| Elvis and Me | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical drama |
| Based on | Elvis and Me byPriscilla Presley, with Sandra Harmon |
| Written by | Joyce Eliason |
| Directed by | Larry Peerce |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | February 7 (1988-02-07) – February 8, 1988 (1988-02-08) |
Elvis and Me is a 1988 American two-parttelevision miniseries directed byLarry Peerce, and adapted byJoyce Eliason from the1985 memoir of the same name byPriscilla Presley. It starsSusan Walters as Priscilla, andDale Midkiff asElvis Presley.[1]
Elvis and Me aired onABC on February 7–8, 1988.[2][3] The first part of the miniseries was ranked the week's fifth most-watched program, as well as ABC's highest-ratedtelevision film of the season.[4] Following the airing of the second part,Elvis and Me was ranked as ABC's second highest-rated miniseries ever broadcast, behindLace (1984).[4]
Filming took place in 1987 inQuebec City,Canada, which doubled forWest Germany;[2][5] other filming locations includedTennessee;[2]Las Vegas[5] andBeverly Hills, California.[2]
Post-production was complicated by a hurried editing process, born out of a desire to get the miniseries to air before the1988 Winter Olympics.[4]
