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Podcast: Precinct 13: The Movies and Music of John Carpenter
Episode: Elvis (1979)
Description: Chris and Nick check in to the Heartbreak Hotel for a discussion of John Carpenter's 1979 made-for-TV film Elvis, which marks the first collaboration between Carpenter and his ride-or-die leading man, Kurt Russell. Does Kurt have the chops to portray The King both as an up-and-coming young star AND as a middle-aged music icon who's well past his prime? Can Carpenter successfully pivot from innovative genre fare into much more conventional TV-movie territory? And, how excited are we to see Carpenter regular Charles Cyphers show up as the record producer who gives Elvis Presley his big break? Give this one...