C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)

Standard boy-girl malt shoppe doings, with a free speech on campus sub-plot dropped in.

Director:

David Butler

Writer:

June Starr

Stars:

Bobby Vee, Jackie DeShannon, Eddie Hodges

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bobby Vee	...	Jesse Crawford
Jackie DeShannon	...	Judy Grant
Eddie Hodges	...	Eddie Stewart
Suzie Kaye	...	Bee Bee Vendemeer
Patsy Kelly	...	Mrs. Fitts
John Ireland	...	Rego (as John Ireland Jr.)
Mark Evans	...	Tim Grant
Russ Conway	...	John W. Grant
Jill Banner	...	Wendy
Kim Carnes	...	Melinda
Joy Tobin	...	Joy
Frank Alesia	...	Balta
Ken Osmond	...	The Beard
Don Crawford	...	Jeb Crawford
Tiger Joe Marsh	...	Spuko

Storyline

Standard boy-girl malt shoppe doings, with a free speech on campus sub-plot dropped in.

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Plot Keywords:

beach party | psychotronic film | teenager | 

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Taglines:

Let's Sing! Let's Rock! Let's Make The Scene!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director David Butler said about this picture: "I don't even want to talk about that. I tried to do a favor for somebody, and we made it so fast that I don't know what happened . . . They ran short of money to finish the picture. I never got paid a quarter for it."

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Soundtracks

What Fool This Mortal Be
Written by Don Crawford

User Reviews

"American corn"; utterly horrible must-see; portends today's "retro" US society

This corny 1967 film could yet earn itself a serious camp following. I stumbled onto seeing it and thought it must date from the late '50s. Boy was I wrong. It was shocking that someone in Hollywood actually made something like this in 1967. It comes off like they were still trying to save "mainstream" (read white) American youth from the dangers of soul and r&b music and such. Much in this movie seems to fit in well with today's full throttle attempts to throw (not turn) back the clock. Jackie De Shannon, Bobby Vee (whom I don't remember except the name), and also singer Kim Carnes who made this one film appearance. As an American in and from the Upper South I did not find that this film offends the South. It offends everyone in it. Actually one has to brace oneself for its backasswards gender attitudes expressed by some of the guys. Without giving everything away I'm left guessing that (stereotypically) the tail-end of this film (the cinematic equivalent of "the back of the bus") seems to advocate nonverbally the existence of Equal Opportunity Corniness. Some critics have dismissed this poor film as a bomb. They're right. But there's much more to it than that which makes it worth seeing. ... a jaw-dropping, side-splitting, cautionary reality check on today's societal resurrection of the whitebread past.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Producers Studios - 5330 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hertlandy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1