Fun in Acapulco (1963)

A yacht owner's spoiled daughter gets Mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at Acapulco Hilton etc. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Mike's also seeing a woman bullfighter.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writer:

Allan Weiss

Stars:

Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cárdenas

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elvis Presley	...	Mike Windgren
Ursula Andress	...	Marguerita Dauphin
Elsa Cárdenas	...	Dolores Gomez (as Elsa Cardenas)
Paul Lukas	...	Maximillian Dauphin
Larry Domasin	...	Raoul Almeido
Alejandro Rey	...	Moreno
Robert Carricart	...	Jose Garcia
Teri Hope	...	Janie Harkins
Mariachi Los Vaqueros
Mariachi Aguila

Storyline

Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. Little boy Rauol helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard, who is the champion diver of Mexico. He is angry at Mike for taking some of his hours, and stealing his woman.

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Plot Keywords:

psychotronic film | lifeguard | singer | diver | rival | 

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Taglines:

Elvis Never Had It Like This

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cliff dives take place at La Quebrada in Acapulco.

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Goofs

Shortly before Mike Windgren performs "Marguerita," he is sitting in the balcony having a drink with Raoul and Marguerita, the straw in Mike's glass changes position.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mike Windgren: Hold it down. Everyone's asleep. Siesta.
Armando: It's too early for siesta.

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Connections

Edited into Elvis: #1 Hit Performances (2007)

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Soundtracks

El Toro
Written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye
Performed by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

The second Elvis movie I ever saw

Fun in Acapulco is your standard, run of the mill Elvis flick. Unfortunately, it suffers from bargain basement production, but it is good enough to help you forget your troubles. It is obvious that some of the scenes filmed in "Mexico" were actually done in front of a blue screen. According to Priscilla Presley, the hotel scenes were filmed at a Mexican style hotel in California. Of course with every Elvis film, there is a few big names thrown in for good measure. In this case, the beautiful Ursula Andress, fresh from Dr. No and Alejandro Rey, who would find fame in The Flying Nun and Moscow on the Hudson. The cast is amicable, and most of the songs are passable (with the exception of the stupid 'No Room To Rumba In A Sportscar').

Elvis was still searching for that big role. While a few of the stars went on to meatier roles, Elvis was stuck doing the same thing. You could tell by the time he was finished with movies, he was just burned out. Still, you can see he has the knack for acting, even in a flick like this. I know it sounds like I am putting down this film, but I still find some charm in it. You can't say no to Elvis or Acapulco.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vacation in Acapulco

Filming Locations:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Box Office

Gross USA:

$6,758,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wallis-Hazen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1