Elvis Presley's Worst 30 movies
The worst thirty movies Elvis made in order or badness.
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- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJulie AdamsJocelyn LaneA singing rodeo rider gets hired at an expensive all-female dude ranch/beauty spa and falls for a pretty fitness trainer who's under constant threat from a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold that's hidden in a ghost town.Appalling!
- DirectorPeter TewksburyStarsElvis PresleyBurgess MeredithJoan BlondellA mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.Rubbish!
- DirectorGene NelsonStarsElvis PresleyMary Ann MobleyFran JeffriesAmerican singer Johnny Tyronne is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an Arab king--and falls in love with that very king's daughter.Embarrassing!
- DirectorPeter TewksburyStarsElvis PresleyMarlyn MasonNicole JaffeChautauqua manager Walter Hale and his loyal business manager struggle to keep their traveling troupe together in small-town America.The Girls were not the trouble with this film.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyShelley FabaresDiane McBainBand singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.A ten minute short spunout to 93 minutes.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan O'BrienGary LockwoodMike and Danny hitch a ride to the World's Fair in Seattle after the sheriff seizes their crop duster biplane to cover Danny's gambling debts. Mike looks after the driver's 7 y.o. niece at the fair, where he meets a cute nurse.Trust me. It didn't!
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsElvis PresleyArthur O'ConnellAnne HelmA family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.Follow that usher out before the commercials end!
- DirectorJohn RichStarsElvis PresleyDodie MarshallPat PriestNavy frogman, Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley), balances his time between twin careers as a deep sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it.!
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyNancy SinatraBill BixbyPoor bookkeeping saddles stock-car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively.Nancy Sinatra was in this film?
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyMichele CareyDon PorterPhotographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.Act a little.
- DirectorFrederick De CordovaStarsElvis PresleyDonna DouglasHarry MorganA riverboat singer with a weakness for gambling wants to find his lucky redhead, but his girlfriend Frankie is not amused.Ten of Elvis' films were worse than this?
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsElvis PresleyGig YoungLola AlbrightAfter completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter and takes him under his wing.Charles Bronson can't save this one.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsElvis PresleyMary Tyler MooreBarbara McNairAs an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.At least this marks a milestone in film history. It was Elvis' last!
- DirectorPhilip DunneStarsElvis PresleyHope LangeTuesday WeldA troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.Too many songs. Too many reels.
- DirectorMichael D. MooreStarsElvis PresleySuzanna LeighJames ShigetaRick Richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in Hawaii -- along the way he makes some friends, including a young Hawaiian girl and her father, romances Judy Hudson, and sings a few songs.Sratch My Back (Then I'll Scratch yours), Queenie Wahine's Papaya and Bill Bailey Won't you Please Come Home as song titles say enough.
- DirectorGene NelsonStarsElvis PresleyArthur O'ConnellGlenda FarrellAn Army officer returns to the Smoky Mountains to try to convince his kinfolk to allow the Army to build a missile site on their land. Once he gets there, he discovers that he has a look-alike cousin.Two Elvis' still cannot make this film worth seeing.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsElvis PresleyUrsula AndressElsa CárdenasA yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.Ursula Andress almost saves this film!
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsElvis PresleyShelley FabaresHarold J. StoneA Chicago mobster hires a rock'n'roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Movie goer unhappy!
- DirectorArthur H. NadelStarsElvis PresleyShelley FabaresWill HutchinsThe heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself rather than for his father's money.An appearance by the Incredible Hulk would help this film!
- DirectorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsElvis PresleyIna BalinVictor FrenchVince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory cannon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-gang member Jess Wade, who wants to go straight.A beard cannot camouflage this turkey.
- DirectorJohn RichStarsElvis PresleyBarbara StanwyckJoan FreemanAfter a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.At least the songs can fit the scenes, most of the time.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyStella StevensJeremy SlateWhen 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. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel.A 'B' movie at last!!!!!!
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsElvis PresleyAnn-MargretCesare DanovaA race-car driver preparing for the Grand Prix wiles his time in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine and soon strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman.The title song is not bad, and the story shows some attempt at a narrative.
- DirectorRobert D. WebbStarsRichard EganDebra PagetElvis PresleyAt the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it.Not bad for a first screne performance.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsElvis PresleyBarbara EdenSteve ForrestWhen fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.Would have been better with Marlon Brando or Paul Newman.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJoan BlackmanAngela LansburyAfter arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.A pretty good musical, probably ten years out of of date.
- DirectorNorman TaurogStarsElvis PresleyJuliet ProwseRobert IversTulsa, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer...but when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet.Quite enjoyable, if you like musical travelogues.
- DirectorHal KanterStarsElvis PresleyLizabeth ScottWendell CoreyA musician and a publicist help a delivery man achieve stardom.Not a bad attempt at Elvis playing himself.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsElvis PresleyJudy TylerMickey ShaughnessyAfter serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.Not often you can see a good dram with songs , but this is good.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsElvis PresleyCarolyn JonesWalter MatthauA troubled youth's singing sets New Orleans rockin'. With a sweet girl to love him and nightclubbers cheering, it seems he will shake off his past and head for the top. But will a mobster and his man-trap moll snare him in a life of crime?A good film, that happens to have Elvis singing. There are plenty of film that get good actors to pretend to be good at something that they are not good at and cannot pretend to be good at. For once they picked a good actor to pretend to be good at something he was good at and it shows. With a good supporting cast. Note; I forgot to include Double Trouble in this list, and I think that about sums up the film!