Girl Happy (1965)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Boris Sagal

Writers:

Harvey Bullock (written by) and
R.S. Allen (written by)

Release Date:

14 April 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

Over his head in LOVE, GIRLS, SONGS and LAUGHS!

Plot:

A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Plot Keywords:

Spring Break | Elvis Presley | Beach | Cross Dressing | Summer Resort

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Rusty Wells
Shelley Fabares	...	Valerie
Harold J. Stone	...	Big Frank
Gary Crosby	...	Andy
Joby Baker	...	Wilbur
Nita Talbot	...	Sunny Daze
Mary Ann Mobley	...	Deena
Fabrizio Mioni	...	Romano
Jimmy Hawkins	...	Doc
Jackie Coogan	...	Sgt. Benson
Peter Brooks	...	Brentwood Von Durgenfeld
John Fiedler	...	Mr. Penchill
Chris Noel	...	Betsy
Lyn Edgington	...	Laurie
Gail Gilmore	...	Nancy

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:16 (original rating) | Germany:o.Al. (re-rating) (2007) | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Euterpe

Trivia:

When Rusty is backing the boat trailer up to deliver Valerie (and Romano) to the motel, the frames are segmented resulting in a jumpy image. This is because Rusty is actually driving forward and the film has been reversed.

Quotes:

Doc: What happened?
[as they walk into the Kit Kat Club after the fight]
Andy: Mice?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-06-24)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Do The Clam

Why Elvis & Shelley Fabares in a Romance-Music Hall and Comedy ?

Because they were just the perfect match of that time, to perform a such movie. It's the best movie of Elvis, combining many styles of music and appropriate dance of those golden years of rock, shake, and twist. Shelley did her best youngness' show performance together with Elvis. The movie revealed also one of the best team of dance around the King, on that empty beach with bushes, while performing "Do the Clam" song. If Fort Lauderdale could keep the tracks of that year buildings and entertainment resorts, it might be another business around Elvis.

Do not forget to review from time to time the King and Shelley. It's a very good entertainment when you've got tired and dance lack of desire.