Alex Shoofey, the executive VP of the International, testified that Parker was good for $1 million a year in gambling, but others think that number is low. We told the music publishers, who were our contact with the Colonel, about this exciting opportunity not only for us, but for Elvis, who wanted to be Marlon Brando or James Dean. We never saw him again. So its a perfect chance to catch up with Stoller,who wrote the music to Jerry Leibers lyrics on two dozen Presley songs, including the classics Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Trouble, Treat Me Nice, Love Me, Loving You, Santa Claus Is Back in Town, Bossa Nova Baby and (Youre So Square) Baby I Dont Care. No other writers are so closely associated with the King, even if their run of collaborations with Elvis was ultimately cut short by want to hazard a guess? The branding. Yes, it was manager Colonel Tom Parker who had his reasons for finally cutting Leiber and Stoller out of Presley's creative camp after 1963, none of them good. 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"And the Colonel says, 'Because of me. I dont think the band is great. And I called, I think, Jack Viertel, because we had been working on a totally different kind of project a ballet musical which never got finished and I said, Listen, I dont like it. The Coasters were different characters. THE ELVIS movie biopic stars Tom Hanks as The King's manager Colonel Tom Parker, who the actor has described as both a 'genius' and a 'scoundrel'. Elviss first manager, Bob Neal, told me that he had a heck of a time getting stations to play Elviss first single. Its the blues! He was a fabulous singer, fabulous performer, and very special and hes very hot, again, still. In fact, Colonel didnt even have to go down to the casino. 'Reconsider Baby' is one example I always remember. And Jean Aberbach said, Well, fellas, let me speak to the Colonel. He had toured with carnivals, worked with elephants and. In Elvis, out June 24, we get a portrait not only of the rise and fall of Elvis (Austin Butler), but also of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), and the co-dependent relationship between the two. He could have said, I mean, Priscilla herself told me he could have said no to those movies. How many times do you want your name on the record? He was annoyed! Beyond the vintage songs, you and Jerry Leiber get credit on two new songs interpolating your old ones, by Doja Cat and Eminem. Parker returned to the carnival (one not-too-dissimilar to the 1950s carnival in American Horror Story thanks to the setting), where he made his living for a time before getting involved in music promotion, working with the likes of Gene Austin, Minnie Pearl, Eddy Arnold, and Hank Snow. And heres a guy who carries his pictures by himself ., Colonel Parker Answered Criticism About Elvis' Movies In 1964 Interview, To what extent Parker was guilty of such sins against Elvis, Im not qualified to say. The Horrifying Elvis Story Tied To The Singer's Death - CINEMABLEND What dreams do you have? "I had the luxury of essentially recreating somebody who no one really knew," the two-time Oscar winner says. But they all tended to be the same kind of story. "If Elvis represents the soul and the new in America the possibility in America, the rags and riches in America, all those positive, very American things the Colonel represents the sell," he says. He would sniff out talent and attempt to milk them for all they were worth, including Elvis, whom he initially saw as an act that wouldn't last more than a few years. The hotel would bring a roulette wheel to his room. But we were having too much of a ball, going to jazz clubs and going to the theater, and hanging out with Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. If not the term producer really coming into usage in music? Oh, Parker instigated that whole thing, but it wasnt to put a lid on the sexual energy. Colonel Tom Parker - Elvis, House & Death - Biography Its kind of like Priscilla letting Baz make Parker out to be such a villain, but is now having Hanks and Baz say they toned down the Colonels evilness once they met with her, because Parker was a good guy. Elvis Biopic Will Feature A Side Of Tom Hanks We've Never Seen Before The writer explained, Once a deal is made, the studio takes complete control of a film, the Presley camp having no say so on cast, script or production costs., Colonel Parker confirmed that Elvis had no creative say in his films. We found that a lot of the blues singers that we knew, he knew them also, which was a surprise to us. Colonel Parker is the devil to many Elvis Presley fans. Or were there things he did right that he merits credit for? It was craps, roll the dice and see what you get and just keep going.". Interview with Colonel Parker (Elvis Presley's Manager) (1993) "But having seen the movie, I notice something profoundly different every time. Colonel Parker Answered Criticism . He dreamed about that. Elvis never knew. I mean, even the 1968 comeback special, he said, "Hey, great. For example, in discussing how he didnt ever want to get taken advantage of, hed say, I dont want to end up with cider in my ear. And he had an underling fix up a cookhouse, a so-called carnival kitchen, by throwing an oilcloth over the conference room table in his office on the MGM lot. It was never a well-organized hand of poker. Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's Manager : 1993 As Presley's fame grew, people became interested in Parker as well. And when he said that, I said, 'Oh, well, okay, now that's brand new.". Hard to do. Elvis clearly demonstrates the ways in which Parker was integral in crafting Presley into an icon, but it also doesn't hold back in exposing the abuses and limitations of that relationship a paradox and tragedy that Hanks says became the most intriguing driving force in his portrayal. Would you say Elvis was growling when he covered Hound Dog three years later, in 1956, becoming the first of the big hits he had with your songs? Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action Little Mermaid with a new generation's Ariel. There's a number of thematic elements there that All right. He could turn down scripts. Those guys complaining some of them are not working too good. Parker had no passport and couldnt go and didnt trust any other promoter to take him. The one where EW follows up with the cast. Offers may be subject to change without notice. There's no substitute for going there. The Masked Lookalike Explained. Davis went to have a look and went back to tell Colonel Parker all about him and how he wiggled and girls went wild. Near the end of his life, Parker is said to have been speaking with two promoters about this, since Elvis was so deeply unhappy about never getting to go tour Europe, but it never happened. This is Luhrmann showing us Elviss influences. However, it soon became obvious that Elvis had staying power, with the right guidance. ", Hanks immersed himself in research about who the Colonel really was. In 1969, she was an employee of the International Hotel when Elvis made his record-breaking performances there. Yeah, I think it was Ghost of a Chance. (The Hard Way is also on record as a temporary title.) And it was the Colonel just wanting to do more low-budget stuff and crank it out. The 50 greatest TV and movie detectives of all time. Its all a Baz Luhrmann fever dream. Theyre doing it in Connecticut now; a young lady who was in the show in London is directing it. And heres a guy who carries his pictures by himself the rest of the guys on the list have three or four stars to back them up., Fessier pointed out that the Presley-Parker partnership was one of the few in Hollywood that confined its demands to money. I think it was presented to the guys who run Leiber and Stoller stuff, and they had already done it and were gonna put it in the movie. I think that these days these days meaning going back a couple of decades writers and performers have gotten very hip to protecting their stuff, much more so than we were. In the carnival, he had painted sparrows yellow and sold them as canaries. Parker sent Elvis all over the United States, but he would never let him out of North America, leaving Canada as the only other nation to host The King in his long career. He didnt care what color he was. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Hanks explained that he was days away from shooting the film in March when he contracted COVID-19. He had never seen that before. While proving to be a frequent challenge for Parker, Elvis and the Colonel stuck together. In particular, Hanks was looking forward to taking part in a fresh look at the story, as the tale of Elvis is well-known enough to garner fatigue. No, all that stuff was rehearsed and rehearsed. It'll blow you out of your mind. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. As a matter of fact, when we were in Paris, I heard Edith Piaf at LOlympia doing a French translation of Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots, called LHomme a la Moto The Man on the Motor Scooter which was a big thrill. That sold tickets! 'Elvis' Fact or Fiction: Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on What's Real Procols Ninth was the name of the album. Of course, I had no idea what he was saying, much less remembered it. Was there a late 50s concert riot in which Elvis deliberately disobeyed Parkers orders not to move around or wiggle on stage? Because I made Elvis Presley. I mean, if youve heard Big Mamas record and the rhythm and the whole structure of the music, as compared to this kind of rockabilly [he claps out the differences in the two versions rhythms] But as Ive said: After it sold 7 million singles, I began to see some merit in it. So when they call you and tell you Eminem wants to incorporate a song of yours into his, do you just say sure, or ask to hear it?

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