Jailhouse Rock
Release Date
09/18/07Genre:
Drama, MusicalStarring:
Elvis Presley, Mickey Shaughnessy, Dean JonesDirected By:
Richard ThorpeStudio:
Warner Home VideoRated:
NRWhy Own it on HD DVD
This classic Elvis Presley favorite gets two rockin’ steps better when transformed by the cutting-edge technologies of HD DVD and Dolby® TrueHD audio. The black-and-white print is rich with dimension and the songs are celebrations in sound! Standard special features include a commentary by Elvis biographer Steve Pond and a featurette that grounds the film in movie–and music–history.
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Commentary
Rock journalist and author of Elvis in Hollywood Steve Pond reveals the behind-the-scenes scoop on The King of Rock ’N’ Roll’s “sentence” in Jailhouse Rock.
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The Scene that Stole Jailhouse Rock
This new featurette examines and celebrates the creation of this mesmerizing sequence as well as its place in rock 'n' roll history.
- Theatrical Trailer
From the Big House to the Big Time–Elvis style.
In the 1957 box-office hit that’s Elvis “Presley’s best film” according to Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide, the King plays Vince Everett, jailed for manslaughter after a bar fight. There, Vince learns to belt out tunes instead of saloon patrons and after being paroled, follows a bumpy road to music and movie success. Six songs by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller spike the story, including Treat Me Nice, I Wanna Be Free and the shimmy-shakin’ title tune. “It’s the beast in me,” Elvis says after kissing Peggy (Judy Tyler). Yeah, but it’s the best of him too!
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