 Tom Hanks had previously played an Elvis impersonator and Elvis has left the building in 2004. Before getting on to a plane toward the end of the film, Elvis turns to Priscilla and mouths the words, I will always love you. According to Dolly Parton, Elvis loved the song and wanted to record it. He invited Dolly to the studio. However, Colonel Parker called her the night before and told her that if Elvis was going to record the song, they would get half the publishing rights. Dolly had already had a number one hit with the song and refused to relinquish any rights. Which ended up being a smart move because in 1992, Whitney Houston drove it to number one for 14 weeks with Dolly still holding all the publishing rights. But Elvis never recorded the song and Dolly said she cried all that night from disappointment.