Elvis (1990 TV series)
| Elvis | |
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Michael St. Gerard
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| Genre |
Biography Drama Music |
| Created by |
Rick Husky Priscilla Presley |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme |
All Shook Up performed by Ronnie McDowell |
| Composer(s) | Steve Tyrell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | James D. Parriott Productions Navarone Productions Rick Husky Productions New World Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | February 6 – May 19, 1990 |
Elvis (also known as Elvis – Good Rockin' Tonight) is an American drama series about the early life of Elvis Presley that aired on ABC from February 6 until May 19, 1990 before its cancellation due to low ratings. These ten episodes, along with three unaired episodes, were edited into a four-hour mini-series titled Elvis: The Early Years. The series starred Michael St. Gerard as Presley, Jesse Dabson, Blake Gibbons, Millie Perkins, and Billy "Green" Bush. Elvis voice-impersonator Ronnie McDowell provided the singing voice for St. Gerard on the series.
Elvis: Good Rockin' Tonight was a series offering a faithful dramatic re-creation of Elvis' time just before becoming a major star. Focusing on Elvis in 1954-55 as he was beginning his recording career at Sun Records. It was the first time the true story of a rock star been dramatized in a weekly series.
Michael St. Gerard had played Presley twice before, in the 1989 films Great Balls of Fire! and Heart of Dixie; and once again after this series, in a 1993 episode of Quantum Leap.
Millie Perkins starred as the real Elvis's love interest in the 1961 film, Wild in the Country, here she plays his mother.
Matt Dillon and Scott Valentine were the first two choices for the role of Elvis.
Michael St. Gerard's audition was a line read, and him lip syncing to "Baby, Let's Play House". He was flown to Memphis the next day to start filming. The brown-eyed St. Gerard refused to wear blue contacts for the role.
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