Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

Name: Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: December 4, 2015
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 84

2015

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IFC Films | Release Date: December 4, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: August 16, 1977. All of America was stunned by the news of Elvis Presley’s untimely passing. Some went so far as to believe that it couldn’t be true. Somehow he had faked his death. For the executives at Sun Records that fantasy became an opportunity in the form of Orion, a mysterious masked performer with the voice of The King. FirstAugust 16, 1977. All of America was stunned by the news of Elvis Presley’s untimely passing. Some went so far as to believe that it couldn’t be true. Somehow he had faked his death. For the executives at Sun Records that fantasy became an opportunity in the form of Orion, a mysterious masked performer with the voice of The King. First appearing in 1979, Orion recorded 11 albums and performed live to packed houses and rapturous fans around the nation. But who was the man behind the mask? [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Jeanie Finlay

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Sheri Linden

Dec 10, 2015

Finlay unearths a fascinating biography filled with reversals, comebacks and false starts. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Dec 3, 2015

It’s a curious, bittersweet story, flecked with dashes of bombast and overstatement that Presley himself would have admired. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Dec 1, 2015

Finlay tells this story with the usual doc techniques. The interviews are marvelous, especially the ones with Ellis's exes, who attest not just to his weakness for groupies but to his collection of trophies. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Dec 3, 2015

Jimmy Ellis’s story really is stranger than fiction. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Dec 2, 2015

At once comical and poignant, this offbeat, true-life show-biz tale deserves instant cult status. Read full review

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