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5thGenDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 02:47 PM
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Did Elvis ever lose a fist fight in his movies?
The question came up while we were/are watching the James Bond Marathon on Spike TV. James has had his butt kicked a few times -- but none of us can recall Elvis ever getting bested.
John
That is all. Resume your Thanksgiving weekend festivities and keep pounding them leftovers.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 03:03 PM
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1. I don't think he ever did lose a fist fight..
http://www.teleport-city.com/movies/features/elvis.html

"Elvis entrusted every business decision to Parker, he sound found himself signed away for a multi-picture deal with no real say in the material. And studio executives didn't want anything from Elvis except singing, dancing, slapstick silliness. He was a singer, so he had to sing, and musicals had to be goofy. There you had it. About the only issue Elvis was able to force was making sure every script had at least one fist fight where he could show off his military judo skills. Elvis left the Army as a nut for the martial arts. If he was going to be in stupid musical comedies, at least he could judo the hell out of someone every now and then to work out some aggression. "

aren't you sorry you asked? :)

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5thGenDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 04:45 PM
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2. Thank you
I'm going to go with "no" as the short answer then.
John
Now into the "Law and Order" marathon, by way of the last half of "Gone With the Wind."
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justgamma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 07:31 PM
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3. King Creole
Didn't he get beat up in that movie? I really thought he could have been a good actor if given half a chance.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-26-04 07:34 PM
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4. Flaming Star is reputed to be the best of a bad lot of acting
performances. Don't know. I can't get past the credits for any Elvis movie. Except parts of "G.I. Blues". The parts with the tanks, because I was a tanker. :-)
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