Elvis Meets Nixon
Truth is funnier than fiction!
PG-13 1997 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA
Directed by Allan Arkush · Written by Allan Arkush
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Rick Peters Elvis Presley -
Bob Gunton Richard M. Nixon -
Alyson Court Priscilla Presley -
Denny Doherty Vernon -
Jackie Burroughs Dodger -
Curtis Armstrong Farley Hall -
Gabriel Hogan Bobby Bishop - R Robbi Jay Thuet Lisa Marie Presley
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Robyn Stevan Karen -
Patrick McKenna Supervisor -
Hamish McEwan Wait Carpenter
Make it a double feature
4h 47m togetherA close match in mood and era.
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