Elvis: Trailer for new Baz Luhrmann biopic on King of Rock
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Elvis Presley may have been a shy momma’s boy, but he also captured the rebellious spirit of the American youth in the late 1950s. His gyrating hips were cut by the cameras of The Ed Sullivan show as screaming girls lusted after the new sex symbol. In interviews, The King would bat away claims his Rock n’ Roll music and moves were contributing to juvenile delinquency, but suddenly a call up to the army would entirely change the public’s perceptions of him.
Elvis was conscripted into his army service from 1958-1960, having his sideburns and signature quiff shaved off, doing away with his dramatic black hair dye, as he willingly embraced a sharp buzz cut.
The star’s private life in West Germany gallivanting between women and beginning his dependency on prescription drugs may still have reflected that rebel spirit he’d become associated with, but by the time The King returned home it was like he was a totally different person.
Arriving back in the USA, Elvis announced he would be appearing in a Frank Sinatra TV special in which the rock singer and swing crooner would swap each other’s songs.
The 25-year-old even appeared on TV in his army uniform, before making a couple of movies focused on the military like 1960’s GI Blues.
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