 The most recent film to focus on Elvis Presley's life and career is Baz Lerman's Elvis. The film, which features Tom Hanks' Colonel Tom Parker and Austin Butler as Elvis Presley, is recounted from Parker's point of view, from his discovery of Presley as a teenager until their deaths. Though there are some discrepancies between the film and reality, since the film had to condense Presley's life into two hours and 49 minutes, several events had to be combined or completely made up for dramatic effect. Before his audition tape, Austin Butler originally recorded himself singing Love Me Tender. When he watched it, he felt like it was an Elvis impersonation and refused to submit it. A few days later, he had a nightmare that his deceased mother was dying again. Overwhelmed with grief, he decided to pour his emotion into music. Thinking of the lyrics to Unchained Melody, he remembered, I always take it for granted that that's to a romantic partner, but what if I sing that to my mom?