Heartbreak Hotel (film)

Heartbreak Hotel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Columbus
Written byChris Columbus
Produced byDebra Hill
Lynda Obst
Starring
CinematographySteve Dobson
Edited byRaja Gosnell
Music byGeorges Delerue
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • September 30, 1988 (1988-09-30)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million
Box office$5.5 million (US/Canada)

Heartbreak Hotel is a 1988 American comedy film written and directed by Chris Columbus, and stars David Keith, Tuesday Weld and Charlie Schlatter. Set in 1972, the story deals with one of the many "legends" involving Elvis Presley (Keith) about his fictional kidnapping, and his subsequent redemption from decadence.

The film was shot on location in Austin, Texas, at Green Pastures, the former residence of John Henry Faulk.