
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame ... (Full plot summary below)
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Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?
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| MSN.comSean AxmakerElvis delivered his definitive screen appearance in this budget-minded black and white production, a dark reflection of the Loving You rise to fame. |
| Entertainment WeeklySteve SimelsIf you’re looking for cool, here’s Elvis Presley at his absolutely arctic. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenElvis' third movie is surely his best. He plays a guy vaguely like himself, who hits it big after learning to play music while in prison. Not only does this film have some of the best tunes in an Elvis movie, the choreography is great too. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe production carries a contrived plot but under Richard Thorpe's deft direction unfolds smoothly. Director has been wise enough to allow Elvis Presley (in his third starrer) his own style, and build around him. |
| F5 (Wichita, KS)Jake EukerAn early, lively Elvis musical, aesthetically light years from the tacky one-offs, such as Spinout that followed. The title number... well, it rocks. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaEmbora Presley fosse um péssimo ator, seu carisma e sua intensidade nos números musicais transformam este em seu melhor filme, já que, além de evitar as fórmulas que viriam a dominar seus longas, ele estabelece uma ótima química com Tyler. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrElvis made a few better films (including Peter Tewksbury’s The Trouble With Girls and Don Siegel’s Flaming Star), but none that drew so well on the bad-boy side of his personality. |
| Common Sense MediaAndrea Beach'50s Elvis film still charms; some mild violence, smoking. |
| User ReviewTania HOne of Elvis' finest performances. In this film, you could see the potential of an up and coming great. |
| User ReviewLisa Marie SA great Elvis movie that has what is considered the first music video. (The Jailhouse rock song scene.) |