Review: 'Elvis & Nixon' Starring Michael Shannon And Kevin Spacey

In 1970, Elvis Presley stopped by the White House to issue a bizarre request: He wanted to say hello to President Richard Nixon and be made a federal agent-at-large. The appeal led to a meme-worthy photo of Elvis and Nixon shaking hands. Despite larger-than-life character work from Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey as the two figures, the story is squandered in "Elvis & Nixon." The script imagines how the King's self-aggrandizing eccentricities may have led to the photo op, and explores the powe...

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18:08 on April 20 2016

Watch: New Trailer For 'Elvis & Nixon' Starring Kevin Spacey As Tricky Dick & Michael Shannon As The King Of Rock And Roll

The Playlist — "This is a comedy of juxtaposition of the coolest guy on the planet and the Nixon administration, which is working on a very different register. It's very comic when they... more info

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20:34 on April 20 2016