In the opening of the heartfelt and poignant film, The Issue with Elvis, the first line of dialog is "Even lost souls have a place." The movie, the feature debut of writer/director Charlotte Wincott, which co-stars her husband Jeff Wincott and their son Wolfgang, then incorporates Charlotte's own Ph. D father Bryant Mangum playing the often mournful hymn "Amazing Grace" on harmonica. That first line about "lost souls" finding a place and the original hymn's lyric about being lost and then "found," sets the tone for this touching meditation on abandonment, on friendship and on fatherhood. The movie is also an examination of the struggles of people with mental health issues. Ultimately, it's a feel-good movie where the two main characters (Jeff as Dr. Mercer and his real-life son Wolfgang as runaway "Elvis") form an unlikely bond.
