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[after the death of his beloved mother, Elvis is grieving alone in her closet, sobbing quietly. Colonel Parker enters]
Colonel Tom Parker: [gently] Your daddy is doing the best he knows how, but he is overwhelmed. He needs your help.
Elvis Presley: [crying] I can't go out there. I just wanna stay here forever.
Colonel Tom Parker: Oh, my boy. No one could never replace her. But you listen to me. From this moment on, everything she would have done, I will carry out, in her name. When you are overseas, I will stay here at home. And I will work and I will worry. Trust me. Now you go and you stand by your papa. You comfort him.
[helps Elvis to his feet]
Colonel Tom Parker: You comfort him. Comfort your friends and your family and even your fans. Hmm? Because if you don't do that, all that your mama has sacrificed for you will be for nothing.
[Still crying, Elvis embraces Colonel Parker]
Elvis Presley: No matter what happens, you stay with me through thick and thin, okay? You're like a... like a father to me.
[the Colonel pats him on the back, comfortingly]
Colonel Tom Parker: [gently] Your daddy is doing the best he knows how, but he is overwhelmed. He needs your help.
Elvis Presley: [crying] I can't go out there. I just wanna stay here forever.
Colonel Tom Parker: Oh, my boy. No one could never replace her. But you listen to me. From this moment on, everything she would have done, I will carry out, in her name. When you are overseas, I will stay here at home. And I will work and I will worry. Trust me. Now you go and you stand by your papa. You comfort him.
[helps Elvis to his feet]
Colonel Tom Parker: You comfort him. Comfort your friends and your family and even your fans. Hmm? Because if you don't do that, all that your mama has sacrificed for you will be for nothing.
[Still crying, Elvis embraces Colonel Parker]
Elvis Presley: No matter what happens, you stay with me through thick and thin, okay? You're like a... like a father to me.
[the Colonel pats him on the back, comfortingly]
Full Transcript
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I can't get him to do anything
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He trusted her like nobody else
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and now she's gone and who does he have now
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Well
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He trusts you
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Can you talk to him
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Oh no
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It's not my place
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Can you do it colonel
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We need your help now
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Your daddy is doing the best he knows how
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but he is overwhelmed
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He needs your help out there
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I can't go out there I just wanna stay here forever
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Oh my boy
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No one could never replace her
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But you listen to me
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From this moment on anything she would have done
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I will carry out in her name
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When you are overseas I will stay here at home
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And I will work and I will worry
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Trust me
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Now you go and you stand by your papa
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You comfort him
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You comfort him
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Comfort your friends and your family
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and even your fans Hmm
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Because if you don't do that
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All that your mama has sacrificed for you
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will be for nothing
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No matter what happens
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you stay with me through thick and thin okay
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You're like a Like a father to me
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Movie Summary
The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
