Big Elvis - A 960 lb Elvis impersonator?? (Short Documentary Film)

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A 960-pound Elvis impersonator is convinced he is Elvis Presley's secret love child.
World Premiere 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
Vimeo Staff Pick
Short of the Week
Pete is an Elvis Presley impersonator in Las Vegas, but Pete is not like any Elvis impersonator you may have in mind. Pete is Big Elvis! At his peak, Pete tipped the scales as a 960-pound performer, but not only is Pete preternaturally talented (one fellow impersonator asserts that he has a better voice than The King himself), he also believes himself (with good reason!) to be Presley’s actual, living son.
In his new short documentary, director Paul Stone draws a riveting character portrait that is not only entertaining for its surface-level premise, but presents real pathos, showing that the man who dresses up in a famous performer’s costume every night is, in fact, an inspiring figure in his own right.
Pete Vallee, aka “Big Elvis”, is a delightful subject for a documentary subject. His story and nature draws you in-he is charistmatic, with a kind heart, and an out of the ordinary life. Inspired by his incredible voice, Stone selected Vallee as a subject for a short doc, and in doing so discovered an unexpected depth to his story that is rare in the overplayed portrait documentary genre. More than a fun snapshot of an oddball, Big Elvis sneakily becomes a very relatable narrative of a man struggling with his identity.

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  • @sugarkitti3051
    @sugarkitti305114 күн бұрын

    Big Elvis is fantastic! He's a true showman and the King of the strip. We Love you, Pete!! 😍 ❤️. He's a must see while you are visiting Las Vegas.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    14 күн бұрын

    Agree 100 %

  • @thomasipkiss8793
    @thomasipkiss87937 ай бұрын

    This is like the Joker movie when Arther thought his dad was Thomas Wayne. Lol

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @carlchapman-iz1dk
    @carlchapman-iz1dk8 ай бұрын

    Fantastic voice powerful lungs when singing , but breatless when walking ,sad as great voice that most impersonators would long for a voice like his...wow.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @gericaccavale9637
    @gericaccavale96376 ай бұрын

    Stayed st the Flamingo snd could hear Big Elvis's voice coming out of the Barbary Coast Casino. One of the BEST "Elvis" voices I'd ever heard. Would alwsys go to his shows. It DID NOT mstter his size. He was great!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    6 ай бұрын

    100 %. He is a great person too. Thanks for watching!

  • @motoman7445
    @motoman74455 ай бұрын

    Seen him 2 times at Harrahs in Vegas. Phenomenal voice. Very powerful. Was actually blown away by how good he was. It's why I had to go back.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @mykkylg.7473
    @mykkylg.74733 ай бұрын

    I'm caught in this booth, and I can't get out!

  • @jolliwoodstudios
    @jolliwoodstudios4 ай бұрын

    shame to see a lot of these comments being so cruel. Pete seems to be a wonderful guy who's just living out his best life and sharing his talent with the world, and i applaud him for that.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    4 ай бұрын

    I agree. Pete is a hard working and amazing performer. Thanks for watching!

  • @freeman436
    @freeman43614 күн бұрын

    BRAVO!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    14 күн бұрын

    @@freeman436 Grazie!

  • @karenleonhardt2417
    @karenleonhardt24178 ай бұрын

    What a BEAUTIFUL Voice, Thank You For Sharing!!💗

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

  • @bryancooper2247

    @bryancooper2247

    8 ай бұрын

    What a disrespectful disgrace a 10000 pound impersonator. That's freaking disgusting and disrespectful and disgraceful

  • @eugeniogentili1048

    @eugeniogentili1048

    7 ай бұрын

    Ben Portsmouth is much better kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJx9lrJxocbSodY.htmlsi=3Tx_yicVohkLy7u1

  • @gericaccavale9637

    @gericaccavale9637

    6 ай бұрын

    Doesn't matter how big he is. He,'s not disgraceful. He's,s a great tribute to best entertainer God ever created. God loves you Big Elvis !!

  • @bryancooper2247

    @bryancooper2247

    6 ай бұрын

    @@gericaccavale9637 it's disgusting being that fat he's making fun of Elvis his voice sucks I take it as he's disrespecting Elvis big time

  • @USA24541
    @USA245417 ай бұрын

    I have seen Pete several times at the Barbary Coast, which had three different owners during his run there. That says a lot about him. He later moved to Harrah’s and a remained popular afternoon show.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    2 ай бұрын

    I don’t know how he does three shows a day. The guy has stamina.

  • @USA24541

    @USA24541

    2 ай бұрын

    He is much smaller today

  • @diankreczmer6595
    @diankreczmer659510 ай бұрын

    No tribute artist will ever capture the essence of elvis no matter how good he is, because you would have to have the DNA of elvis to get the true essence, so if Pete has that, and I hope he does, than hope springs eternal.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree.

  • @naughtyrascal7806
    @naughtyrascal7806Ай бұрын

    This is Comedy Gold i love it.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    Ай бұрын

    Awesome. Thanks.

  • @LindaAgnew-th3pn
    @LindaAgnew-th3pn10 ай бұрын

    I seen him 17 years ago fantastic

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    A living legend

  • @JoeBarr-br1ob
    @JoeBarr-br1ob10 ай бұрын

    God is with you big Elvis he loves everyone 💓

  • @guynelson8667
    @guynelson86677 ай бұрын

    Got to hand it to him for making some people happy. The tone is ok but Elvis had a softness in his voice (not all deep) lots of impersonators get it wrong. Well, there is only one Elvis Presley.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @slingbladejeff
    @slingbladejeff9 ай бұрын

    He was 42 not 45.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @graceland123

    @graceland123

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes he was 42 ..😢😢😢💔❤👑👑👑💘💋💙

  • @AlwaysASunnydayBuster

    @AlwaysASunnydayBuster

    8 ай бұрын

    I know how ridiculous is that ffs so annoying get it right

  • @trentdeans6149

    @trentdeans6149

    8 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @Steve-oc7ev

    @Steve-oc7ev

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@graceland123right

  • @mylesreza9496
    @mylesreza94963 ай бұрын

    I WAS BORN TO KNOW THAT, ELVIS STILL ALIVE.❤❤❤

  • @sandreawhite7534
    @sandreawhite75349 ай бұрын

    That was great.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @JohnGripShadowofaking
    @JohnGripShadowofaking5 ай бұрын

    Meet him a few times & he's really a nice guy ! great voice too

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Pete is one of a kind.

  • @michaelpresley6617

    @michaelpresley6617

    5 ай бұрын

    Who does the voice dub Sam Elliot

  • @michaelpresley6617

    @michaelpresley6617

    5 ай бұрын

    I met him with you John and he was a great guy might be my brother. If he is my brother then his father is Elvis because my father is Elvis and verified so. Just sorry to see him so big it hurts me in my heart. But however it works out Pete keep singing it helps to keep my father in front of the industry.

  • @LuanneHarris-rk9ei
    @LuanneHarris-rk9ei8 ай бұрын

    Jerry shillings will be saying with his face expression saying "Na ,Na! Only has lisa marie

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @Mike-wn8nt
    @Mike-wn8nt9 ай бұрын

    Pete, please take care of yourself you have a gift. Great voice.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @PaulStoneFilms
    @PaulStoneFilms11 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!Let me know what you think of my film!

  • @meldridge51

    @meldridge51

    10 ай бұрын

    Very Sad! I was a personal friend to Elvis and this video is nothing more than a bunch of Crap!

  • @Belkaletjaga

    @Belkaletjaga

    8 ай бұрын

    Плохой фильм, и оставте Элвиса в покое, наслаждайтесь его искусством и будьте счастливы

  • @Phil-jz8gs
    @Phil-jz8gs2 ай бұрын

    Such BS. He was 42. KZread going down the pan posting this Bull 💩

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the film. The news got his age wrong and we felt is was interesting to show that in the film. You’re extensive knowledge of Elvis is astonishing.

  • @freeman436

    @freeman436

    14 күн бұрын

    @@PaulStoneFilms touche'

  • @thumbtack40
    @thumbtack40Ай бұрын

    Inspirational man ✨✨✨👍

  • @mykkylg.7473
    @mykkylg.74733 ай бұрын

    He's gotta whole lotta snackin' goin on!

  • @BigRed-Heron
    @BigRed-Heron8 ай бұрын

    42 not 45! Died at his Graceland home not in a Memphis Hospital!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @AlwaysASunnydayBuster

    @AlwaysASunnydayBuster

    8 ай бұрын

    BigRed yes he was 42 an yes he died at his Graceland home thank you Big Red so annoying they can’t get the simple facts right

  • @marcdelente2456
    @marcdelente24568 ай бұрын

    Il aime Elvis Presley qu' il continu de chanté pour trouvé la paix avec son corp et son esprit. Que dieu le protège.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @marcdelente2456

    @marcdelente2456

    8 ай бұрын

    @@PaulStoneFilms good bless you

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Same to you! Thanks for watching! @@marcdelente2456

  • @user-uq2rb9dl4x
    @user-uq2rb9dl4x5 ай бұрын

    Listen elvis was never really fat. He might of put a bit of weight on. Why do these people mock him. Get a life. Elvis was the best handsome handsome

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching.

  • @carlchapman-iz1dk
    @carlchapman-iz1dk8 ай бұрын

    age 42 ,16 aug 1977

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @glenngarofano4793
    @glenngarofano479310 ай бұрын

    THE KING LIVES!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @user-zv4hv1hh4q
    @user-zv4hv1hh4q11 ай бұрын

    Better than Elvis Presley!!???? No way!!!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Not better but a stronger voice? Maybe!

  • @JohnJames6969

    @JohnJames6969

    10 ай бұрын

    He is still alive, so he is just about better, hahaha ⁹😅

  • @mohammednkhan7667
    @mohammednkhan76677 ай бұрын

    The singing range is not there, but heck, he has an awesome resemblance to that Elvis tone!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @gericaccavale9637

    @gericaccavale9637

    6 ай бұрын

    Saw him in Vegas. Fantastik. Could hear him on the strip. Very popular. Great voice

  • @gericaccavale9637
    @gericaccavale96376 ай бұрын

    NOT better than Elvis. But good. Always went to see him when in Vegas. Always had a good crowd

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @ROCKINGMAN
    @ROCKINGMAN10 ай бұрын

    Dish ish about an Elvish impershinator, big deep voicsh.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @ROCKINGMAN

    @ROCKINGMAN

    9 ай бұрын

    @@PaulStoneFilms yesh das ish my pleasure

  • @rogerstribute2elvis801
    @rogerstribute2elvis8017 ай бұрын

    20 seconds in and false information...He died at his home, Graceland, not a hospital and he was 42, not 45! LMAO!!!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    7 ай бұрын

    It’s a real news cast. Fake news back then too.

  • @phyllisspalding6198
    @phyllisspalding61987 ай бұрын

    Sounds pretty good,but is missing the vibrato!

  • @eviaaronpresleyelvis8252
    @eviaaronpresleyelvis82526 ай бұрын

    No! I no die Im comback im reincarnated Elvis Presley.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @nealolin5947
    @nealolin594713 күн бұрын

    wrong died at 42

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    13 күн бұрын

    Yup. The news got it wrong. Thatis the actual news report from the 70s

  • @geraldwaldrop5131
    @geraldwaldrop513110 ай бұрын

    Not to long ago I met a lady and we had the most incredible romantic time. I thought we were going to be together forever. Then about a week later right out of the blue, she leaves me a John deer letter. So I called her up and she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her enough or something, I mean I don't know I really wasn't paying attention. But the thing that hurt the most is I think she was seeing another guy......I never did find out who.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching.

  • @robbiejenkins4379

    @robbiejenkins4379

    8 ай бұрын

    Big Elvis

  • @shaun9454
    @shaun94549 ай бұрын

    Big elvis

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @shaun9454
    @shaun945411 ай бұрын

    Valleere e valleere was a belly youtube pictures of

  • @diankreczmer6595
    @diankreczmer659511 ай бұрын

    Who was doing the singing?

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Big Elvis sang all the songs.

  • @martinloo9543
    @martinloo95438 ай бұрын

    Nice documentary. The guy has a good voice but he’s not better than Elvis. I didn’t hear this guy sing any of Elvis power ballads like Hurt, I’ll never fall in love again, American Trilogy, what now my love ,etc. Why would you think he sings better than Elvis? Also that guy can’t dance to any of the fast songs so he is not a complete Elvis Tribute Artist. I don’t understand why you would think he’s better than Elvis?

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @user-dj1fk3nz7h
    @user-dj1fk3nz7h7 ай бұрын

    What is candy camra 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂selly

  • @davidburleson9071

    @davidburleson9071

    5 ай бұрын

    Do you mean candid camera

  • @Elvista
    @Elvista8 ай бұрын

    Yeah....nice try, but highly doubt this dude is related to EP or that his mother had a relationship with EP. His voice is ok....nothing like Elvis. Elvis has more paternity and relationship claims than any other public figure, past and present. Wishful thinking and dreams are free, of course ✌🏼

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @shaun9454
    @shaun94543 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊❤❤❤🎉😮

  • @richardbittikofer988
    @richardbittikofer98810 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @diankreczmer6595
    @diankreczmer659510 ай бұрын

    I do not know if Pete is Elvis's son, but if he is not, he should be by God!!

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree!

  • @Driessens_Peter

    @Driessens_Peter

    10 ай бұрын

    Johnny Harra comes really close but Pete's moves are pretty accurate similar as those from Elvis

  • @user-ee8ip9oe9c
    @user-ee8ip9oe9c3 ай бұрын

    NO WAY IS THIS GUY THE SON OF ELVIS , NO POWER IN THE VOICE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ELVIS , FAR TO BIG NOT NICE TO SEE .JUST MAKING MONEY FROM THE KING .

  • @adrianlogue4632
    @adrianlogue4632Ай бұрын

    There is only one elvis presley

  • @stanleyallen6359
    @stanleyallen63597 ай бұрын

    Pitiful

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching

  • @scottysworld700
    @scottysworld70010 ай бұрын

    Elvis had a twisted colon and was unable to use the restroom which caused the heart attack. The biggest Elvis ever got was 350lbs. The same thing killed the little girl Heather O'Rourke of the movie Poltergeist.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching Scott

  • @hughporter1741

    @hughporter1741

    10 ай бұрын

    Where did you get that false info from, & did you personally see Elvis Live In Concert weighing 350 lbs? Well I've got news for you, there are many true Elvis fans like myself who did see Elvis in concert, as well as KZread video's that never show a 350 lb Elvis. Get your facts straight before commenting, thanks.

  • @lindsandkev
    @lindsandkev10 ай бұрын

    He sounds like Elvis 😮 i am convinced that is his son.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    So am I!!

  • @hughporter1741

    @hughporter1741

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh really? While there are a few other ETA's that sound even more like Elvis, & can even talk like Elvis.

  • @cwaynebrock2519
    @cwaynebrock251910 ай бұрын

    Wish they would stop doing videos like this about Elvis Presley or if he had other children besides Lisa Marie Presley, and can't even get the facts straight about the age of Elvis when he died, "45".

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    We used an actual news cast recording from the day he died. I am a life long Elvis fan and of course I know the correct age. We thought it would be fun to show fake news existed in the 70s. Thanks for watching.

  • @scruffyleartist

    @scruffyleartist

    10 ай бұрын

    @@PaulStoneFilms It was indeed fun. I enjoyed it. 🙂

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Please subscribe if you love great docs. @@scruffyleartist

  • @jeremiahjohnson7713

    @jeremiahjohnson7713

    9 ай бұрын

    He was 42 when he passed away

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    9 ай бұрын

    @@jeremiahjohnson7713 Yes we know. The news got it wrong but we left it in. Thanks for watching.

  • @dennyrich
    @dennyrich8 ай бұрын

    he may have a voice but far to big , this was not Elvis even on his last show Elvis was not that big .

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @Aubreykrendale
    @Aubreykrendale8 ай бұрын

    0:27. He was 42.

  • @PaulStoneFilms

    @PaulStoneFilms

    8 ай бұрын

    Yup. The news got it wrong and we thought it would be cool to show that.

  • @cashisking4206
    @cashisking42066 ай бұрын

    He needs to impersonate a healthy guy now

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