3000 Miles to Graceland - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[sophie]

Throughout the movie, Kurt Russell's character is seen wearing a necklace. The necklace is "TCB" with a lightning bolt. "TCB" stands for "taking care of business" and the lightning bolt stands for Flash. "Taking Care of Business in a Flash" was Elvis' slogan He had similar necklaces made, and gave them to his inner crowd.

[francisco]

Prior to the film's opening, Warner Brothers released a series of animated prequels voiced by the Elvis impersonators from the movie. "The Road to Graceland" prequels marked the first time a major film's cast members contributed their talents to the creation of original Internet content for a film website. The animated shorts also revealed that Michael Zane (Kurt Russell) was in fact the other man who's DNA test as Elvis Presley's son proved inconclusive.

[lynn]

Before Murphy confronts the authorities for the final shootout and certain death, Elvis' version of the song "My Way" plays. The song was originally sung by Frank Sinatra. Earlier in the film Murphy is offended by Gus saying "The King is down" during a hypothetical fight with Frank Sinatra.

[christina]

A description by Radio Times when this film was shown on Sky TV was, "Uneasy mix of crime thriller and comedy, about a gang of Elvis Presley impersonators who attempt to rob a casino during a convention".

[morris]

Many scenes were edited due to extreme violence. - 1) The scene in which a Security Guard is killed by way of a shotgun, was originally bloodier. The scene featured a closer shot of the guard being shot and the blood spraying from his back. - 2) The scene where Hanson (Christian Slater) is shot in the leg was originally bloodier. Instead of quick shot of the leg being shot, there is a shot of blood spraying from his wound quickly and violently. 3) The scene where the State Trooper is shot by Murphy (Kevin Costner) is also extended. The additional shot featured the bullet actually hitting the trooper and his back exploding in blood.

[aaron]

The "midget Elvis" shot in the casino was played by a then-member of the Las Vegas Rocky Horror cast.

[veronica]

Kevin Costner and Christian Slater previously appeared together in Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves (1991).

[mathew]

Christian Slater and Howie Long previously appeared together in Broken Arrow (1996).

[russell]

Like his supposed father Elvis Presley, Murphy dies on the bathroom floor.

[terry]

During filming in Vancouver, Kurt Russell (Michael Zane) visited the nearby set of [Stargate SG-1](/category/5964/Stargate-sg-1) (1997) and met the cast. Russell starred as Colonel Jack O'Neil in the original Stargate (1994). His role was adopted by Richard Dean Anderson in the spin-off series and the character's name was changed slightly (to Colonel Jack O'Neill).

[leo]

Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner have been in films with Madeleine Stowe. These were Unlawful Entry (1992) and Revenge (1990) respectively. Incidentally, Ray Liotta was also in Unlawful Entry with Russell and Stowe, plus Liotta was in Field of Dreams (1989) with Costner.

[tammy]

Long before Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner starred in this film together, Ron Shelton had written the role of Crash Davis in Bull Durham (1988) for Russell, but Orion preferred Costner, who they felt was a more bankable star and one who had good standing with the studio, for the role. Russell later replaced Costner for the role of Ace Woody in Django Unchained (2012), but Quentin Tarantino excised the part when Russell left the production.

[carl]

The Nevada Sheriff's revolver is a Ruger Vaquero chambered in .45 Long Colt. The front site has been filed off for a faster draw, a common practice amongst quick draw shooters.

[albert]

During the casino heist near the beginning of the movie, Kurt Russell is wearing a white Elvis Presley suit, while Kevin Costner is wearing a black Elvis suit. This foreshadows the good vs. evil relationship that Michael Zane (Russell) and Murphy (Costner) will have later in the movie.

[ethel]

The plates on the red caddie read 3KMTG.

[toni]

The gas station that explodes is at Eldorado Canyon, approximately 55 miles from Las Vegas, and the site of a (now unused) gold mine. The plane used as a canopy over the pumps, is an original 60's vintage Grumman OV-1 Mohawk attack aircraft and is still there at the side of the road as of August 2013. The gold mine is a tourist attraction.

[brent]

The album that Michael autographs in the elevator is in fact the soundtrack to It Happened at the World's Fair (1963), the movie where Kurt Russell kicked the shins of the real Elvis Presley.

[miriam]

Hamilton uses a P-90 machine gun in the gun fight. This is the main weapon used on Stargate SG-1, the TV show based on Kurt Russell's film, Stargate.

[janice]

Despite being shot in 2001, this movie takes place in 1997, according to the statement of pit boss #1 (Paul Anka) saying, that porker's been dead for 20 years (meaning Elvis).