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Heartbreak Hotel
“1972. My family needed some help, my town needed a hero, and my band needed a break. So I borrowed Mom's pink Cadillac and I kidnapped Elvis Presley, and our lives were never the same again.”
51%
Movie
1h 37m
AI Analysis
Heartbreak Hotel (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Heartbreak Hotel (1988) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Music with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother - who was a big fan of Elvis Presley - gets in a wreck. He and his band members then decide to kidnap Elvis and hook him up with his mother. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~97 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Heartbreak Hotel 51% (35 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
51%
from 35 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother - who was a big fan of Elvis Presley - gets in a wreck. He and his band members then decide to kidnap Elvis and hook him up with his mother.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-09-30
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- TMDB rating
- 5.1
- TMDB ID
- 38615
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Where can I watch Heartbreak Hotel (1988)?
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Is there an official trailer for Heartbreak Hotel?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Heartbreak Hotel directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Heartbreak Hotel about?
When a teen tries to set up a band at his school, his mother - who was a big fan of Elvis Presley - gets in a wreck. He and his band members then decide to kidnap Elvis and hook him up with his mot... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Heartbreak Hotel?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Heartbreak Hotel?
The official runtime for Heartbreak Hotel is approximately 97 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
David Keith
Elvis Presley
Tuesday Weld
Marie Wolfe
Charlie Schlatter
Johnny Wolfe
Angela Goethals
Pam Wolfe
Jacque Lynn Colton
Rosie Pantangellio
Chris Mulkey
Steve Ayres
- K
Karen Landry
Irene
- T
Tudor Sherrard
Paul Quinine
- P
Paul J. Harkins
Brian Gasternick
- N
Noel Derecki
Tony Vandelo
Dana Barron
Beth Devereux
- T
T. Graham Brown
Jerry Schilling
Dennis Letts
Alan Fortas
- S
Stephen Lee Davis
George Klein
Blue Deckert
Jones
Michael Stephen Costello
Doctor Charles Devereux
- J
John L. Martin
Sheriff Abrams
John Hawkes
M.C.
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