Three people pretending to be dead celebrities walk into a casino...
This brief documentary skillfully walks the line between making fun of and empathizing with 3 Las Vegas performers who impersonate, respectively, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland as part of a kitschy show called 'Legends in Concert".
Direction
Bar-Din Giannini's delicate balance of empathy and side-eye
Production
Gritty '90s Vegas captured in all its neon desperation
Director
Ilana Bar-Din Giannini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Legends in Concert still runs in Vegas today, making this a time-capsule of pre-corporate Strip entertainment.
Susan Griffiths became so convincing as Marilyn that she played her in multiple films including Pulp Fiction's TV pilot scene.
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