During the week of an Elvis Presley convention, a group of five ex-cons decide to hit up a Las Vegas casino. Posing as Elvis impersonators, Michael (Kurt Russell), Murphy (Kevin Costner) and their three cohorts boldly enter the Riviera Casino in full Presley garb, armed with guitar cases full of weaponry. The gang figures out they'll have plenty of cover and distraction to pull off the perfect heist.