Elvis and the Beauty Queen
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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Elvis and the Beauty Queen
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 1, 1981
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Music, TV Movie
User Score
22%
Original Title
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Production Companies
David Gerber Productions, Columbia Pictures Television
Director
Gus Trikonis
Description
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.