7 Films That Eerily Predicted Future Roles
1. Kurt Russell - It Happened At The World's Fair/Elvis/3000 Miles To Graceland
Kurt Russell’s career has had a few weird crossovers with Elvis. He made his film debut with It Happened At The World’s Fair, playing a young boy paid by Elvis to kick him hard in the shin, so he can win sympathy from his love interest.
Around sixteen years later young Kurt was cast as Elvis in the John Carpenter TV movie of the same name, and his flawless impression of The King soon lead to more movie roles. Then in 1994 he provided the voice for Elvis in Forrest Gump, where it’s “hilariously” revealed Forrest inspired Elvis’ signature hip-swinging dance.
The final connection is forgotten heist movie 3000 Miles To Graceland, where Russell and Kevin Costner plays thieves who rob a casino during an Elvis convention. The film has several nods to his screen debut, with his character getting kicked in the shin by a young boy, and signing an album copy of It Happened At World’s Fair for some Elvis fans.
It's also revealed his character is the illegitimate son of Elvis himself, because why the hell not?