The plot, no more complicated than it has to be, revolves around Lucky Jackson (Presley), a race-car driver who unluckily loses the money he needs for a new engine, and seeks employment as a hotel waiter while romancing swimming instructor Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret) as a fringe benefit. ...
Along the way he upended our entire pop culture—from music to fashion to attitudes about race and sexuality. By the early 1960s, Elvis was lured to Hollywood as aspirations of movie stardom replaced his desire to be the king of rock ’n’ roll. But he got trapped in a succession of ...
That would explain the chemistry that elevates Viva Las Vegas above its typically insipid plot, which—surprisingly—has little to do with gambling or show business. Instead, Elvis is the singing racecar driver Lucky Jackson, who woos Ann-Margret as Rusty Martin, the Flamingo’s pool manager, ...
SpinoutElvis plays a singing race car driver who tries to resist the charms of three women (Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Deborah Walley), all of whom are determined to marry him. Easy Come, Easy GoAs a singing frogman, Elvis spoofs the mid-sixties counter culture while trying to recover...
Throughout Elvis’ 33 movies, he stars as a race car driver in three of them — most notably being Taurog’sSpinout, a film that etched itself in race car history as it saw none other thanThe King drive the first-ever McLaren.
In many ways, the events of 1960 and Elvis’ return to America set up a cycle of events that he was either never willing or able to escape for the rest of his life. Elvis would fly to Los Angeles or go on location for a movie shoot for a few weeks, pop into a California or Nas...
Turner Classic Movies will devote a day to Elvis on the 30th anniversary of his passing. The schedule for August 16th is listed below. Thursday, August 16, 2007 (all times Eastern) 6:00 AM Stay Away Joe (’68) 7:45 AM Charro! (’69) ...
“shopping center” is midtown Manhattan. My life lacks no novelty. If I am bored, I can take a six-minute walk and be in the theatre district for either a play or a movie. If I am hungry, I am two minutes away from several of the best French restaurants in the United States. I...
27 | 08 | 18 | 16:52 | Filed in:1967 Cadillac Eldorado|1974 Cadillac Coupe deVille|Car Shows|Video The Cadillac BIG Meetis Europes biggest Cadillac Meeting. Its held every second year and it draws visitors from all over the world into the old Austrian city of "Kremsmünster". ...
With the tremendous growth of interest in stock car racing in recent years,Speedwaygenerates some nostalgia among NASCAR fans. Seven drivers, including all-time greats Richard Petty, Buddy Baker, and Cale Yarborough, are pictured in their race cars during the opening credits, and footage from the...