''Beyond Desire'' is a 1995 American

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Dominique Othenin-Girard Dominique Othenin-Girard (born 13 February 1958) is a Swiss-French film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for films such as '' Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers'', '' The Crusaders'' and '' After Darkness'' which was nomi ...

, written by Dale Trevillion, and starring William Forsythe and

Kari Wuhrer Kari Samantha Wuhrer (born April 28, 1967) is an American actress, model, and singer. Wuhrer began her career as a teenager, and is best known for her time as a cast member on MTV's ''Remote Control'', as well as her roles as Maggie Beckett in t ...

. It was released

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, first in Germany on July 13, 1995, followed by the United States on April 23, 1996. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''The Last American Elvis''.

Plot

Ray "Elvis" Patterson, an ex-con, joins forces with a sexy, high-priced

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named Rita to help clear his name from a murder charge 14 years earlier while a brutal gangster is after him for the location of some stolen money. Ray served 14 years at

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, after being wrongfully convicted of the murder of his girlfriend. Now released, Ray sets out to find the true murderer and bring him to justice. Ray and Rita head into

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together, where Ray believes he will find the answers as to who the killer is. But all is not as it seems as Frank, Rita's boss, turns out to be the man Ray seeks. Non-stop action and adventure ensue as bullets fly and Ray and Frank go head to head for justice, Rita's heart, and the money that turned up missing from the crime scene 14 years ago.

Cast

* William Forsythe as Ray Patterson *

as Rita *

Leo Rossi Leo Rossi (born June 26, 1946) is an American actor, writer and producer. A character actor with over 100 credits to his name, he is known for his role as foul-mouthed EMT Vincent "Budd" Scarlotti in the 1981 horror film '' Halloween II'', as ...

as Frank Zulla *

Sharon Farrell Sharon Farrell (born December 24, 1940) is an American television and film actress, and former dancer. Originally beginning her career as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre company, Farrell made her film debut in 1959 in ''Kiss Her Goo ...

as Shirley

Production

Production took place in

. Minor filming locations included the

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, the

Vacation Village Vacation Village was a hotel and casino located on of land at 6711 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada. The Heers family initially purchased of land in 1964, and planned to have a hotel and casino built on the property. Constructi ...

hotel and casino, and the

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hotel and casino. Scenes were also filmed at

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's power plant.

References

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* * 1995 films 1995 action thriller films 1995 direct-to-video films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films American action thriller films Direct-to-video action films Direct-to-video thriller films Films directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard Films set in the Las Vegas Valley Films shot in the Las Vegas Valley {{action-thriller-film-stub