protecting

the king

In June of 1972, The King Of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley, invites his sixteen-year-old stepbrother David Stanley to drop out of school and join his personal entourage. David eagerly accepts and embarks on an eye-opening journey that’s every teenager's Rock & Roll fantasy. A boy in a man's world, David quickly becomes a bodyguard, caretaker, and fixer. He finds himself struggling to do whatever is necessary to shield the image of his beloved brother while dealing with the demons of his own personal life. This Is His Story...

Impello Entertainment/Films and
Aaron Productions Present
a D. Edward Stanley Film - Protecting The King
(Original Release 2007) 
Matt Barr
Mark Rolston 
Brian Krause
Max Perlich
Danielle Keaton
John Bennett Perry
Dey Young
With Tom Sizemore
And Peter Dobson as "The King"
Casting Donald Paul Pemrick and Dean E. Fronk
Costume Design Sara Jane Slotnick
Production Design Amy Wheeler
Music Joe Cruz
Editor Joe Pascual
Director of Photography Philip Lee
Co-Producers Marty Poole and B J Dohrmann
Executive Producer Gail Lynn
Produced by Scott E. Vandiver and D. Edward Stanley
Written by D. Edward Stanley, Marty Poole, and G. Dean Daniels
 Directed by D. Edward Stanley