'There are many that believe that Elvis is still alive - if he is alive he wears a mask and goes by the name Orion' (Nashville News 1979) ORION's the story of Jimmy Ellis, an unknown singer plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the spotlight as part of a crazy scheme which had him masquerade as Elvis...back from the grave. With an outlandish fictional identity torn from the pages of the best selling novel Orion by Gail Brewer Giorgio, the backing of the legendary birthplace... (Full plot summary below)
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'There are many that believe that Elvis is still alive - if he is alive he wears a mask and goes by the name Orion' (Nashville News 1979) ORION's the story of Jimmy Ellis, an unknown singer plucked from obscurity, and thrust into the spotlight as part of a crazy scheme which had him masquerade as Elvis...back from the grave. With an outlandish fictional identity torn from the pages of the best selling novel Orion by Gail Brewer Giorgio, the backing of the legendary birthplace of rock 'n roll; Sun Records and a voice which seemed to be the very twin of Presley's himself, the scheme - concocted in the months after Presley's death mushroomed into a cult phenomena - and the 'Elvis is alive' myth was begun.
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| GuardianPeter BradshawJimmy Ellis’s story really is stranger than fiction. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFinlay tells this story with the usual doc techniques. The interviews are marvelous, especially the ones with Ellis's exes, who attest not just to his weakness for groupies but to his collection of trophies. |
| Little White LiesSophie Monks KaufmanShades of Carol Morley's Dreams of a Life-upon-Nashville. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghThis eye-opening documentary details the life and career of Jimmy Ellis, a country-western singer with the wonderful/terrible fortune to sound uncannily like Elvis Presley. |
| New York TimesNeil GenzlingerIt’s a curious, bittersweet story, flecked with dashes of bombast and overstatement that Presley himself would have admired. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAt once comical and poignant, this offbeat, true-life show-biz tale deserves instant cult status. |
| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeWith such a fascinating subject, it's hard for director Jeanie Finlay to go wrong. |
| Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellAn affecting and often bizarre story that director Jeanie Finlay handles in a straightforward but mostly satisfying way. |
| TV GuideJack RodgersOrion: The Man Who Would Be King might be a well-made documentary or just one that got ahold of an astonishing true story, but either way, it's fascinating from beginning to end. |
| Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenFinlay unearths a fascinating biography filled with reversals, comebacks and false starts. |
