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Director:
Norman Taurog
Writer:
Phil Shuken (written by)
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Release Date:
12 June 1968 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical See more »
Tagline:
Smooth, fast and in high gear!
Plot:
Poor bookkeeping saddles stock car driver Steve Grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Entertaining and light See more (23 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Elvis Presley ... Steve Grayson

Nancy Sinatra ... Susan Jacks

Bill Bixby ... Kenny Donford

Gale Gordon ... R.W. Hepworth

William Schallert ... Abel Esterlake
Victoria Paige Meyerink ... Ellie Esterlake (as Victoria Meyerink)

Ross Hagen ... Paul Dado

Carl Ballantine ... Birdie Kebner
Poncie Ponce ... Juan Medala
Harry Hickox ... The Cook
Christopher West ... Billie Jo
Beverly Powers ... Mary Ann (as Miss Beverly Hills)

Richard Petty ... Himself
Buddy Baker ... Himself
Cale Yarborough ... Himself
Dick Hutcherson ... Himself
Tiny Lund ... Himself
G.C. Spencer ... Himself
Roy Mayne ... Himself
Harper Carter ... Ted Simmons
Bob Harris ... Lloyd Meadows
Michele Newman ... Debbie
Courtney Brown ... Carrie
Dana Brown ... Billie
Patti Jean Keith ... Annie
Carl Reindel ... Mike
Gari Hardy ... Dumb Blonde

Charlotte Stewart ... Lori (as Charlotte Considine)
Sandy Reed ... Race Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ralph Adano ... Dado's Crew (uncredited)
Dee Carroll ... Secretary (uncredited)
Arlene Charles ... 1st Guitarist's Girlfriend (uncredited)
George Cisar ... Portly Bald-Headed Man (uncredited)
Eddie Garrett ... Passenger in Elevator (uncredited)
Sharon Garrett ... Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
Karen Hamilton ... Willa (uncredited)
Barbro Hedström ... 2nd Waitress (uncredited)
Morgan Hill ... 2nd Assistant (uncredited)
Charlie Hodge ... Guitarist (uncredited)
Robert James ... Dado's Crew (uncredited)
Marilyn Jones ... 3rd Guitarist's Girlfriend (uncredited)
William Keene ... Taxpayer (uncredited)
S. John Launer ... Mayor Fiergol (uncredited)
Gary Littlejohn ... Dado's Crew (uncredited)
Tom McCauley ... Dado's Crew (uncredited)
John McDonnell ... Lori's Bridegroom (uncredited)
Jamie Michaels ... 5th Waitress (uncredited)
Sally Mills ... 1st Waitress (uncredited)

Burt Mustin ... Janitor at Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Kathy Nelson ... 4th Waitress (uncredited)
Ward Ramsey ... Dado's Crew (uncredited)
Hal Riddle ... 1st Assistant (uncredited)
Rita Rogers ... Bit Girl (uncredited)
Dianne Stanley ... 3rd Waitress (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson ... Mr. Tillman (uncredited)
Claude Stroud ... Drunk (uncredited)
Sheryl Ullman ... 6th Waitress (uncredited)
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Directed by
Norman Taurog 
 
Writing credits
Phil Shuken (written by) (as Phillip Shuken)

Produced by
Douglas Laurence .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jeff Alexander 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph Ruttenberg (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Richard W. Farrell  (as Richard Farrell)
 
Art Direction by
Leroy Coleman 
George W. Davis 
 
Set Decoration by
Henry Grace 
Don Greenwood Jr. 
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Rex Bailey .... unit production manager (as G. Rex Bailey)
Lindsley Parsons Jr. .... assistant production manager: MGM (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dale Hutchinson .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Franklin Milton .... recording supervisor
Larry Jost .... sound (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Carroll L. Shepphird .... special visual effects
 
Stunts
Max Balchowsky .... stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels .... stunts (uncredited)
Bud Ekins .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Herron .... stunts (uncredited)
Carey Loftin .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Shaw .... gaffer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
The Jordanaires .... vocal accompaniment
 
Other crew
Natalie Drache .... script supervisor
Michael A. Hoey .... dialogue coach
Stanley Brossette .... unit publicist (uncredited)
Alex Romero .... choreographer (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:G | West Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Speedway Parkway, Concord, North Carolina, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Racing sequences was filmed with 10 cameras.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Elvis first parks his red car near the trailer, the car is only up to the grass line and you can't even see it in the next scene when he opens the trailer door and enters. However upon leaving the trailer, you see the red car as he exits and it is now completely on the grass, right next to the trailer.See more »
Quotes:
Mary Ann:[Referring to Kenny] You mean you let him take care of your money?
Steve Grayson:Why not? I like to live dangerously.
Mary Ann:Does that go for girls too?
Steve Grayson:That goes for everything?
Mary Ann:Honey, I'm going to leave the driving to you.
[They kiss]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Bette Midler (#4.20)" (1979)See more »
Soundtrack:
There Ain't Nothing Like a SongSee more »

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Entertaining and light, 29 August 2006
Author: sarah-sgraham from United Kingdom

I really enjoy Elvis movies as they are just sheer entertainment and you can switch off and enjoy rather than having to think about everyone's motivation...!! Speedway is a good 'romp' - that's the word that comes to mind for me when I think of the movie. I don't' think it's in the same league as Blue Hawaii or Fun in Acapulco though.

Worth seeing 'Let Yourself Go' the number at the beginning!

I find it a struggle seeing films with cutesy kids in it and this has it's share but, again, not so bad that I would say to give the film a miss.

Being honest, I'm glad I've seen it for completism but whether it will hold in my memory a month from now is another matter!!

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