Finding Graceland (1998)
Directed by David Winkler
Sub-Genres - Odd Couple Film, Road Movie |
Release Date - Sep 12, 1998 (USA - Unknown), May 21, 1999 (USA) |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
After the death of his wife, Byron (Jonathon Schaech) finds himself chronically depressed, so he decides to hop into his junk heap of a car and drive to Memphis. Along they way he picks up a hitchhiker (Harvey Keitel) in a pink jacket who informs Byron he's Elvis Presley and wants to go back home to Graceland. As one might expect, Byron is convinced this guy is a few doughnuts short of a dozen, but the closer they get to Memphis, the more he wonders if there isn't a bit of Elvis in him after all, especially after he picks up a beautiful Marilyn Monroe impersonator (Bridget Fonda). Priscilla Presley was an executive producer for this film, which features several scenes filmed inside Graceland.
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hitchhiker, depression, delusion, encounter, hidden-identity, impersonation