Clambake (1967)

Director:

Arthur H. Nadel

Writer:

Arthur Browne Jr. (story)

Release Date:

4 December 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot:

The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself...

Plot Keywords:

Florida | Chemical | Speedboat | Wealth | Water Skiing

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Scott Hayward / 'Tom Wilson'
Shelley Fabares	...	Dianne Carter
Will Hutchins	...	Tom Wilson / 'Scott Heyward'
Bill Bixby	...	James J. Jamison III
Gary Merrill	...	Sam
James Gregory	...	Duster Heyward
Suzie Kaye	...	Sally
Harold Peary	...	Doorman (as Hal Peary)
Marj Dusay	...	Waitress
Jack Good	...	Hathaway
Olga Kaya	...	Gigi
Angelique Pettyjohn	...	Gloria
Sam Riddle	...	Announcer
Wallace Earl	...	Ellie (as Amanda Harley)
Sue England	...	Cigarette Girl
Lee Krieger	...	Bartender
Arlene Charles	...	Olive
Steve Cory	...	Bellhop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melvin Allen	...	Crewman (uncredited)
Herb Barnett	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Corbin Bernsen	...	Boy at Playground (uncredited)
Richard Davis	...	Bit (uncredited)
Joe Esposito	...	Bit (uncredited)
Teri Garr	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Charlie Hodge	...	Mr. Hayward's Barber (uncredited)
Francis Humphrey Howard	...	Bit (uncredited)
Jonathan Kramer	...	Dancer at Clambake Party (uncredited)
Robert P. Lieb	...	Mr. Barasch (uncredited)
Dal McKennon	...	Bearded Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan	...	Beach Boy (uncredited)
Lisa Slagle	...	Lisa (uncredited)
Red West	...	Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

Directed by
Arthur H. Nadel

Writing credits
Arthur Browne Jr.		(story and screenplay)

Produced by
Arthur Gardner	....	producer
Arnold Laven	....	producer
Jules V. Levy	....	producer (as Jules Levy)
Tom Rolf	....	associate producer (as Ernst R. Rolf)

Original Music by
Jeff Alexander

Cinematography by
William Margulies		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tom Rolf		(as Ernst R. Rolf)

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Art Direction by
Loyd S. Papez		(as Lloyd Papez)

Set Decoration by
James Redd

Makeup Department
Judith A. Cory	....	hair stylist (as Judy Alexander)
Dan Greenway	....	makeup artist
Larry Geller	....	hair designer: Elvis Presley (uncredited)
Howard Smit	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ben Bishop	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claude Binyon Jr.	....	assistant director
Bill Green	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Bob Bone	....	property master

Sound Department
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound (as Walden O. Watson)
Frank H. Wilkinson	....	sound (as Frank Wilkinson)

Special Effects by
Bob Warner	....	special effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Irmin Roberts	....	photographer: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
May Booth	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Hugh McFarland	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
The Jordanaires	....	vocal accompaniment
Dick Luckey	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Lance LeGault	....	assistant to choreographer
Joe Mazzuca	....	script supervisor (as Joseph Mazzuca)
Tom Parker	....	technical advisor (as Col. Tom Parker)
Alex Romero	....	choreographer
B.C. Wylie	....	production assistant
Dominic Santarone	....	caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone	....	caterer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Levy-Gardner-Laven
• Rhodes Pictures

Distributors

• United Artists (1967) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1975) (USA) (TV)
• MGM/UA Home Video (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• MGM/UA Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (7 film set)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (7 film set)

Other Companies

• Format Productions  titles designed by
• Westheimer Company  opticals

Also Known As:

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Levy-Gardner-Laven

Trivia:

One of the children at the playground during the song "Confidence", the girl afraid to slide down the chute, is Lisa Slagle. She became a member of the Joffrey Ballet

Goofs:

Continuity: In the closeups the carburetors on the "Rawhide" boat have vertical velocity stacks, while during the race, in the long shots, the carbs have horizontal scoops angled off to the side.

Quotes:

James J. Jamison III:I hope you know how to take care of yourself. I call karate!
Scott Heyward:Oh, shut up.
[Scott belts James and knocks him down and out]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.30" (2010)

Soundtrack:

A House That Has Everything

A postcard of the 60´s

This movie represents the end of Presley´s cinematic career,because the other "movies" after this one was just a waste of time for him,and he knew it. When you see Clambake,you can smell the 60´s decade,the inocence and childish happiness before the Vietnam War,the death of Kennedy and Martin Luther King. The title song shows what you can expect of it,it´s a fun film,with no intentions to be taken serious by anyone.It´s a party,with lot´s of girls,color and Elvis Presley.The songs are not so bad,"You don´t know me"is a great ballad,"A house that has everything"it´s a little pearl,just like "The girl i never loved". About the plot....well,it´s a quest for find true love,and that great question:"Does she love me,or my money?"... It´s always great to see Elvis,even in his movie decade,because there´s no artist´s like him nowadays,unfortunatelly....I almost forgot to say that this movie is better than:"Gigli"