Follow That Dream (1962)

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Richard Powell (novel)
Charles Lederer (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical

Tagline:

Elvis hits the road to laughter and hits a new high in romance!

Plot:

When the Kwimper family car runs out of gas on a new Florida highway and an officous state supervisor tries to run them off...

Plot Keywords:

Run Out Of Gas | Casino | Elvis Presley | Orphan | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Toby Kwimper
Arthur O'Connell	...	Pop Kwimper
Anne Helm	...	Holly Jones
Joanna Moore	...	Alisha Claypoole
Jack Kruschen	...	Carmine
Simon Oakland	...	Nick
Roland Winters	...	Judge
Alan Hewitt	...	H. Arthur King
Howard McNear	...	George
Frank DeKova	...	Jack (as Frank de Kova)
Herbert Rudley	...	Mr. Endicott
Gavin Koon	...	Eddy Bascombe
Robin Koon	...	Teddy Bascombe
Robert Carricart	...	Al
Barry Russo	...	Blackie (as John Duke)

Also Known As:

Here Come the Kwimpers (USA) (working title)
It's a Beautiful Life (USA) (working title)
Pioneer, Go Home (USA) (pre-release title)
What a Wonderful Life (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:6 (nf) | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Crystal River, Florida, USA

Company:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivia:

The courtroom scene was filmed in the Citrus County Courthouse in nearby Inverness, Florida. When the courthouse was restored and made into the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum during the 1990s, photographs of the courtroom were scarce, since courtroom photography was not allowed there for many years. With permission from MGM, still photographs of the film were used as reference to recreate the look of the courtroom. As of 2009, the only known visual record of the original courtroom interior is that which is in Follow That Dream (1962).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Pop Quimper is supposedly playing the guitar while Toby is singing, in more than one place, his hands move when there is no sound and when there is, they are back where they were originally, making it obvious that he is not really playing.

Quotes:

Alisha Claypoole: Has anyone ever told you you're very handsome?
Toby Kwimper: Only girls.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Elvis at the Movies (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Sound Advice

ELVIS does Florida

One of Elvis's better comedies. The movie has some good Elvis tunes and overall a nice light feel to it. The final courtroom scene is great and makes you wish every day in court ended up this way. While it is a "formula" movie in many respects, it does make for a nice evening or rainy afternoon "get away from it all" and have a laugh sitting. A must for any Elvis fan!