Elvis (2022)

Luke Bracey: Jerry Schilling

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• [Backstage, Elvis has learned the truth about Colonel Tom Parker and exposes him live on stage; Parker himself is sitting in the audience with the owner of the International Hotel] 

  Elvis Presley : I'd like to turn the house lights up, ladies and gentlemen. 'Cause now that you've seen me, I'd like to take a look at you.

  [the audience cheers and applauds as the house lights come up] 

  Elvis Presley : Oh, you're beautiful. Thank you. Oh, boy!

  Colonel Tom Parker : He'll mention the VIPs that are here.

  Elvis Presley : We got some high-rollers in here tonight.

  Colonel Tom Parker : Get ready for the spotlight.

  Elvis Presley : Mr. International Hotel himself.

  [the spotlight falls on him] 

  Colonel Tom Parker : Ah, there you go!

  Elvis Presley : And right next to him, is my so-called manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

  [the spotlight turns to Parker, who playfully acts bashful] 

  Elvis Presley : But I hear rumors that Colonel... is an alien.

  [Audience laughs] 

  Colonel Tom Parker : [Playing along]  Got here on my rocket ship.

  [Elvis grabs a wine glass from someone in the audience and downs it one gulp] 

  Elvis Presley : Somebody call the FBI and tell 'em that he has abducted me...

  [his voice becoming aggressive] 

  Elvis Presley : that he has locked me in this *golden cage* to keep me here forever with you, ladies and gentlemen.

  [Audience applauds again] 

  Elvis Presley : [singing]  So, I'm caught in a trap / I can't get out / 'Cause Colonel's got some big debts, baby!

  [the Colonel realizes what Elvis is saying. Elvis gives him a mean look from the stage] 

  Colonel Tom Parker : Excuse me.

  [Colonel leaves] 

  Elvis Presley : Well, this is the last show I'm ever playing here.

  [Audience groans] 

  Elvis Presley : I'm gonna get on my jet plane, the "Lisa Marie". It's named after, uh... my beautiful daughter. And I'm gonna fly away.

  [the Colonel has arrived backstage in a hurry] 

  Elvis Presley : No, no, no... You know I'm going to fly away.

  Colonel Tom Parker : [angrily whispering to the stagehands]  Stop the show. Stop this show! Come on, get this curtain down!

  Elvis Presley : Fuck the International.

  [Audience gasps] 

  Colonel Tom Parker : [to Jerry]  Mr. Schilling, what the devil is happening here?

  Elvis Presley : And Las Vegas.

  Jerry Schilling : That's what he wants to know.

  Elvis Presley : Ain't no one gonna stop me, man.

  [spots Parker from the wings] 

  Elvis Presley : Oh! Security! Security!

  [begins babbling nonsensically, grabs another microphone from a band member] 

  Elvis Presley : Security, security, security!

  [to Parker, shouting] 

  Elvis Presley : 800 shows! You don't have a goddamn passport, you son of a bitch! You are fired!

  [even louder, even angrier] 

  Elvis Presley : You are fired!

  [Parker has now walked up to him face-to-face; Presley screams] 

  Elvis Presley : YOU'RE FIRED!... You're fired.

  [as the curtains close, he drops the microphones and storms off] 

• [Jerry confronts Elvis over the truth about Colonel Parker] 

  Jerry Schilling : He lied. There wasn't going to be an international tour 'cause he can't leave the country. He's got no citizenship, no official identity. He doesn't exist. There never was a Colonel Tom Parker.

  Elvis Presley : What are you talking about, Jerry?

• [In 1968, the Colonel is pitching Elvis a Christmas special on TV sponsored by the Singer sewing machine company] 

  Elvis Presley : Christmas special. Is this the best we can do, Admiral?

  Colonel Tom Parker : Well, we took the Hollywood phonies for every nickel they had and now it is time to pack up our tents and move on to even greener pastures. We've seen "Elvis the Rebel". We've seen "Elvis the Movie Star". Now we will see "Elvis the Family Entertainer".

  Jerry Schilling : [sarcastically]  And appliance salesman.

  Elvis Presley : [turning to Jerry]  What did you say?

  [walks over angrily] 

  Elvis Presley : Listen, Jerry, I don't need you to question me about how I support my family and every *goddamn* person here! You understand me? If you don't like it, you can go back to Memphis.

  [entering his trailer] 

  Elvis Presley : Laugh it up, assholes.