Sure these movies are silly, but it is all part of the simple, carefree times in the mid 1960s. Yes, i know that they are lightweight and some critics may find them silly. Released 1965, girl happy stars elvis presley, shelley fabares, harold j. Girl happy was the title song of elvis s 1965 movie. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group. With elvis presley, stella stevens, jeremy slate, laurel goodwin.
Girl happy is about elvis, sex, sun, and music in that order. As for your comment that girl happy is not one of elvis better films, i guess everyone is entitled to. Add to the malaise, a terrible mix which pushes back some classic sidemen like scotty moore, dj fontana, and boots randolph. The owner of a nightclub big frank asks the band to stay. 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. Rock legend elvis presley jailhouse rock, viva las vegas stars in this entertaining musical about a rock singer who is hired to chaperone a.
Elvis presley tonight is so right for love new edit. Girl happy an indepth spotlight on this 1965 elvis movie. From the movie girl happy 1965 from the movie girl happy 1965. One of the few elvis movies where i love all the songs and can honestly say that i enjoyed the comedy. Girl happy movie 1965 elvis presley, shelley fabares video. Girl happy trailer directed by boris sagal and starring elvis presley, harold j. Tracks for this turkey were recorded in early july, 1964. 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. When metrogoldwynmayer released girl happy in the spring of 1965, it signaled the beginning of a third phase elvis presleys hollywood career. Elvis presley girl happy from the movie 1965 youtube. So for an enjoyable evening, grab some popcorn and watch girl happy. Girl happy remains one of the better elvis presley movies ranking just below viva las vegas.
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 is an upcoming biographical film about elvis presley directed by baz luhrmann, and starring austin butler and tom hanks premise. 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. To take advantage of the popularity among college students of the ft. A chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to. Its first release was on the soundtrack lp girl happy in april 1965. Taking another look at girl happy, elvis presleys 1965. Rusty wells elvis leaves the blowing snow of chicago for the beaches. Another elvis movie, much like the others, he sings, gets the girl to fall for. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977, also known simply as elvis, was an american singer and actor. Girl happy one of elvis s disappointing musical comedies. In his first seven movies, starting with love me tender in 1956 and ending withwild in the country in 1961, 20th century fox and paramount fashioned musical. Clearly the winners here are girl happy and tickle me. Suggested by sme elvis presley always on my mind official audio with the royal philharmonic orchestra song girl happy.
Elvis slows the tempo down and just allows his smooth baritone voice to carry the song along. 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. In his eighteenth feature, elvis presley is cast as rusty wells, a rock n roll singer no stretch there who is hired by a chicago mobster to play chaperone to his daughter valerie shelley fabares. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to me what crazy way i were to be i love a life. Much mayhem ensues when heart throb romano tries his luck with the hapless girl, and elvis et all have to intervene. 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. Its first release was on the soundtrack lp girl happy in april 1965 writing and recording. Oct 05, 2012 girl happy trailer directed by boris sagal and starring elvis presley, harold j. Theres elvis, beautiful women, an engaging storyline, and great songs. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
The only rock star ever to enjoy prolonged success on the silver screen, elvis presley was a phenomenon the likes of whom will never be seen again. Watch elvis presley sing do the clam in this beach party scene from his 1965 movie girl happy. One of elvis presley s most popular vehicles, girl happy is also one of the most typical. Elvis presley movies ranked by user rating a list of 31 titles created 3 months ago elvis presley a list of 31 titles. Elvis presley lyrics girl happy from girl happy soundtrack 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. 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. Girl happy 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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.
The movie is nothing special, a usual elvis presley movie that. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to me what. 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. Girl happy full movie hd quality elvis presley movies. Sep 18, 2016 girl happy was the title song of elviss 1965 movie.
Girl happy was the title song of elviss 1965 movie. Lauderdale easter vacation, producer joe pasternak put together girl happy, a youthoriented flick combining elvis presley, ft. Girl happy, for instance, was billed as a beach movie elvis brings his beat to the beach. Girl happy is the tenth soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released on rca victor records in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 3338, in march 1965 the march 1 date is disputed. In many ways this is the archetypal elvis formula movie. Taking another look at girl happy, elvis presleys 1965 mgm. One of elvis presleys most popular vehicles, girl happy is also one of the most typical. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group, consisting of gary crosby, joby baker and. 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. It is the soundtrack to the 1965 film of the same name starring presley. Girl happy is a song first recorded by elvis presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1965 motion picture girl happy.
Add to the malaise, a terrible mix which pushes back some. 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. Jun 15, 2019 girl happy movie trailer hd directed by boris sagal and starring elvis presley, harold j. Elvis presley the girl of my best friend ftdtake 3 by mr. Elvis presley doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Elvis presley celebrity profile check out the latest elvis presley photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. 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. Girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his 18th feature. The movie is nothing special, a usual elvis presley movie that is supposed to give us an hour and a half of fun. 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 elvis s acting talent. Jun 02, 20 from the movie girl happy 1965 from the movie girl happy 1965.
Original vinyl lp was rcavictor lpm 3338lsp 3338, dating about april, 1965. Girl happy is a 1965 american musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring elvis presley in his eighteenth feature. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. 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 in girl happy piffle, but interesting piffle. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group, consisting of.
Tickle me is also fun entertainment with lesser known jocelyn lane as elvis s love interest. The song was written by doc pomus and norman meade real name jordan jerry ragovoy. The movie won a fourth place prize laurel award in the category top musical of 1965. Not that it has anything important to say about those subjects but thats what it promises and thats what it delivers. The soundtrack is also excellent throughout and holds up well. Girl happy, yes im girl happy, girl happy, cant you see every girl i see looks good to. Girl happy is a 1965 musical romantic comedy in the beach party film style, starring elvis presley rusty wells and his band are just about ready to leave chicago for their annual spring break trip to fort lauderdale. Stone, gary crosby the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Hence, his emotional reaction to my opinion that metros 1965 presley vehicle was far from one of elvis s best movies. 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. Theres also some low camp comedy, male bonding and romance thrown in. 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. Elvis plays rusty wells, the leader of a fourpiece rock group, consisting of gary crosby, joby baker and jimmy hawkins.
His band is getting ready to head to a beach part during spring break in fort lauderdale. They have happy to play more shows but they are missing. When he finds out his boss is retiring to arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the westwind, a boat that he and his father built. This lp is a faithful reissue of a fun, if generally awful, elvis exploitation album. Girl happy movie 1965 elvis presley, shelley fabares. In 1948, elvis and his parents moved to memphis, tennessee where he attended humes high school. The odd thing is, girl happy was filmed on the mgm back lot with no onlocation shooting in florida except for some exterior establishing shots. When metrogoldwynmayer released girl happy in the spring of 1965, it signaled the beginning of a third phase elvis presley s hollywood career. Girl happy movie trailer hd directed by boris sagal and starring elvis presley, harold j. 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 need a girl to make my life worth livin. Elvis presleys seventeenth film was the 1965 mgm movie girl happy, whose setting was the annual spring break festivities on the beaches of. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Stone, new dvd girl happy elvis presley, shelley fabares, harold j. The beatles were dominating the pop scene and band members recall elvis general apathy in the recording sessions. Mar 08, 2005 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 fort lauderdale chamber of commerce youtube. Rock legend elvis presley stars in this entertaining musical about a rock singer who is hired to chaperone a gangsters daughter in fort lauderdale. The girlchasing plot is flimsy, the campy attempts at humor often fail, and for the most part the music was an embarrassment for elvis. Girl happy is a solid elvis movie with shelley fabares in the leading role. Let me take a minute to summarize my estimation of girl happy.
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