Protecting the King
- IMDb link: 0780530
- IMDb rating: 4.5 (364 votes)
- Genres: Drama, Music
- Director: D. Edward Stanley
- Cast: Tom Sizemore, Matt Barr, Peter Dobson, Greg Collins and others
- Release date: 30 Jun 2022
- Release year: 2022
- Runtime: 94 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: elvis presley character, bodyguard, stepbrother, on the road, tour, rock 'n' roll, marriage, fame, drug use, concert
Plot:
In June of 1972, The King Of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, invites his sixteen-year-old stepbrother David Stanley to drop out of school and join his personal entourage. David eagerly accepts and embarks on an eye-opening journey that's every teenager's Rock and Roll fantasy. A boy in a man's world, David quickly becomes a bodyguard, caretaker, and fixer. He finds himself struggling to do whatever is necessary to shield the image of his beloved brother while dealing with the demons of his own personal life.