Stars: Elvis Presley, Richard Egan, Debra Paget, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Steve Forrest, Barbara Eden, Dolores Del Rio

Director: Philip Dunne

Summary: A Elvis Presley triple pack featuring 'Love Me Tender', 'Wild In The Country' and 'Flaming Star'.

The King stars heads up the cast of three films in this collection.
LOVE ME TENDER: Elvis Presley made the transition from vinyl to celluloid in this tragic Western. Because of his "tender" age, Texas farm hand Clint (Presley) was spared participation in the American Civil War. His older brother, Vance (Richard Egan), wasn't so lucky, and he went off to battle, leaving behind his sweetheart, Cathy (Debra Paget). Later, Cathy hears a report that Vance has been killed. Clint consoles her, and ultimately asks for her hand in marriage. Cathy accepts. The newlyweds then learn that news of Vance's fatality was erroneous. Vance, who in war took part in the theft of some government funds, returns and is dismayed by Clint and Cathy's union. Both brothers eventually discover that the firm ties of family can be tested, if not cut, by the raging emotions of love.
WILD IN THE COUNTRY: In this drama, Elvis is Glenn, a backwoods boy who is falsely accused of murder and put on probation. With the help of his probation officer, he is able to start a new life for himself. Can a sensitive therapist help a rough-and-tumble hayseed realize his true literary gifts

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Elvis: Films That Rockcontains three of the King's early screen efforts: Love Me Tender(1956), Flaming Star(1960) and Wild in the Country(1961). It's pointless to suggest that they aren't among Elvis's best movies (you'll have to look elsewhere for King Creoleand Jailhouse Rock, which probably are), partly because any fan's going to want them all anyway, but also because all three are interesting in their different ways. Love Me Tender, made in black and white in 1956, was Presley's first stab at acting, and this story of a family split by the American Civil War--one brother goes off to fight, the other doesn't--sees him short on screentime and being upstaged by pretty much everyone else. That said, it was a reasonably brave move for Presley to begin his movie career by dealing with this kind of subject matter, however sentimentalised.

Four years later, Flaming Startook the steer by the horns with Presley portraying a young man of mixed parentage caught up in the ethnic conflict between Native Americans and the white race. Again, a brave choice of subject; this was a landmark movie insofar as it showed Presley certainly had enough acting ability to create a credible parallel career along the lines of, say, Sinatra. It wasn't to be, though, as even then his talents were being manipulated by others, which is why all his later movies--even the best ones--were little more than advertisements for his records. Wild in the Country, from the following year, saw Presley as a young tearaway who finds redemption in his talent for writing. It's pure melodrama, but the moralising is kept under control. This is a nice little collection, all in all, and an essential for any fan.

On the DVD:Elvis: Films That Rockpresents the three pictures in positively radiant transfers, which are absolutely gunge-free and make the very best of the beautifully stylised lighting and cinematography of the period, while the classic Cinemascope presentations translate perfectly into widescreen. Special features include trailers for all three movies. --Roger Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Theatrical Trailers
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
Year:	1956
Release Date:	November 4, 2002
Runtime:	296 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	00904 D V D
Keywords:	Love, Star, Country, That, Wild, Rock, Films, Pack, General, Elvis, Wide, Screen, Presley, Flaming, Triple, Tender, Me, Drama
Genre:	Drama