Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1981, English. Directed by Gus Trikonis.
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Gus TrikonisDirector
- Don JohnsonElvis Presley
- Stephanie ZimbalistLinda Thompson
- Ann DusenberryJeannie LeMay
- Rick LenzDavid Briggs
- Ann WedgeworthAunt Betty
- Richard HerdSanford Thompson
- Jay W. MacIntoshMarge Thompson
- Ruta LeeSu-Su
- Edward EdwardsSam Thompson
- John CrawfordVernon Presley
- Darrell FettyPete Moore
- Richard WintersteinBobby Farr
Details
- Released
- 1 March 1981
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Julia Cameron
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Elvis and the Beauty Queen?
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Who directed Elvis and the Beauty Queen?
Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) was directed by Gus Trikonis and stars Don Johnson, Stephanie Zimbalist, Ann Dusenberry.