Elvis Found Alive

Elvis Found Alive (2012)

** (out of 4)

Filmmaker Joel Gilbert started off doing documentaries on various stages of Bob Dylan's career but then he switched gears to a conspiracy film about whether or not Paul McCartney was killed back in the 1960s and replaced by a double. This film was said that have come from a confession by George Harrison shortly before his death. This new documentary tries to claim that Gilbert tracked down the real Elvis who agreed to do an interview.

How gullible you are will determine if you believe the "story" told here. Basically Elvis, with his face hidden, talks about his career in music, the Army and film before going into details about his undercover work for the government, which caused him to fake his death and go into hiding. Elvis talks about his closest friends and various other subjects as well learn the truth about it.

Look, there wasn't a single second where I actually believed that I was listening to the real Elvis talk about his life and why he faked his death. I'm sure there might be some who believe it but there are just too many logical issues with this so-called interview. For starters, Elvis talks about how the government won't allow him to come out of hiding yet why on Earth are they letting him do this interview? If he really had stuff on the government and they were hiding him, don't you think they would have taken this director and footage out before it became public?

Plus, the fact that this "story" and "interview" hasn't gone across the media tells you that no one took it serious. It also doesn't help that the Elvis hear sounds like he's still in his thirties. Obviously the "story" being told here just takes a bunch of conspiracy theories and tries to pass them off as the truth but once again there are just too many logical issues that prevent it from being believable. I will say that the film is slightly entertaining as long as you don't take it too serious but at 130 minutes the thing runs on way too long.

Celeste Yarnall, a former flame of Elvis, is also on hand to try and push the story over even more. I'm sure Gilbert sold some copies of these and I'm sure his production budget was made back. I just doubt anyone is going to take this too serious.

Satire mixed with some facts. That all this is. A fictional."what if Elvis is still alive". An alternate Fictional ending to a real American tragedy. I gave it a 2 for their effort.

I was curious so I started watching and was immediately impressed by the story and editing. The title is misleading as this is not the premise that this movie was trying to prove, it was more of a spoof and a what if premise. It's an entertaining take of Elvis life told by Elvis himself. It was so much fun to watch and so nicely done with authentic footage from his real life. Such a pleasure and its obvious so much work was put into this gem. Thanks to Joel Gilbert and his crew and Highway 61 for all your dedication and time that must have gone into this production. It begins with Joel Gilbert visiting Graceland and as it continues, Joel and his crew do some investigation and FBI inquiries and find out not only is he alive but living in Simi Valley. They find out where he lives and go to investigate.....the story transpires from there. It's a fun trip!

This is a nice way to do a documentary. However, a lot of the information in this movie seems too far out there to be taken seriously. His love for Captain Marvel Jr. comics is well known, the visit to President Nixon and his collection of law enforcement badges are also know. But there is much that wasn't covered.

The last TV special Elvis did was supposed to be his third TV special and was to be on CBS. But Elvis was so far gone from drug use that CBS cancelled the show but later released clips for documentaries and also the sound-track to recoup some of the lost investment.

Some of the things they got wrong was that the emergency number 9-1-1 wasn't around until years later. Could have been an oversight or just another term for "an ambulance," much like a "Kleenex" is the term for any brand of facial tissue.

After his death, why would Elvis continue to sport his sideburns years later? If he actually worked for the FBI, and was trying not to attract attention, I would think that he would do more to change his looks. (shaved head, beard, hair dye, etc....)

Celeste Yarnall had been sitting in the room during the entire interview... and he didn't recognize her???

And the big question: If Elvis was found alive and IS staging a come-back, why block his face?

Comedy? The only thing that was even remotely funny was the box of documents that still had wet ink when the UPS guy delivered them. I wouldn't categorize this movie as Comedy, but rather "Speculative."

I did like the "mocumentary" as it gave a lot of insight to his life prior to August 16, 1977. And though Vegas was run by mobsters back then and it's true that Col Tom was a compulsive, and poor, gambler, I'm still skeptical of Elvis' role in the DEA and that he the Memphis Mafia setting up drug deals to help capture criminals.

But watch it and see what you think...

As a fictitious account of the "what if" of Elvis' life, and death, this mockumentary is entertaining with facts of Elvis' life and career. But what concerns me most is the gullible people who so desperately want Elvis to be alive, that they truly BELIEVE this is REALLY Elvis. And I believe that is hurtful and harmful. People, there is NO WAY that is Elvis "found alive"! The voice impersonator does NOT have the voice of an ELDERLY man, which Elvis WOULD be were he alive! The impersonator also OVER ACTS the stuttering and pauses in Elvis' speech. PLEASE DON'T BE FOOLED by this, and just accept it as a work of "art" and entertainment! One thing I DO know about Elvis, dead or alive, he absolutely LOVED his fans and would NOT want to see them misled and hurt. It's JUST a MOVIE guys, with some REALLY BAD acting!!!