Flaming Star (1960)

Viva Pod Vegas: The Elvis Presley Film Podcast

19-07-2021 • 59 mins

Elvis continues to surprise! Flaming Star, his sixth film, is far more violent (and far less musical) than we ever thought it would be. In this episode, we head back to the mid-1800s in Texas to find Elvis trapped between two worlds: that of his white father and that of his Kiowa mother. Given the premise (and the era in which this came out), we've got to say: it's far less problematic than we thought it would be! We talk about the (very, very few) songs in Flaming Star, Elvis Presley's turn as a more serious actor (which earned him some well-deserved praise), and the surprising (and frequent) bouts of hyper-violence found in the film. Plus, we look ahead to the next episode (after we figure out what's *actually* coming next) and check in on Riley Keough, now that Zola is out in theaters.

You Might Like

The Rest Is Entertainment
The Rest Is Entertainment
Goalhanger Podcasts
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Sony Music Entertainment
The Weekly Planet
The Weekly Planet
Planet Broadcasting
Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein
Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein
Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
Story Time Animated
Story Time Animated
Story Time Animated
Drama Queens
Drama Queens
iHeartPodcasts
Watch What Crappens
Watch What Crappens
Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam | Wondery
Bridgerton: The Official Podcast
Bridgerton: The Official Podcast
Shondaland Audio and iHeartPodcasts
That Was Us
That Was Us
Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chris Sullivan
Give Them Lala
Give Them Lala
Lala Kent | Cumulus Podcast Network
Back to the Barre
Back to the Barre
Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland