He was buried in a shoebox as the presleys were to poor to pay for a coffin. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the identical near you. Heres a bit of elvis presley trivia that might surprise some. The identical a lot of elvis but a little odd sister rose. Parents need to know that the identical is a family drama about an elvislike superstar whose doubleimpersonator is actually his twin brother. With nearly every element ringing as hollow as the ersatz elvis at the storys core, the identical looks destined for a bright future on the ironic viewing circuit. One is raised by his real parents and becomes elvis in everything but the name the actor playing the twin iswas an elvisimpersonator, the other gets raised by a knuckledragging preacher liotta. He was cast after one of his performances as elvis garnered the casting directors attention.
His brother was stillborn and presley, by some accounts, was. The identical, a movie musical about separated twins. Featuring knockoff elvislike material, it isnt as good as an elvis movie most of those movies arguably werent that good to begin with, yet you can still admire the talent and ambition. He looked and sounded just like them so he was billed as the identical hence the name of the movie. In real life, elvis was born with a twin brother, jesse who died shortly after.
Earnest and well intentioned, the identical is based on a what if that straddles the line between ingenious and loopy. The identical is not a movie about elvis seth green. Another faithbasedmovie that preaches to its own quire. This ludicrous film takes the intriguing fact of the real elvis stillborn twin and.
The identical is not a movie about elvis time magazine. Elvis presley had a stillborn brother, but the identical presupposes that ryan wade, the brother of elvis named drexel hemsley in the movie, lived and became an. In the identical, elvis lives and his twin does, too amy nicholson september 4, 2014 the identical is elvis slash fiction that could have been written by a spinster church organist. What if elvis presleys identical twin brother hadnt been delivered.
Who will release the first hollywood biographical movie about elvis presley. The identical is a surreal kick to the head, a wellintended ham fest of. Thats the oddly provocative question posed by the identical, a movie not actually about elvis all. The improbable life of elvis impersonator blake rayne. In the new movie the identical, newcomer blake rayne plays a hipshaking, blackhaired rock n roll superstarwhom just happens to have a backstory and look that is, well, identical to elvis presley. With blake rayne, ray liotta, ashley judd, seth green. The identical stars newcomer blake rayne who, in fact, has worked as an elvis impersonator alongside ray liotta, ashley judd, joe pantoliano and seth green. Indeed, unlike elvisy flicks such as 1987s heartbreak hotel elvis as life. Did i actually see the identical, or did i dream it. Blake rayne denies the identical is based on the life of elvis presley. Your loves keepin me tonight blake rayne the identical. In the identical, elvis lives and his twin does, too.
Jessie garon presleys headstone the identical twin of elvis aron presley who delivered first but stillborn. The identical is based on a what if that straddles the line between ingenious and loopy. The identical tells a story very similar to elvis s. The idea for the film might have made for a mildly intriguing skit, but blown out into a. The movies star an actual elvis impersonator and many of the movies biographical details are obviously elvis references, but the movie is more of a faithbased drama than a presleysanctioned biopic. The identical tells a story very similar to elviss. Heres a film that clearly was inspired by the elvis presley story.
The identical is not as good as the original peanuts. With nearly every element ringing as hollow as the ersatz elvis at the storys core, the identical looks destined for a. April 25, 1912 august 14, 1958 presley in a tworoom shotgun house that his father built for the occasion. Well, its about twin brothers ryan and drexel who are separated at birth. Elvis impersonator blake rayne turns actor, opposite ray liotta by ben kayser and andrew drexel. Blake rayne, left, plays the longlost twin brother of a singer based on elvis presley, and ashley judd and ray liotta are his adoptive parents in the identical. Both young men are played by blake rayne, an amiable sort who bears a babyfaced resemblance to elvis, and is in real life a retired elvis imitator. The sets, costumes and especially the music are all immersive. Police raid a bar and arrest a couple of minoraged patronsone is hit and punched by an officer. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Presleys reallife stillborn twin had survived and, not knowing his identity, parlayed his fandom into a career as an elvis impersonator. Usa todays claudia puig calls the identical a contrived twinsseparatedatbirth movie. The elvisinspired the identical is a hot, holy mess. Seth green discusses elvis, ray liotta and his new movie. The identical portrays a man who is unaware that he was separated from his twin as a baby and makes a career of imitating his famous brothers act. Is it an elvis movie or a jesus movie or a dessert topping or a floor wax. Once a website designer, his life took a turn when he won an elvis impersonator competition which he entered in 1998 on a dare from his mom.
The identical star blake rayne sees himself in rock star. The movie beautifully captures the classic decades between the 30s and 60s. A pair of identical twin brothers, separated at birth, grow up to look and sound very much like elvis presley. The identical, a movie musical about separated twins the new. Rather, the film takes a footnote from presleys biography that he had an identical twin who died at birth and turns it into the movies. Brian geraghty and amanda crew in the identical 2014 ray liotta in the identical. The identical is rated pg by the mpaa for thematic material and smoking. The identical a new faithbased drama set to rock audiences by taking them back to the beginning of rock n roll. Meanwhile, the identical twin who was the only child his parents could afford to raise grows up to be drexel the dream hemsley, a thinly fictionalized elvis presley, complete with a career. The identical is one wacky movie, based on a bit of truth. The identical is a 2014 american musical drama film directed by dustin marcellino and written. The identical, and much of its ilk, fall into the bizarre realm of filmed elvis fanfiction, but the newest addition to that particular canon cant hold a candle to this utterly bizarre 1988. Blake rayne also know as ryan pelton, an indie recording artist and studio musician resides in nashville, tn 2014.
A pastors son who feels a call to sing, not preach, learns a shocking secret about his life that explains his past and shapes his future in the identical, a drama set against the backdrop of rock. Your loves keepin me tonight from the motion picture the identical 2014. Despite its competent, polished surfaces, this is a deceptively strange movie. His identical twin brother, jesse garon presley, was delivered 35 minutes before him, stillborn. All of this would be fine if the identical were a movie and not a. The music in the identical is what it would be like if elvis skipped the rhythm n blues part of his influence and went straight to poplite power ballads. The identical pg 12 out of four starring a singer who makes his living on the elvis presley impersonation circuit in nashville, the identical feels like the impersonation of an elvis movie. The legacy of elvis presley weighs heavily on the identical, although the king is only mentioned once. What if elvis presleys identical twin hadnt been stillborn, but secretly given up for adoption. Actor blake rayne, star of the identical movie photo. First of all, the connection to the real elvis presley in looks and tone, while never hearing one of his tunes, or even a reference to him, is. The music is catchy and sounds sufficiently elvislike, and the identical occupies a neglected niche as a familyfriendly movie that isnt geared just toward kids.
The identical this indie drama based on elvis presley mythos fails to take full advantage of its fanciful premise. Suppose elvis presleys stillborn twin had lived, been raised separately. An elvisinspired alternatehistory musical drama about the twin of a rock superstar who, separated at birth from his famous brother, sets out to chart. What the ludicrous new movie the identical supposes, though, is that elvis twin was given away by his parents to be raised by a preacher. Courtesy of grace hill media blake rayne, star of the new musical drama the identical, recently opened up about the distinct similarities between himself and one of the characters he plays in the film. According to the hollywood reporter, four productions are in the works and one of them, the identical, focuses on. Elvis fantasy the identical cant help ladling on corn. The above story might have made for a better story than the identical did. Elvis gets watered down in christian flick the identical.
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