Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Allan Weiss (story)
Edward Anhalt (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy

Plot:

Elvis plays Ross Carpenter, a fishing guide/sailor who loves his life out on the sea. When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona...

Plot Keywords:

Repetition In Title | Hawaii | Beautiful Woman | Exclamation Point In Title | Reference To Casanova

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Ross Carpenter
Stella Stevens	...	Robin Gantner
Jeremy Slate	...	Wesley Johnson
Laurel Goodwin	...	Laurel Dodge
Benson Fong	...	Kin Yung
Robert Strauss	...	Sam (owner, Pirate's Den)
Guy Lee	...	Chen Yung
Frank Puglia	...	Papa Stavros
Lili Valenty	...	Mama Stavros (as Lily Valenty)
Beulah Quo	...	Madam Yung
Ginny Tiu	...	Mai Ling
Elizabeth Tiu	...	Tai Ling
Alexander Tiu	...	Mai Ling's brother

Also Known As:

A Girl in Every Port (USA) (working title)
Gumbo Ya-Ya (USA) (working title)
Welcome Aboard (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company:

Hal Wallis Productions

Trivia:

The only one of Elvis Presley's feature film to be nominated for a Golden Globe award.

Quotes:

Papa Stavros: Hey, Ross, what do I get?
Ross Carpenter: You've got Mama!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Thanks To The Rolling Sea

Elvis rocks in "I Don't Wanna Be Tied"!!!

One of Elvis' best movie song performances comes in this film, and it's "I Don't Wanna Be Tied". The King is electrifying in this number! I like it better than "Return To Sender", which was the big seller. Elvis shakes and bakes like there's no tomorrow! Next to "C'mon Everybody" from "Viva Las Vegas", I think Elvis does his best movie dancing. EPE ought to re-release this song as they did with "A Little Less Conversation".

Stella Stevens was cool in this film as well.

The King's acting is unusually strong in this film. He has an edge here that is not often seen in his other roles. The scenes with Jeremy Slate and Elvis are particularly entertaining. His character (Ross Carpenter) is in a fix financially and Elvis' edge suits the role.

I think that as the formula plot movies piled up, you can see Elvis just kinda going through the motions, and not developing a character.

Let's face it - Elvis Presley was about as handsome and talented as a man could be. It's a shame that the Colonel put him on the movie treadmill with banal vehicles.

I've heard that Elvis was offered the role of Tony in "West Side Story", but the Colonel's greed screwed up the deal. What a shame. It could have put Elvis in a serious direction cinematically. The role went to Richard Beymer, who was panned by the critics. I think of Elvis singing "Maria", "There's A Place For Us", and I know he would have been fantastic.