Elvis (2022)

Dacre Montgomery: Steve Binder

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• [Elvis has called TV producer Steve Binder and record producer Bones Howe out for a meeting at the dilapidated Hollywood sign; Elvis is sitting in the second O] 

  Elvis Presley : When I first came up to Hollywood, I'd come up here and sit for hours.

  [gestures over to the Griffith Observatory] 

  Elvis Presley : Right over there, the observatory? That's where they shot "Rebel Without a Cause". Man, I used to dream about being a great actor like Jimmy Dean. This sign was beautiful then. And now... feels as though lots of things are like that these days. Broke down, beat up. Rotten. I really like what you guys did, putting James Brown and the Stones together.

  Steve Binder : We're, uh... big fans of yours too. It's just that, Mr. Presley, we don't usually...

  Elvis Presley : Oh, Elvis.

  Steve Binder : Elvis, uh... Christmas specials aren't really our thing.

  Elvis Presley : I know. Tell me, honestly... where do you boys think my career's at right now?

  [Binder looks over to Howe] 

  Bones Howe : Well, it's...

  Steve Binder : It's in the toilet, Elvis.

  [Elvis looks up at Jerry Schilling and they both begin laughing] 

  Elvis Presley : You hear that, Jerry? Oh, Lord. I knew you were the right guys for this job. You know, back when I was starting out, some people wanted to put me in jail, even kill me, 'cause of the way I was moving. So they cut my hair, they put me in uniform and they sent me away. That killed my mother. And ever since then... I've been lost. And when you're lost, people take advantage. I need you fellas to help me get back to who I really am.

  Steve Binder : And who are you, Elvis?

  Elvis Presley : I sure as hell ain't somebody who sings Christmas songs by a fireplace for an hour.

  Steve Binder : And what does the Colonel think?

  Elvis Presley : I don't give a damn what the Colonel thinks.

• [Binder speaks to the crew of the '68 Special in the aftermath of Bobby Kennedy's assassination] 

  Steve Binder : Listen, I, uh... I just wanna say that... that this nation is hurting. It's lost. You know? It... it needs a voice right now to help it heal. We have to say something.

  [turns to Elvis] 

  Steve Binder : You... have to make a statement, E.P.

  [the Colonel barges his way into the room] 

  Colonel Tom Parker : Mr. Presley does not make statements. He sings "Here Comes Santa Claus" and wishes everyone "Merry Christmas and good night".