{"product_id":"elvis-films-faq-paul-simpson-9781557838582","title":"Elvis Films FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King of Rock 'n' Roll in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Elvis Presley had not wanted to be a movie star, he would never have single-handedly revolutionized popular culture. Yet this aspect of his phenomenal career has been much maligned and misunderstood - partly because the King himself once referred to his 33 movies as a rut he had got stuck in just off Hollywood Boulevard. \u003ci\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e explores his best and worst moments as an actor, analyzes the bizarre autobiographical detail that runs through so many of his films, and reflects on what it must be like to be idolized by millions around the world yet have to make a living singing about dogs, chambers of commerce, and fatally naive shrimps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElvis's Hollywood years are full of mystery, and \u003ci\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e covers them all! Which of his own movies did he actually like? What films did he wish he could have made? Why didn't he have an acting coach? When will Quentin Tarantino stop alluding to him in his movies? And was \u003ci\u003eClambake\u003c\/i\u003e really the catalyst for his marriage to Priscilla? \u003ci\u003eElvis Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e explains everything you want to know about the whys and wherefores of the singer-actor's bizarre celluloid odyssey; or, as Elvis said, \"I saw the movie and I was the hero of the movie.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557838585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557838582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Applause Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Paul Simpson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998495944959,"sku":"9781557838582","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elvis-films-faq-paul-simpson-9781557838582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}