04] 2. Rock 'n' Roll [8:02] 3. A Night at the Drive-In [7:31] 4. "Stay Away From My Mother" [13:43] 5. Elvis Live [11:30] 6. Elvis Is Home [3:31] 7. Dinner With Elvis [8:27] 8. "A Guitar Can't Say No" [4:18] 9. "...His Color Is Yellow" [8:38] 10. "I Want to Talk to You" [13:26] 11. "You're Still the King" [11:15] 12. End Credits [4:15]