ALMOST ELVIS
Feature Documentary | USA | 85 minutes
Film Festival / Theatrical / Television Rights through Seventh Art Releasing.
U.S. Television Premiere on The Documentary Channel.
Now showing on Ovation TV.BLUE SUEDE FILMS
Almost Elvis was produced by Blue Suede Films, a production company founded by John Paget in 2000. Since 2001, Blue Suede Films has been the official film crew for the most esteemed Elvis contests in America, Images of the King and Elvis Explosion.
NEXT SCREENING:
Elvis Birthday Bash
January 2010
Olympia, Washington
at the Capitol Theatre.
Exact dates and times TBA.
Check here for updated info.
35,000 Elvis Impersonators Can't Be Wrong!
To prove it, we traveled to all corners of the country to create the definitive rock documentary on the most fascinating cultural phenomenon of our time!
From Las Vegas to Memphis, go behind-the-scenes with the would-be Kings of every race, color and creed as they square off at the 'superbowl' of Elvis impersonator contests.
Experience Almost Elvis - an uproarious, uplifiting and unique celebration of Elvis Presley's incredible legacy.
"A True Life Comedy!
Almost Elvis works as a serious investigation of a weird cultural phenomenon and as a true-life comedy. The best thing about the film is that while Paget understands much of his material is inherently funny, he's laughing along with the Elvis people instead of at them."
-Philip Martin, Reviewer, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"Almost Elvis has an electric quality...that quiver that makes Elvis live!"
-Tacoma News Tribune
"Fascinating!...well researched and compelling, taking viewers to places that most people never see."
-Tulsa World
CAST
starring as themselves
Irv Cass
Doug Church
Robert Washington
Vernon Chadwick
Johnny Thompson
Quentin Flagg
Steve Sogura
Johnny Stuart
Doc Franklin
CREW
Producer/Director
JOHN PAGET
Executive Producer
UDY EPSTEIN
Associate Producer
DAVID ROSS
Creative Director
MARC CONNELLY
Editor
JOHN PAGET
Narration
MICHAEL WALLIS
Cinematography
MATT VALENTINE
JOHN PAGET
Still Photography
MARY RAFFERTY GERSTEIN
Designer
MARC CONNELLY
CURT WILSON
Distributor
SEVENTH ART RELEASING
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Melbourne Intl. Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
St. Louis Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
Deadcenter Film Festival
Kansas City Film Festival
Full Frame Documentary Festival
Memphis Intl. Film Festival
plus special curated screenings at Portland's Northwest Film Center, Seattle's Experience Music Project, Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum and the Jewish Cultural Center of Manhattan in New York City.
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Worldfest Houston Film Festival
Ft Myers Florida Intl.Film Festival
coming soon...
John Paget is an independent filmmaker originally from Olympia, Washington and now based in Buffalo, New York.
His documentary films (Alcatraz Reunion, Almost Elvis, Route 66) have won critical acclaim for their witty and provocative exploration of American cultural icons and idiosyncrasies.
PRODUCER:
Paget Films
202 Hoyt St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
800-704-8894
The classic documentary on the world of Elvis impersonators - now on DVD packed with bonus features.
Only $19.95
