Girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his 18th feature. Not that it has anything important to say about those subjects but thats what it promises and thats what it delivers. Elvis presley movies a list of 31 titles created 17 feb 2014 elvis presley movies a list of 28 titles. Girl happy movie trailer hd directed by boris sagal and starring elvis presley, harold j. Anything you dont like about any of elvis legendary movies, blame hollywood. Girl happy movie elvis facts elvis presley cd info. I would counter that if girl happy was intended to be a beach party movie, then it was one without much of a beach. Elvis presley s seventeenth film was the 1965 mgm movie girl happy, whose setting was the annual spring break festivities on the beaches of fort lauderdale, fl. Elvis presley if i can dream 68 comeback special 50th anniversary hd remaster official video duration. Perhaps half of elviss songs in the film can be termed pleasant, but the other half is humiliating stuff for a singer the caliber of presley. Elvis presley girl happy from the movie 1965 youtube. I used to think that harum scarum was the worst movie elvis presley ever made, until i saw this mess.
Girl happy dvd elvis presley stars as a singer on an undercover assignment to chaperone the rich and sexy daughter of a chicago mob boss. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Elvis slows the tempo down and just allows his smooth baritone voice to carry the song along. It is worth reminding ourselves that elvis did not write the scripts for the films. Girl happy uncredited written by doc pomus and jerry ragovoy as norman meade performed by elvis presley. Elvis presley in girl happy 1965 elvis presley and shelley fabares in girl happy 1965. But mostly blame his greedy overbearing manager, col.
Elvis presleys seventeenth film was the 1965 mgm movie girl happy, whose setting was the annual spring break festivities on the beaches of fort lauderdale, fl. Girl happy was the title song of elviss 1965 movie. Band singer rusty wells presley wants some time off from his chicago nightclub gig to enjoy the springtime migration of young, beautiful women to the beaches of ft. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and rock and roll. Much mayhem ensues when heart throb romano tries his luck with the hapless girl, and elvis et all have to intervene. Girl happy movie 1965 elvis presley, shelley fabares video. Girl happy is a song first recorded by elvis presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1965 motion picture girl happy. Elvis presleys seventeenth film was the 1965 mgm movie girl happy, whose setting was the annual spring break festivities on. Pakistan won 1965 war and india won only propaganda indian propaganda and 1965 war.
Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to. Elvis presleys seventeenth film was the 1965 mgm movie girl happy, whose setting was the annual spring break festivities on the beaches of. Suggested by sme elvis presley always on my mind official audio with the royal philharmonic orchestra song girl happy. In many ways this is the archetypal elvis formula movie. The owner of a nightclub big frank asks the band to stay. Girl happy is about elvis, sex, sun, and music in that order. Please see all the photos to see the minor imperfections in this. Lauderdale easter vacation, producer joe pasternak put together girl happy, a youthoriented flick combining elvis presley, ft. Elvis presley is in fine form as singer rusty wells, who is hired by big frank to watch over his daughter, val, while on her first girly holiday. Elvis presley fort lauderdale chamber of commerce youtube. It makes you wonder who actually greenlit this movie to begin with, why mgm bothered to distribute it, and how any of the actors in it ever got another job. I enjoy a number of elvis movies like girl happy my favorite, speedway, blue hawaii, follow that dream and this movie it happened at the worlds fair. To take advantage of the popularity among college students of the ft.
One of elvis presleys most popular vehicles, girl happy is also one of the most typical. Girl happy trailer directed by boris sagal and starring elvis presley, harold j. This girl happy folded poster is in fine condition with a small water stain at the bottom right as well as a small tear on the bottom right in two locations. Girl happy is a solid elvis movie with shelley fabares in the leading role. The soundtrack is also excellent throughout and holds up well. This movie has the same opening story line as spinout 1966, where elvis. By this point, songs designed solely for a silver screen lark were standard practice on elvis lps, but the tunes on girl happy feel broader and goofier, or, to use a word. Elvis presley girl happy 1965, indianapolis pressing. A chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to. Watch elvis presley sing do the clam in this beach party scene from his 1965 movie girl happy. Music legend doc pomus shares credit for the title song, heard in the opening to the 1965 elvis presley vehicle girl happy, also starring shelley fabares and gary crosby view the tcmdb entry for girl happy 1965. Girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his eighteenth feature. Girl happy an indepth spotlight on this 1965 elvis movie. Yes, i know that they are lightweight and some critics may find them silly.
Add to the malaise, a terrible mix which pushes back some classic sidemen like scotty moore, dj fontana, and boots randolph. A chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during spring break in fort lauderdale, florida. Taking another look at girl happy, elvis presleys 1965. Im a huge elvis fan and so just have to accept that for. Taking another look at girl happy, elvis presleys 1965 mgm. Critics are now seeing more than piffle in girl happy, elvis presleys 1965 mgm film. Girl happy is a nice little movie starring elvis presley as rusty wells, a nightclub singer hired by big frank, a mobster, to watch his daughter, valerie, who is played by shelley fabares. With its exotic location filming and the charm of presley, girls.
Girl happy movie 1965 elvis presley, shelley fabares. Elvis presley movies a list of 31 titles created 6 months ago elvis presley films a. When metrogoldwynmayer released girl happy in the spring of 1965, it signaled the beginning of a third phase elvis presleys hollywood career. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977, also known simply as elvis, was an american singer and actor. Rock legend elvis presley jailhouse rock, viva las vegas stars in this. Stone, gary crosby the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Released 1965, girl happy stars elvis presley, shelley fabares, harold j. Original vinyl lp was rcavictor lpm 3338lsp 3338, dating about april, 1965. This girl happy is rare and the original vintage 1965 movie poster was issued by mgm to promote the elvis presley movie. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to me what a crazy way out way to be i love a life of nothing but beautiful women well im girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every time i see a pretty face my heart just heads for outer space i. Its first release was on the soundtrack lp girl happy in april 1965 writing and recording.
The beatles were dominating the pop scene and band members recall elvis general apathy in the recording sessions. They have happy to play more shows but they are missing. Girl happy sent elvis presley down to fort lauderdale for spring break a plot point celebrated in the soundtracks spring fever and fort lauderdale chamber of commerce, the songs that kick off this 1965 soundtrack. Girl happy full movie hd quality elvis presley movies. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group, consisting of gary crosby, joby baker and. The song was written by doc pomus and norman meade real name jordan jerry ragovoy there was also a first attempt at writing a title song for the movie.
His band is getting ready to head to a beach part during spring break in fort lauderdale. Girl happy remains one of the better elvis presley movies ranking just below viva las vegas. The movie is nothing special, a usual elvis presley movie that is supposed to give us an hour and a half of fun. Elvis presley celebrity profile check out the latest elvis presley photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Do the clam, do the clam grab your barefoot baby by the hand turn n tease, hug n squeeze dig right in n do the clam you might also like this.
Elvis presley dvd elvis portrays chicago club singer rusty wells. Girl happy 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Elvis presley dvd elvis portrays chicago club singer rusty wells, who, when not wowing the crowds, has the added task of watching over the overly exuberant daughter of his mob boss harold j. The movie won a fourth place prize laurel award in the category top musical of 1965. Tickle me is also fun entertainment with lesser known jocelyn lane as elviss love interest. In his first seven movies, starting with love me tender in 1956 and ending with wild in the country in 1961, 20th century fox and paramount fashioned musical dramas designed to develop elviss acting talent.
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