ELVIS (2005) part 14 of 17

Elvis is a 2005 CBS mini-series written by Patrick Sheane Duncan and directed by James Steven Sadwith, it chronicles the rise of American music icon Elvis Presley from his humble beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi to his international superstardom. The cast includes Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Presley, Rose McGowan as Ann-Margret, Randy Quaid as "Colonel" Tom Parker, Camryn Manheim as Gladys Presley, Robert Patrick as Vernon Presley, Tim Guinee as Sam Phillips, Jack Noseworthy as Steve Binder, Antonia Bernath as Priscilla Presley, Clay Steakley as Bill Black, Mark Adam as Scotty Moore, John Boyd West as Red West and Randy McDowell as Gene Smith. Jonathan Rhys Meyers won a Golden Globe for his performance as Elvis Presley. The mini-series is available on a region-free DVD. The DVD was made available August 14, 2007, the title of the series was changed to Elvis: The Early Years. During the filming of the Mini-Series, Meyers had studied Elvis, his films and his music, all the nuances that fans know and love. He also worked with a dialect coach and a dance instructor so that his sound and moves were authentic.Both Rhys-Meyers and dialect coach David Dahlgren had reservations about the accent: the actor didn’t want to sound like a nightclub impersonator and the dialect coach was concerned about getting an Irishman to sound like an American southerner. "Elvis had more than just a regional southern accent," said Dahlgren. "He had very distinctive speaking mannerisms, pronunciations ...

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