All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Larry Peerce, ranked

Based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 biography, this TV movie adaptation delves into the captivating journey of her relationship with Elvis Presley. It commences with their initial encounter when he was a G.I. stationed in Germany, moving through their marriage, their life at the iconic Graceland estate, and the various factors and challenges that ultimately contributed to their eventual divorce.

A Jewish man and a jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypical Jewish-American-Princess, very emotionally involved with her parents world and the world they have created for her while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair which brings more differences to the surface.

After dying from a drug overdose in early 1982, the movie follows John Belushi as he wakes up in a morgue and flees in a state of panic. He then meets an enigmatic taxi driver who takes him on a journey to revisit significant moments of his life, including the start of his career, his courtship of his wife, his rise in the comedy industry, his friendship with Dan Aykroyd, and his eventual decline.