Elvis and The Beauty Queen

A bittersweet, cautionary romance that lingers on the sadness of watching someone you love slip away.

Created by

Gus Trikonis

Starring

Don Johnson, Stephanie Zimbalist

Tagline

He was "The King." She was Miss Tennessee. Her love inspired him... but couldn't protect him from the drugs that would destroy him!

Overview

Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, dark and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Addiction, love, fate, celebrity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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