200 Cadillacs (2004)
200 Cadillacs

Description

The generosity of Elvis Presley has been well-documented, but no one before has focused on his favorite gift of choice: a shiny new Cadillac. Now, candid and personal interviews with many of the recipients of these automobiles and other extraordinary gifts paint a touching and funny portrait of a man who continues to be cherished by millions. Features Elvis' original drummer, D.J. Fontana; back-up singers Gordon Stoker of the Jordanaires and Myrna Smith of the Sweet Inspirations; personal nurse Marian Cocke; longtime girlfriend Linda Thompson; karate instructor Kang Rhee; Cadillac salesmen Joey Abel and Ernie Barrasso; personal assistant Jerry Schilling with Over 200 photos of Elvis during different periods of his life, including many never before seen from private collections.

Tags

Cars, Cadillac

Collected reviews and ratings

9.0 Amazon user reviews

This is a brilliant documentary, the makers should feel very proud for giving Elvis fans a futher insight into the complex life of the King.
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6.7 digitallyobsessed.com | Jon Danziger

The portrait you get of Presley is of a lonely man hungering for love, and a belly full of peanut butter and banana sandwiches, or pills, or Sevilles parked in all of his friends' driveways could never slake that thirst.
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6.0 PopMatters.com | Bill Gribon

According to 200 Cadillacs, Presley's was a classic addictive personality, with the unfortunate ability to overindulge in everything and anything he wanted, from food and adulation to pharmaceuticals. That he was also addicted to giving away cars is no great shock.
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4.0 DVD Talk | Don Houston

The documentary was very much a glowing statement about Elvis that left me wanting to know more from those who didn't like him.
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