I keep a copy on the bookshelf in my office. When people ask what it was like growing up in Longview, I let them watch it. The inevitably tell me they have never laughed as much as they have watching this documentary.
Yes, I was hoping there would be more live recorded footage. I’m guessing they couldn’t get approval or didn’t want to pay for the use of it. Not performing in front of a live audience while he was “movie star Elvis” was just fucked up. He never really caught up to mainstream music after that since he could sell his own brand of gospel, country, and soul to his faithful fans.
I had aunts and cousins that would go to Vegas to see him and buy his merch at least a couple of times a year. I was barely in junior high when he passed The sad fat Elvis is the only one I remember His version of the Battle Hym of the Republic was a great performance though
Anybody catch this? Not too favorable on his manager later in his career. Hard to believe as famous and wealthy as he was he couldn’t really do what he wanted to do and travel the world. Hearing Tom Petty narrate some parts was also kind of surreal.