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Are Micheal + Murphy aware that they are Brothers?

posted 16 years ago by SonnyNStitch626
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I figured they are brothers from what I say below. But are they aware that they are brothers? 73 out of the 75 came back inconclusive. Murphy being one & they never say the other. Yet when Michael is on his boat named 'Graceland' he holds up a gold record & says my Dad left me this boat & I never even met him.Then there's Murphy who clearly believes Elvis is his Father. I kinda feel bad for him cause it's like he went insane & became a vicious criminal all because he was never acknowledged. Sad. But then again, Elvis wasn't around to be a part of any of it.So I assume we are supposed to believe that they are both Elvis' sons. Making them half brothers. That's what I was led to believe. But Do they know?Wondering how others took it... Cause I took it as them being brothers. I just don't know if they know. And even though it wasn't part of the film per se, it was Michael doing the King's routine in full attire at the end. Which I loved! "Such A Night!"I gotta say, I love this film. But then again... I LOVE ELVIS!! So Gorgeous!! ~SonnyGal~"MY BUSINESS IS TO CREATE"

[–] Thoughtz 16 years ago

Thats exactly what I got out of it.

[–] JReb865 16 years ago

No shitte, sherlocks. Didja figure out who shot JR yet?

[–] backslash0 16 years ago

Wow, people are jerks. The OP wasn't making the point that they were brothers. He was asking if you think they KNEW they were brothers. And no, I don't. Micheal maybe knew but didn't care, but that's a big maybe.

Those of us who are about to rock solute you!

[–] ScarletSpider87 12 years ago

I do believe that they knew. You could see some kind of strange bond between them when they first encountered each other at the beginning of the movie. Murphy made the one guy get in the back seat, so that his half-brother could ride up front. He was giving preference to him as another son of Elvis.

At the same time, you could clearly see that there was a bit of antagonism toward Michael from Murphy. Murphy clearly sees him as a rival, and he makes a few jabbing quips at his expense.

I also think you can see that they knew in the way they interacted in the jail scene.

[–] NobodymournstheWicked 9 years ago

I doubt it and the movie makes no mention of who the 2 that did come back as conclusive