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Jailhouse Rock (1957) 6.3
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. Director:Richard Thorpe |
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Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there? Written by <jgp3553@excite.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 November 1957 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le rock du bagne See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$400,000 (estimated)Gross:
$4,000,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Perspecta Sound encoding) (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Sherry Wilson: I'm coming all unglued.
[they continue to kiss]
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(uncredited)
Written by Abner Silver & Aaron Schröder
Performed by Elvis Presley
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In the lawn party scene, just after Vince embraces an unresponsive Peggy, the hired orchestra begins an instrumental number. The tune they're playing is "All I Do Is Dream Of You", from the 1934 film "Sadie McKee". This same tune, with vocal accompaniment, was featured in a series of television commercials for Bell Canada during the mid-1970s. See more »Goofs
Teddy Talbot's shirt changes between shots (most noticeable in the colorized version). See more »Quotes
Vince Everett: How's your headache?Sherry Wilson: I'm coming all unglued.
[they continue to kiss]
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Connections
Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) See more »Soundtracks
"Young And Beautiful"(uncredited)
Written by Abner Silver & Aaron Schröder
Performed by Elvis Presley
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Vince (Elvis Presley) is a backwoods boy with a HUGE temper problem. One day he beats a guy to death in a fight and is sent to prison. While there he's cell mates with Hunk (Mickey Shaughnessy) who gets him interested in playing the guitar and singing. When released Vince makes it big with the help of Peggy (Judy Taylor)...but becomes an obnoxious jerk. He treats Hunk and Peggy like dirt. Will he come around and treat them better? What do you think?
I tuned into this just to watch the "Jailhouse Rock" number. I'm not a fan of Presley but I heard this was good. I was surprised at how much I liked it. All the songs are good and the "Jailhouse Rock" number is just stunning--easily one of the best choreographed musical numbers ever caught on screen. Taylor is pretty and just charming in her role (sadly she died right after completing this) and Shaughnessy offers strong support. Also it's well-directed in Cinemascope.
The only debits are the overly familiar story and Presley's acting. He was a great singer but no actor--sometimes it was almost embarrassing to watch how badly he played scenes. But it's still worth watching for the songs and the other performances. I give this a 7.