Heartbreak Hotel

1988

Action / Comedy / Musical / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 38% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 49% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 1520 1.5K

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Plot summary

When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother who was a big fan of Elvis Presley gets in a wreck he and his band members decides to kidnap Elvis and have him hooked up with his mother.


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January 07, 2015 at 07:33 AM

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Top cast

Tuesday Weld as Marie Wolfe
John Hawkes as M.C.
David Keith as Elvis Presley
Dana Barron as Beth Devereux
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802.68 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by mark.waltz 7 / 10

The king and mom.

What a gift for mother's day, at least a special mother's day that isn't the official mother's day. For widowed Tuesday Weld, it's a huge surprise when she comes home from the hospital after an alleged suicide attempt when her latest boyfriend dumps her. Devoted son Charlie Schlatter isn't exactly an Elvis fan himself, preferring Alice Cooper, but to help his mother heal, decides to kidnap Elvis from a Cleveland concert and brings him to see his mom at least for one night. Of course out this isn't happy about being kidnapped, but devoted to his fans and the memory of his late mother agrees to stay at least to help her get better.

Talented actor David Keith is an interesting choice to play Elvis here, always having reminded me in a way of Kurt Russell who had appeared with eldest in a movie as a kid and later played him on screen. He's not exactly an Elvis look-alike perfectly, but if you have to have a name playing the King, Keith manages to get away with it and is very good. Schlatter is a charmer as Weld's son and she gives a tender performance as the troubled mother.

Obviously a fantasia on the life of the king and very sweet in nature, this film has a big heart and expresses it through his music which is still sung today. Keith's version of Elvis is a humble man who puts on a good show, shows generosity to his supporters and even sends one a Cadillac after reading a fan telegram. Not sure how close that is to the real Elvis, but if you're going to make a fictional version as a superstar still a door today, you might as well go all the way and create a tender fairy tale that is both funny and romantic and touching.

Reviewed by michaelRokeefe 5 / 10

Heartbreaking to see a bad imitation of Elvis.

Don't get me wrong. I do like most of Chris Columbus' other projects. I do like David Keith, but he gives one of the worse portrayals of Elvis I have ever seen. This time flattery is not complimentary. It bothers me to see Elvis portrayed with a chip on his shoulder and with such an angry attitude.

This was meant to be a fantasy/comedy, but I feel it sure misses the mark. Outlandish story of a teenage boy gathering a few of his buddies and kidnapping Elvis after a concert in Ohio. The King of Rock 'n' Roll is persuaded to 'hideout' at the home of the boy as a surprise for his depressed mother, an avid Elvis fan.

I thought this was a cute movie the first time I saw it. Upon viewing a couple of more times, I find it less attractive. For the pure Presley fans out there, this is like watching an outbreak of the plague. The ending tries to leave you with a peaceful and proud feeling, but the damage had already been done.

One time Elvis co-star in WILD IN THE COUNTRY , Tuesday Weld plays the bewildered fanatic. Charlie Schlatter plays the wise ass kidnapper.

If you are an Elvis fan and haven't already seen this; don't waste your time.

Reviewed by MK-26 9 / 10

Very cute Elvis story. Tuesday Weld wonderful as the mother.

Good acting. Suspend belief, and enjoy an original story of the King being kidnapped for a teen's mother who is down in the dumps in a small Ohio town though who wouldn't be in a small Ohio town. 1988 movie. Big question is where is the lovely mid fiftyish Tuesday Weld now?

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