Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Allan Weiss (story)
Edward Anhalt (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

21 November 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Comedy

Tagline:

A dreamboat of a drama.

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:

Boat | Exclamation Point In Title | Singing | Reference To Casanova | Hawaii

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Atienza	...	Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Beall	...	Leona Stavros (uncredited)
Betty Beall	...	Linda Stavros (uncredited)
Kenneth Becker	...	Mack - Drunk at Pirate's Den (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett	...	Mrs. Dicks - Hat Customer (uncredited)
Hal Blaine	...	Drummer in Lounge Band (uncredited)
Richard Collier	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Alexander T. Didio	...	Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited)
Pamela Duncan	...	Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Richard H. Fairservice	...	Skipper of Tuna Boat (uncredited)
Gavin Gordon	...	Mr. Peabody - Hat Shop Manager (uncredited)
June Jocelyn	...	Woman in Hat Shop (uncredited)
Robert M. Kupihea	...	Busboy (uncredited)
Lance LeGault	...	Bass Player at Nightclub (uncredited)
Anna Wai Hong Lin	...	Hostess (uncredited)
Rolf Macalister	...	Mr. Dodge - Laurel's Father (uncredited)
Ann McCrea	...	Mrs. Arthur Morgan (uncredited)
Jack Nitzsche	...	Piano Player in Lounge Band (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva	...	Arthur Morgan (uncredited)
Linda Rand	...	Village Woman (uncredited)
Edward Sheehan	...	Ed - Man on Dock (uncredited)
Mary Treen	...	Mrs. Figgot - Hat Customer (uncredited)
Wilfred Watanabe	...	Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited)
Red West	...	Bongo-Playing Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited)
Stanley White	...	Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited)
Masako Yoshimoto	...	Fluffy Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman Taurog

Writing credits
Allan Weiss		(story)
Edward Anhalt		(screenplay) and
Allan Weiss		(screenplay)

Produced by
Paul Nathan	....	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	....	producer

Original Music by
Joseph J. Lilley

Cinematography by
Loyal Griggs		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Stanley E. Johnson		(as Stanley Johnson)

Casting by
Edward R. Morse		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Hal Pereira
Walter H. Tyler		(as Walter Tyler)

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
Frank R. McKelvy

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor
Jackie Bone	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Gary Morris	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard Blaydon	....	production manager (uncredited)
William W. Gray	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore	....	assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)
Dale Coleman	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Robert Goodstein	....	assistant director (uncredited)
James A. Rosenberger	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Robert McCrillis	....	property master (uncredited)
Barnard Schoefelt	....	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist
Harold Lewis	....	sound recordist
R.D. Cook	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
William Hamilton	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography

Camera and Electrical Department
Irmin Roberts	....	photographer: second unit
Schuyler A. Sanford	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Dominic Seminerio	....	grip (uncredited)
Sterling Smith	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Paul Weddell	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Ken Williams	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John A. Anderson	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Grace Harris	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Warren Low	....	supervising editor

Music Department
The Jordanaires	....	vocal accompaniment
Joseph J. Lilley	....	conductor
Gus Levene	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Jack Mintz	....	dialogue coach
Richard Mueller	....	technicolor color consultant
Charles O'Curran	....	stager: music numbers
Tom Parker	....	technical advisor (as Colonel Tom Parker)
Claire Behnke	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Hal Wallis Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1962) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1967) (USA) (TV)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Fox Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Key Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• PlayArte Filmes (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Viacom

Also Known As:

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company:

Hal Wallis Productions

Trivia:

In the film Elvis Presley performs his only tango song, "The Walls Have Ears".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ross Carpenter:[singing] Girls, goin' swimming, Girl, in bikinis, / A walkin' and wigglin' by, yay, yay, yay / Girls, on the beaches, / Girls, oh, what a peaches, / So pretty, Lord I could cry / I'm just a red blooded boy / And I can't stop thinkin' about Girls!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 20 February 2008" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Mama

Charming and funny at the same time!

Elvis plays a poor seaman who has his heart set on buying the boat that he and his late father built together. The cast was good and Elvis really put some heart into the acting. The music was average though with silly songs like "Walls Have Ears" and "Three Little Crawfish"; however the songs "Return to Sender" and "A Boy Like Me And a Girl Like You" make up for the sillier songs. I really think the story is touching in view of the fact that Elvis' character cared so much about his father that he was willing to do anything to but the boat to remember him by. Young people don't have much respect for their parents in modern society, and they sometimes scoff at their parents' achievements. I like this movie because it is a picture of a devoted son who really honored his father. There was some mildly suggestive dialog throughout the movie, but it was just suggestive and not too obvious. A good movie for teens!