In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.
Acting
Shannon's Elvis is uncanny — all twitchy swagger and wounded ego.
Production
Recreation of that infamous photo is *chef's kiss* perfect.
Writing
Dialogue walks the tightrope between absurd and oddly poignant.
Director
Liza Johnson
Kevin Spacey
Richard Nixon
Michael Shannon
Elvis Presley
Alex Pettyfer
Jerry Schilling
Johnny Knoxville
Sonny
Colin Hanks
Egil Krogh
Evan Peters
Dwight Chapin
Tate Donovan
H.R. Haldeman
Sky Ferreira
Charlotte
Tracy Letts
John Finlator
Ahna O'Reilly
Mary Anne Peterson
Ashley Benson
Margaret
Dylan Penn
Diane
Joey Sagal
Joe King
Geraldine Singer
Rose Mary Woods
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actual photo is the most requested in National Archives history — more than the Constitution.
The movie deliberately never shows Elvis perform; it's about the man constructing the myth, not the myth itself.
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