the woman who loved elvis
tom arnold, oafishly likable, is the only one who comes out of this thing alive. they should have made it “the man who loved the woman who loved elvis. ” but then who would have watched ?
roseanne and elvis, together at last! abc’s kitschy, maudlin hound dog of a telepic, “the woman who loved elvis, ” is a white - trash double whammy that the fans — his and hers — will doubtless lap up .
obviously, the woman who loved elvis has problems. “when dad moved out, elvis moved in! ” screams one of her resentful kids. but the concept is that even if everyone thinks she’s the town kook, she’s really its savior, a big hunka burnin’ love who’s better than all of ’em put together .
roseanne and elvis, together at last! abc' s kitschy, maudlin hound dog of a telepic ,
the woman who loved elvis ,
is a white - trash double whammy that the fans - - his and hers - - will doubtless lap up .
roseanne barr is one of my favorite comediens and she is in her sarcastic corny self as the woman who loved elvis. this movie is not award winning, but it helps you get through the day with a laugh or two !
roseanne and elvis, together at last! abc’s kitschy, maudlin hound dog of a telepic, “the woman who loved elvis, ” is a white - trash double whammy that the fans — his and hers — will doubtless lap up. exec produced by joined - at - the - hip roseanne and tom arnold (with jack grossbart and joan barnett), “woman” is set and shot [ … ]
by any normal standard, the woman who loved elvis is a pretty lousy made - for - television movie. but who judges roseanne arnold by normal standards? as the brashest and most original and independent superstar on tv, arnold is unusual in many ways, not the least of which is that she is a hollywood multimillionaire who insists that we never forget her drab, lower - middle - class roots .
and so it is in the woman who loved elvis: arnold portrays joyce jackson, a single mother in a small iowa town who is stuck on welfare and saddled with a serious elvis problem. joyce has turned her dilapidated front porch into a shrine to the late presley and is given to solemn pronouncements such as ”elvis died for the love of us and our love for him. ” joyce has just been assigned a new caseworker from the welfare agency, a wide - eyed innocent named emily (cynthia gibb of the karen carpenter story), who, unlike joyce’s previous caseworkers, doesn’t think she’s just a lazy nut .
for most scriptwriters and performers elvis is a joke, a dead punch line employed in movies like honeymoon in vegas. arnold knows that one reason her sitcom roseanne commands such a huge, loyal audience is that she shares many of her fans’ taste in unfashionable subjects like presley. but the woman who loved elvis doesn’t shed any new light on arnold’s own obsession .
in interviews over the years, arnold has spoken often of her admiration for presley as an up - from - nothing, show - biz - transcending star; she identifies with him to the extent of having worn an elvis - esque gold lame suit for her 1992 hbo stand - up special. in the woman who loved elvis, arnold sets up joyce to be a fanatic who will prove to have wisdom; we assume her purpose is to redeem joyce and elvis to doubters. instead, the movie downplays presley as it goes along, reducing his presence to a few hits on the soundtrack .
the woman who loved elvis is based on laura kalpakian’s 1992 novel, graced land; it’s not the elvis book arnold should have tackled. that one is harlan ellison’s 1961 presley fable, spider kiss, a far more wild, down - and - dirty novel that tells the tale of stag preston, a country - hick rocker raised to superstardom by callous promoter col. jack freeport (an on - the - money caricature of presley’s manager, col. tom parker). i have long thought roseanne could buy the rights, turn the hero into a woman, and play the role herself (doe preston ?). hubby tom could chomp on a cigar and strut around as colonel jack. maybe next time, roseanne? c +
urltoken woman who loved elvis: roseanne barr, tom arnold, cynthia gibb, sally kirkland, danielle harris, joe guzaldo, kimberly dal santo, monica mccarthy, liz muckley, james andelin, dottie arnold, w. earl brown, bill bixby, cyrus yavneh, jack grossbart, joan barnett, laura marcus, laura kalpakian, rita mae brown: movies & tv
anita wood telling why her and elvis presley broke - up after five years .
it’s supposed to be about a woman named joyce, immortalized in laura kalpakian’s novel “graced land” as a single mother whose home and life have become a shrine to the memory of the the king. but it ends up feeling like another dysfunctional evening with the arnolds .
i absolutely loved this movie. i myself am from ottumwa iowa where the film was shot. i guess that made it all the more wonderful. roseanne does a great job, as well as ms .
emily gets drawn into the lives of joyce, her two adolescent daughters (danielle harris and kimberley dal santo), and her ex - husband, jack, a brooding, quiet motorcyclist played by a cast - way - against - type tom arnold (the jackie thomas show). the most interesting thing about the woman who loved elvis, directed by actor bill bixby, is that for the longest time, you can’t tell whether it’s supposed to be a melancholy comedy or a light drama — it doesn’t fit into any standard tv - movie category. the worst thing about the film, written by novelist rita mae brown (rubyfruit jungle), is that there’s not a single scene in it whose outcome isn’t drearily predictable .
exec produced by joined - at - the - hip roseanne and tom arnold (with jack grossbart and joan barnett), “woman” is set and shot in the heart of arnold country (ottumwa, iowa) .
kind of
corny
but i loved it... . love roseanne & tom, i guess that' s why .
oddest and most disappointing of all is that the elvis angle gets lost in all the banality. for joyce, as for not a few of his fans, the king is nothing less than the king of kings. ”drugs were part of his suffering, ” joyce says to a skeptic who questions the saintliness of presley’s life, ”and no one could save him from suffering. ” joyce even does good works in his name: poor as she is, she mends old clothes to give to families poorer than her own, presenting them with the benediction, ”elvis presley wants you to have these clothes. ”
* * the elvis songs at the beginning and at 56: 01 had to be edited for copyright * * in 1982, iowan suburban housewife joyce jackson (rosanne) is an obsessed fan of the late elvis presley. she' s used the so - called king of rock and roll' s inspiration to turn her small house into a wacky shrine. convinced that elvis is still alive, five years after his death, joyce concocts a plan to set off and find and meet him, so she enlists the help of her estranged husband jack (tom arnold) .
rita mae brown’s script isgooey and dumb. director bill bixby does what he can with the dopey material. strangely, the music is underplayed: a few elvis songs in the background and a lot of “roseanne” - style bluesy guitar riffs in william olvis’ score .
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danielle harris, who plays the daughter of roseanne' s character in this film, played molly, her daughter darlene' s friend, on tv' s
roseanne
.
unfortunately, although as an actress roseanne arnold has many qualities, lovable is not of them. (sally kirkland, who plays joyce’s best friend sandee, might have been able to pull off the role. )
in 1982, iowan suburban housewife joyce jackson (roseanne) is an obsessed fan of the late elvis presley. she' s used the so - called king of rock and roll' s inspiration to turn her small house... see full summary »
in 1982, iowan suburban housewife joyce jackson (roseanne) is an obsessed fan of the late elvis presley. she' s used the so - called king of rock and roll' s inspiration to turn her small house into a wacky shrine. convinced that elvis is still alive, five years after his death, joyce concocts a plan to set off and find and meet him, so she enlists the help of her estranged husband jack (tom arnold) .
i do! .... this is a fun family film about a character who is a big elvis presley fan and wants to do charitable work in his name, this was roseanne' s second try at a t. v. movie of the week, her first one titled backfield in motion (also on vhs) which i found more entertaining but this one was just as enjoyable and is a great vhs for any fan ot the domestic goddess
trippy indie madeline' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .
we know from the start that the plot will turn on whether or not joyce will be kicked off the welfare roll. and because jack is such a poutingly sensitive working - class stiff, we get the idea pretty quickly that he regrets the breakup of his marriage to joyce, that he wishes they were still together. the supporting characters don’t provide much novelty either. sally kirkland, who has also appeared on a few episodes of roseanne this season, plays joyce’s tough, wisecracking best friend, sandee. and there’s a stunningly lame subplot about emily’s rocky romance with a coworker (joe guzaldo) .
this movie had its ups and downs. some of the acting was good but the downside was that the story line wasn' t very gripping. it was an ordinary film but i would reccomend it when watching with kids .
joyce (roseanne arnold) is a welfare mother famous for abusing the system and making a healthy undeclared income on the side. her new caseworker emily (cynthia gibb) is a naive cutie who befriends joyce and turns a blind eye to her shenanigans. joyce’s estranged husband jack (tom arnold) rides in and out of her life on his motorcycle .
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he still cares about her and their daughters priscilla (danielle harris, from “roseanne”) and lisa marie (kimberly dal santo), but has taken up with the town floozie .
this is a feel good movie. i am from south east iowa and most people are loving and thoughtful. joyce [ rosanna ] is the same way my sister and i are. my sister is the poorest person i know and she would give the coat of her back to someone that needed it, and have seen her do it. this movie met alot more to me than just a movie. if more people were like joyce and my sister nancy this world would be a better place. watch this movie and learn from it .
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i got this for my mother - in - law. she was going with tom arnold' s brother at the time, and it was filmed in ottumwa, ia, where tom is from. she loves this movie. don' t know why .
production: filmed by wapello county prods. in association with grossbart / barnett prods. executive producers, tom and roseanne arnold, joan barnett, jack grossbart producer, cyrus yahvneh; director, bill bixby; writer, rita mae brown, from the book
graced land
by laura kalpakian .
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with: cast: roseanne arnold, tom arnold, sally kirkland, cynthia gibb, danielle harris, joe guzaldo, kimberly dal santo, liz muckley, monica mccarthy, james andelin, dottie arnold, w. earl brown, patrick clear, sam derence, john duda, albert flores, marilyn dodd frank, jeremy jones, catherine matt, sarah schrantz, rick snyder, catherine spears, cody. .
crew: camera, ronald m. lautore; editor, jay scherberth; production designer, okowita; sound, jacob goldstein; music, william olvis .
cast: cast: roseanne arnold, tom arnold, sally kirkland, cynthia gibb, danielle harris, joe guzaldo, kimberly dal santo, liz muckley, monica mccarthy, james andelin, dottie arnold, w. earl brown, patrick clear, sam derence, john duda, albert flores, marilyn dodd frank, jeremy jones, catherine matt, sarah schrantz, rick snyder, catherine spears, cody. .
region: region 1 (u. s. and canada only. read more about dvd formats. )
i got this for my mother - in - law. she was going ...
i watched it on hbo, and i thought this was an alright movie, it showed how families stick together ...
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the woman who loved elvis is an american television film that aired on abc on april 18 , 1993 from 9:00 to 11:00 pm eastern time . the film starred roseanne barr , her then husband tom arnold , it also starred cynthia gibb , danielle harris , and sally kirkland . it was filmed in ottumwa , iowa , where arnold was born . based on laura kalpakian 's novel " graced land " . 
the woman who loved elvis is an american television film that aired on abc on april 18, 1993 from 9:00 to 11:00 pm eastern time. the film starred roseanne barr, her then husband tom arnold, it also starred cynthia gibb, danielle harris, and sally kirkland. it was filmed in ottumwa, iowa, where arnold was born. based on laura kalpakian's novel " graced land ".
the woman who loved elvis is an american television film that aired on abc on april 18, 1993 from 9:00 to 11:00 pm eastern time. the film starred roseanne barr, her then husband tom arnold, it also starred cynthia gibb, danielle harris, and sally kirkland. it was filmed in ottumwa, iowa, where arnold was born. based on laura kalpakian's novel " graced land ".