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Elvis and the Beauty Queen

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

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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 the last four years of his life. 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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

3.8/10

Release Date

01 March 1981

Country

United States of America

Cast

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

Elvis Presley

Stephanie Zimbalist

Stephanie Zimbalist

Linda Thompson

Ann Dusenberry

Ann Dusenberry

Jeannie LeMay

Rick Lenz

Rick Lenz

David Briggs (as Richard Lenz)

Ann Wedgeworth

Ann Wedgeworth

Aunt Betty

Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Sanford Thompson

Jay W. MacIntosh

Jay W. MacIntosh

Marge Thompson

Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee

Su-Su

Edward Edwards

Edward Edwards

Sam Thompson

John Crawford

John Crawford

Vernon Presley

Darrell Fetty

Darrell Fetty

Pete Moore

Richard Winterstein

Richard Winterstein

Bobby Farr

Gary Lee Davis

Gary Lee Davis

Ray

John Ashton

John Ashton

Jake

Bobbi Jordan

Bobbi Jordan

Pregnant Woman

Susan Mullen

Susan Mullen

Nurse

John Christy Ewing

John Christy Ewing

Doctor

Tony Giorgio

Tony Giorgio

Mob Figure

Odette Mitchell

Odette Mitchell

Redhead

John Bernaber

John Bernaber

Agent

Andre Tayir

Andre Tayir

Choreographer

Ken Foree

Ken Foree

Boxer

Kerry Stein

Kerry Stein

Bob

Cathy Foy

Cathy Foy

Miss Hawaii

Ronnie McDowell

Ronnie McDowell

Elvis Presley (singing voice)

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