Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1981 · 100 mins · English

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Directed by

Gus Trikonis

Starring

Don Johnson, John Crawford, Ken Foree, John Ashton, Rick Lenz, Richard Herd

Don Johnson portrays Elvis Presley in this TV recounting of the King’s affair with Linda Thompson, played by Stephanie Zimbalist. Thompson, a young beauty‑pageant contestant, became his live‑in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story starts with their first meeting and follows her efforts to keep Presley off drugs in his final career years.