Elvis & Nixon 2016

On December 21st, 1970, two of America's greatest recording artists met for the first time.

6.0 / 10   395 vote(s)
R
Drama Comedy History

In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.

Homepage http://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/elvisandnixon
Release Date 2016-03-22
Runtime 1h 26m
Directors Liza Johnson, Terry Stacey, Kim H. Winther, Mark C. Stevens, Aaron J. Stone
Producers Cassian Elwes, Holly Wiersma, Michael Shannon, Cary Elwes, Captain Mauzner, James Cox, Brandon Park, Evan Arnold, Michael Sledd, Parry Creedon, Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, Dave Hansen, John K. MacDonald, Laura Rister, Robert Ogden Barnum, Lisa Wolofsky, Ali Jazayeri, Amy Rodrigue, Michael Benaroya, Byron Wetzel, Jason A. Micallef, Kevin Tent, Jerry Schilling
Writers Cary Elwes, Hanala Sagal, Joey Sagal

Michael Shannon as Elvis and Kevin Spacey as Tricky Dick elevate the piece far above what it would have been otherwise, though still not quite so high as the satire-laden trailer had implied.

Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.

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