After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of t... Read allAfter years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film.After years of making movies, the King made a triumphant return to the stage in 1970. Now, see the backstage footage from rehearsals to relaxing at the hotel and the performances in one of the most intimate looks at Elvis captured on film.
- Self - Musician
- (as Glen Hardin)
- Self - Musician
- (as Charley Hodge)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Sweet Inspirations)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Sweet Inspirations)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Sweet Inspirations)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Imperials)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Imperials)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Imperials)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Imperials)
- Self - Background Vocalist
- (as The Imperials)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFootage of the party held in Elvis Presley's suite after his August 10th, 1970 opening show finds him in the company of Sammy Davis Jr., Cary Grant, Kenny Rogers, and Roman Polanski.
- Quotes
Elvis Presley: If the songs don't go over, we can do a medley of costumes.
- Crazy creditsThe end credits showed Elvis greeting people backstage following the show.
- Alternate versionsIn 2001, a new version of That's the Way it Is was compiled. The new version eliminated much of the documentary and non-Elvis content of the original in favor of adding additional performances of Elvis rehearsing and in concert. The final film runs 12 minutes shorter than the original, but contains more music, although several performances included in the original film are omitted (most notably the concert performance of "I Just Can't Help Believin'", even though the new version of the film features footage of Presley rehearsing the song and being concerned about remembering its lyrics on stage). The special edition was released on January 19, 2001, when this new version made its worldwide debut on the cable network Turner Classic Movies, and was produced by award-winning producer Rick Schmidlin. In August 2007 a two-disc DVD "special edition" was released by Warner/Turner that has both the reworked version plus the original cut. The original, however, has only a mono soundtrack (it was made with four-track stereo). The DVD also includes approximately 35 minutes of additional performances and other footage that was not included in either edition.
- ConnectionsEdited into Elvis: The Lost Performances (1992)
As for the Hotel Casino concert that follows-it's great, of course. He trots out the expected hits-'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Can't Help Falling in Love', 'Suspicious Minds', etc. the last a highlight along with 'In the Ghetto' and 'Polk Salad Annie'.
He is great form, both vocally, in front of the audience and with the band. Enjoyable also is the interplay between Elvis and Hardin, Scheff and Burton, a primo guitarist if there ever was one. You can also see Cissy Houston(Whitney's mom) as one of the Sweet Inspirations backing him up.
Too often Elvis the musician, singer and regular guy-as reg as he could ever be-gets shoved aside by the nightmarish late period stereotype we all know and dread. This goes a good deal towards correcting that.
*** outta ****-good show.
- gazzo-2
- Mar 3, 2001
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- Also known as
- Elvis: That's the Way It Was
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- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $33,370
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- 4-Track Stereo(original version)
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1