Other Titles • Jailhouse Rock • Jailhouse Rock - Rhythmus hinter Gittern (1957)
Synopses for Jailhouse Rock (1957)
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Elvis Presley's third and best film is this musical romp released in 1957, just as the Big "E" was reaching the peak of his hip-swiveling pre-army success. Filmed in ultra-cool black and white, the movie stars Elvis as a good ol' boy who saves a woman from an assault but kills her attacker, so he's convicted of manslaughter and sent to jail. While doing time he takes up the guitar and becomes a singing sensation, ready for the big time when he's finally released. He becomes a big star but his inflated ego gets him into trouble with his former cellmate and his new girlfriend. Short on plot but heavy on rock & roll, this EP classic features such hit songs as "Treat Me Nice," "Baby, I Don't Care," "Don't Leave Me Now," and, of course, the classic title song, performed in an elaborate jailhouse number that Elvis choreographed himself. This is Elvis in all his big-screen glory, and the movie's upbeat ending made it a huge success during its original release. --Jeff Shannon
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After learning to play guitar and sing during a stint in the Big House, a minor-league punk kid becomes a rock star, with a little help from a beautiful agent. But the pressures of fame wear him down. Considered by many to be Elvis Presley's best film because of its eerie narrative prescience, noirish setting, and quality songs, especially the poolside performance of "You're So Square."
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Sent to prison for accidentally killing a man, young Vince Everett (Elvis) takes up singing behind bars. But everything gets "all shook up" when he crosses paths with a beautiful record label talent scout in this fast-paced musical drama featuring seven dynamic classics including
1. "I Wanna Be Free,"
2. "Don't Leave Me Now,"
3. "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"
4. and the blistering smash "Jailhouse Rock."
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