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 Bruce Springsteen said "There have been pretenders and there have been contenders. But there is only one King!" and the man who made blue suede shoes, hound dogs and hip swivels an indelible part of America's pop culture comes alive again as Paramount Home Entertainment celebrates the life of Elvis Presley, and commemorates the 30th a nniversary of "The King's" passing, with the release of the LIGHTS! CAMERA! ELVIS! Collection presented in a collectible blue suede case.
Available for $76.99, the Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection includes King Creole, G.I. Blues, Blue Hawaii, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Fun In Acapulco, Paradise, Hawaiian Style and Easy Come, Easy Go. Considered by many to be Elvis' finest acting performance, King Creole was also Elvis' personal favorite of all his films and was directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca). G.I. Blues was the first film that Elvis made after returning from his stint in the army and features the all-time classic song "Blue Suede Shoes".
 
Elvis' highest grossing film, Blue Hawaii, was filmed in part on location in the Hawaiian Islands, as were Girls! Girls! Girls!, which was nominated for a Golden Globe ® for Best Motion Picture-Musical, and Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Elvis co-starred with a string of notable actresses including Ursula Andress in Fun In Acapulco, Barbara Stanwyck in Roustabout and Elsa Lanchester (best known for her role in Bride of Frankenstein) in Easy Come, Easy Go. All eight must-own titles are packaged together for the first time and feature sensational musical performances of beloved songs including "Hard Headed Woman", "Can't Help Falling In Love" and "Return To Sender".
 
Voted the Third Greatest Rock €˜n' Roll Artist of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine (after the Beatles and Bob Dylan), Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977) was also one of Hollywood's top box-office draws, starring in 31 feature films and two theatrically released concert documentaries over the course of his career. €˜The King's' music was as much a part of his box-office success as his good looks and charisma. In fact, some of his top-selling songs were from the movie soundtracks. Eleven of his soundtrack albums made it into the top ten on the Billboard Album charts and of those, four became number one hits. It is estimated that Elvis has sold over a billion records worldwide, more records than any other artist in record industry history, and even 30 years after his death, Elvis still conquers new legions of fans as recent compilations of his RCA recordings, "Elvis 30 #1 Hits" and "Elvis 2nd to None," both topped the Billboard charts of best selling albums.
Info courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment
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