Heartbreak Hotel is a 1988 musical comedy film directed and written by Chris Columbus. The film stars David Keith, Tuesday Weld, and Charlie Schlatter and centers on a fictitious incident involving Elvis Presley.
Synopsis[]
While a teenage boy tries to get his school to listen to his rock n roll band, his mother gets into an accident. He and his friends decide to kidnap Elvis Presley to impress her and also shake up the town who looked down on him and his band.
Cast[]
- David Keith as Elvis Presley
- Tuesday Weld as Marie Wolfe
- Charlie Schlatter as Johnny Wolfe
- Angela Goethals as Pam Wolfe
- Jacque Lynn Colton as Rosie Pantangellio
- Chris Mulkey as Steve Ayres
- Karen Landry as Irene
- Tudor Sherrard as Paul Quinine
- Paul Harkins as Brian Gasternick
- Noel Derecki as Tony Vandelo
- Dana Barron as Beth Devereux
- T. Graham Brown as Jerry Schilling
- Dennis Letts as Alan Fortas
- Stephen Lee Davis as George Klein
- Blue Deckert as Jones
- Michael Costello as Doctor Charles Devereux
- John L. Martin as Sheriff Abrams
- John Hawkes as M.C.
- Jerry Haynes as Mr. Hansen
- Al Dvorin as Himself
- Ruth Sadlier as Aunt Anne
- Monica Devereux as Monica
- Hal Ketchum as Steve's Friend
- Debra Luijtjes as Cheryl
- Diane Robin as Donna
Trivia[]
- The title is, of course, taken from the song of the same name. Other Elvis tracks include "One Night", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Burning Love", "Love Me", "Ready Teddy", and "If I Can Dream".
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