Elvis...At The Movies

[LSP-4445]

I was watching "Smokey And The Bandit" last nigh as it aired on tv and was wondering if Elvis ever watched this cool 1977 movie? (premiered in may77, with Burt Reynolds,Sally Field,Jerry Reed)
Apparently Elvis didnt go to the movies very often in 1977 ......at least compared to previous years.
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[monkboughtlunch]

I was watching "Smokey And The Bandit" last nigh as it aired on tv and was wondering if Elvis ever watched this cool 1977 movie? (premiered in may77, with Burt Reynolds,Sally Field,Jerry Reed)
Apparently Elvis didnt go to the movies very often in 1977 ......at least compared to previous years.
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Good question! Anyone know if Elvis watched "Smokey And The Bandit?"

[elvis-fan]

Forget SATB... what about Star Wars???
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[jurasic1968]

He tried to watch Star Wars with Lisa in August 1977, but it was not an available copy of the film at the Memphis theater. So he watched instead the last James Bond movie, The Spy that Loved Me.

[Mister Mike]

Forget SATB... what about Star Wars???
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If I remember correctly (which is probably not), Elvis was unable to get a copy of STAR WARS for viewing with Lisa Marie, thus he didn't get to see it.

[Sarita]

Elvis wanted to see a film the night before he died, but the cinema was no longer open. I don't remember which film it was.

[monkboughtlunch]

Forget SATB... what about Star Wars???
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Elvis not watching Star Wars has been common knowledge for decades.

So let's get back to the question posed by the OP. Did Elvis watch Smokey And The Bandit?

[elvis-fan]

Forget SATB... what about Star Wars???
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Elvis not watching Star Wars has been common knowledge for decades.

So let's get back to the question posed by the OP. Did Elvis watch Smokey And The Bandit?

Thanks...

[Greystoke]

According to Sammy Davis, Jr., Elvis had quite an impressive collection of films that he built up over the years -- including The Magus, No Way to Treat a Lady, The World in My Pocket, Where Eagles Dare, Guns for San Sebastian, Citizen Kane, and Compulsion on 16mm. Elvis was also provided with his own personal 16mm copies of the films he starred in. With these prints explicitly being for his own private use.

Some of the films Elvis saw at various theatres between 1965 and 1971:

Dr. Strangelove, A Patch of Blue, King Rat, The Pawnbroker, Cleopatra, Johnny Nobody, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Dr. No, and Thunderball in October of 1965.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Virgin Spring and Die, Monster, Die! in January of 1966.

Madame X in April of 1966.

Plague of the Zombies, The Magnificent Seven, Cat Ballou, The Ten Commandments, Duel at Diablo, Night of the Grizzly, Let's Kill Uncle, A Fine Madness, and Rasputin the Mad Monk in May of 1966.

Fantastic Voyage, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, Stagecoach (1966), The Professionals, Funeral in Berlin, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seconds, and After the Fox in December of 1966.

A Shot in the Dark, Casino Royale and After the Fox in May of 1967.

The Thomas Crown Affair and Hang 'em High in September of 1968.

Gone With the Wind in October of 1968.

Hellfighters and Candy in December of 1968

Winning, Death of a Gunfighter and Goodbye, Columbus in May of 1969.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy in September of 1969.

Tick . . . Tick . . . Tick and M*A*S*H in May of 1970.

Little Fauss and Big Halsy in December of 1970.

Willard and The Cat o' Nine Tails in July of 1971.

Dirty Harry, Straw Dogs, Shampoo, Soul Soldier, The Hunting Party, The Night Visitor, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, and Shaft in December of 1971.

[ForeverElvis]

According to Sammy Davis, Jr., Elvis had quite an impressive collection of films that he built up over the years -- including The Magus, No Way to Treat a Lady, The World in My Pocket, Where Eagles Dare, Guns for San Sebastian, Citizen Kane, and Compulsion on 16mm. Elvis was also provided with his own personal 16mm copies of the films he starred in. With these prints explicitly being for his own private use.

Some of the films Elvis saw at various theatres between 1965 and 1971:

Dr. Strangelove, A Patch of Blue, King Rat, The Pawnbroker, Cleopatra, Johnny Nobody, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Dr. No, and Thunderball in October of 1965.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Virgin Spring and Die, Monster, Die! in January of 1966.

Madame X in April of 1966.

Plague of the Zombies, The Magnificent Seven, Cat Ballou, The Ten Commandments, Duel at Diablo, Night of the Grizzly, Let's Kill Uncle, A Fine Madness, and Rasputin the Mad Monk in May of 1966.

Fantastic Voyage, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, Stagecoach (1966), The Professionals, Funeral in Berlin, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seconds, and After the Fox in December of 1966.

A Shot in the Dark, Casino Royale and After the Fox in May of 1967.

The Thomas Crown Affair and Hang 'em High in September of 1968.

Gone With the Wind in October of 1968.

Hellfighters and Candy in December of 1968

Winning, Death of a Gunfighter and Goodbye, Columbus in May of 1969.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy in September of 1969.

Tick . . . Tick . . . Tick and M*A*S*H in May of 1970.

Little Fauss and Big Halsy in December of 1970.

Willard and The Cat o' Nine Tails in July of 1971.

Dirty Harry, Straw Dogs, Shampoo, Soul Soldier, The Hunting Party, The Night Visitor, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, and Shaft in December of 1971.

Some of the films on videotape at Graceland.

[Swedish]

Thought you meant this one...

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[LSP-4445]

Thought you meant this one...

This from 2007 is a much better option, an official release in great sound quality.
Honestly, I don’t really get why you post so many cover pics of poor-sounding and often
poor-looking unofficial releases.
I wouldn’t include those in my collection even if they were free,but hey that’s just me

[jurasic1968]

Elvis during the end of the Spinout movie, playing on a double six guitar, singing I''ll Be Back. Very cool picture, one of my all time favorites.

[hm80ep]

Elvis during the end of the Spinout movie, playing on a double six guitar, singing I''ll Be Back. Very cool picture, one of my all time favorites.

If you're referring to the cover photo of the "Elvis At The Movies" CD then it's not from "Spinout". It's one of a number of publicity/promotional shots for "Spinout" taken in April 1966.

https://elvicities.com/~epss/gallery/spinout-1966/

However, for the "I'll Be Back" scene in the movie Elvis wore a different outfit and his hair looked much different too.

Here's what it looked like in the movie:

Spinout_I'll_Be_Back.jpg

[bajo]

Remembering those movies with Burt R and Jerry R, I always thought that this would have been something for Elvis, ala 1969! But, then....

[TheKingOfMusicEP]

According to Sammy Davis, Jr., Elvis had quite an impressive collection of films that he built up over the years -- including The Magus, No Way to Treat a Lady, The World in My Pocket, Where Eagles Dare, Guns for San Sebastian, Citizen Kane, and Compulsion on 16mm. Elvis was also provided with his own personal 16mm copies of the films he starred in. With these prints explicitly being for his own private use.

Some of the films Elvis saw at various theatres between 1965 and 1971:

Dr. Strangelove, A Patch of Blue, King Rat, The Pawnbroker, Cleopatra, Johnny Nobody, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Dr. No, and Thunderball in October of 1965.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Virgin Spring and Die, Monster, Die! in January of 1966.

Madame X in April of 1966.

Plague of the Zombies, The Magnificent Seven, Cat Ballou, The Ten Commandments, Duel at Diablo, Night of the Grizzly, Let's Kill Uncle, A Fine Madness, and Rasputin the Mad Monk in May of 1966.

Fantastic Voyage, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, Stagecoach (1966), The Professionals, Funeral in Berlin, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seconds, and After the Fox in December of 1966.

A Shot in the Dark, Casino Royale and After the Fox in May of 1967.

The Thomas Crown Affair and Hang 'em High in September of 1968.

Gone With the Wind in October of 1968.

Hellfighters and Candy in December of 1968

Winning, Death of a Gunfighter and Goodbye, Columbus in May of 1969.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy in September of 1969.

Tick . . . Tick . . . Tick and M*A*S*H in May of 1970.

Little Fauss and Big Halsy in December of 1970.

Willard and The Cat o' Nine Tails in July of 1971.

Dirty Harry, Straw Dogs, Shampoo, Soul Soldier, The Hunting Party, The Night Visitor, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, and Shaft in December of 1971.

Some of the films on videotape at Graceland.

As You can see most of the tape can be read as 60 Min. videotape so that one movie needed more than one tape.

[ForeverElvis]

According to Sammy Davis, Jr., Elvis had quite an impressive collection of films that he built up over the years -- including The Magus, No Way to Treat a Lady, The World in My Pocket, Where Eagles Dare, Guns for San Sebastian, Citizen Kane, and Compulsion on 16mm. Elvis was also provided with his own personal 16mm copies of the films he starred in. With these prints explicitly being for his own private use.

Some of the films Elvis saw at various theatres between 1965 and 1971:

Dr. Strangelove, A Patch of Blue, King Rat, The Pawnbroker, Cleopatra, Johnny Nobody, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Dr. No, and Thunderball in October of 1965.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Virgin Spring and Die, Monster, Die! in January of 1966.

Madame X in April of 1966.

Plague of the Zombies, The Magnificent Seven, Cat Ballou, The Ten Commandments, Duel at Diablo, Night of the Grizzly, Let's Kill Uncle, A Fine Madness, and Rasputin the Mad Monk in May of 1966.

Fantastic Voyage, Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round, Stagecoach (1966), The Professionals, Funeral in Berlin, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seconds, and After the Fox in December of 1966.

A Shot in the Dark, Casino Royale and After the Fox in May of 1967.

The Thomas Crown Affair and Hang 'em High in September of 1968.

Gone With the Wind in October of 1968.

Hellfighters and Candy in December of 1968

Winning, Death of a Gunfighter and Goodbye, Columbus in May of 1969.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Midnight Cowboy in September of 1969.

Tick . . . Tick . . . Tick and M*A*S*H in May of 1970.

Little Fauss and Big Halsy in December of 1970.

Willard and The Cat o' Nine Tails in July of 1971.

Dirty Harry, Straw Dogs, Shampoo, Soul Soldier, The Hunting Party, The Night Visitor, Let's Scare Jessica to Death, and Shaft in December of 1971.

Some of the films on videotape at Graceland.

As You can see most of the tape can be read as 60 Min. videotape so that one movie needed more than one tape.

Yes, the titles say part 1 as well.
I’m pretty sure that commercially available VCRs weren’t common in 1975-1977.

[Greystoke]

Worth adding here, perhaps, is that Elvis apparently considered having a screening room built at Graceland in 1967. Blueprints were drafted and copies of these were auctioned some years ago, but it seems like a passing fancy for Elvis, or perhaps it wasn't practical enough at the time.

Latterly, of course, Elvis did make use of a projector and a large projector screen in the jungle room, as seen below.

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[Sarita]

Thank you!

[jurasic1968]

Thanks a lot, Greystoke. Great picture.

[Swedish]

Thought you meant this one...

This from 2007 is a much better option, an official release in great sound quality.
Honestly, I don’t really get why you post so many cover pics of poor-sounding and often
poor-looking unofficial releases.
I wouldn’t include those in my collection even if they were free,but hey that’s just me

Im only in it for the music and happy what flea markets have on E.
I take the same title like this instead (it's a official Sony release )

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[Sarita]

I have the CD

[JimmyCool]

Im only in it for the music and happy what flea markets have on E.
I take the same title like this instead (it's a official Sony release )

Yes, Pot Luck is my favorite movie.

[Greystoke]

Im only in it for the music and happy what flea markets have on E.
I take the same title like this instead (it's a official Sony release )

Yes, Pot Luck is my favorite movie.

What could have been . . .

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