Viva Pod Vegas: The Elvis Presley Film Podcast

By: Joey Lewandowski and Mike Manzi
  • Summary

  • Elvis Presley is one of the most famous musicians ever. What happens when you take the music out of the equation and choose to focus solely on his movies? Enter Viva Pod Vegas: The Elvis Presley Film Podcast! Hosted by Joey Lewandowski and Mike Manzi, Viva Pod Vegas is a deep dive into the 31 films that Elvis Presley starred in, plus specials and some surprises. Uh, thank you very much for listening. Presented by the CageClub Podcast Network.
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Episodes
  • Clambake (1967)
    Feb 1 2025
    Oops, it took too long, but Viva Pod Vegas is back! We're trying to figure out what a Clambake is, and why there's only one in this movie. After opening the long-overdue mailbag, we learn how to pronounce Fabares and talk about this movie being a pivot point in Elvis's career and life. We try to make sense of Elvis as a water ski instructor who only has one student, a world in which no one's attracted to Elvis, and whether "The Prince and the Pauper" works if there's a second prince. We also have fun exploring Elvis is a scientist and the surprise "proud dad" twist! We're caught off guard by a surprise marriage proposal. We try to guess what Stay Away, Joe will be about -- and don't come anywhere close to correct. But hey -- Mamma's little baby loves clambake, clambake!
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Double Trouble (1967)
    Sep 4 2024
    We get duped again as Viva Pod Vegas seemingly promises two Elvises (Elvii?) with Double Trouble, but we only get one! We talk about how this movie tries to take on the British Invasion with a movie set entirely in Europe, but, you know… Colonel Tom… We talk about Elvis Presley in a Julie Christie role, a nice change of pace for Elvis movies (in terms of filmmaking), and the story behind Elvis’s co-star’s only film role. We (somewhat) explore the year at the box office, discuss Elvis’s breaking point when recording the music for this movie, and wonder why Elvis tells no one about getting punched in the face. We admire the slapstick, break down the wildest version of Old Macdonald we’ve ever heard, and love one of the wildest turns in an Elvis movie so far. Elvis jumps through a window! We look ahead to Clambake.
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
    Aug 5 2024
    We're entering the home stretch of Elvis's filmography, but there's still plenty of surprises to be found! Today's episode: Easy Come, Easy Go. After finding issue with the IMDb plot summary (from the very get-go) we run through the film's limited taglines and explore the strange history of the film's title, as well as the better name hidden in the film. We wonder why Elvis, once again, does not have a love interest. Why is there no love, very few songs, and no capers? We talk about the wheel of girls (and a new level of sleaze), Col. Tom Parker vs. yoga and art, and underwater fights and other sequences reminiscent of James Bond films. We have a realization about the circumstances within every Elvis movie. We guess the plot of Double Trouble, once again banking on there being two Elvis Presleys in the film.
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    1 hr and 9 mins

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