Spinout

Starring:Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Dodie Marshall, Deborah Walley, Jack Mullaney, Will Hutchins, Warren Berlinger, Jimmy Hawkins, Carl Betz, Cecil Kellaway, Una Merkel, Frederick Worlock, Dave Barry, Joanne Medley, James McHale (II), Jeanmarie, Inga Jacklin, Deanna Lund, Nancy Czar
Director: Norman Taurog
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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Two indisputable Elvis classics bolster this six-pack of Kingly films, with special emphasis on Elvis as race-car driver (three pictures feature this fave filmic occupation). Everybody loves Jailhouse Rock, the third movie in the Presley filmography. It's a kicky tale about a jailbird who learns to be a rock & roll singer in prison (a plot not at all crazy by later Elvis standards). The film catches Elvis in the freshness of being the New Thing, and his rave-up to the title tune is an exultant announcement that rock and roll just bashed down the front door of popular culture.

It Happened at the World's Fair jumps ahead five years, the Elvis formula set. Location shooting at the futuristic Seattle World's Fair of 1962 lends a quirky backdrop, and check out the young Kurt Russell (future inhabitor of the Elvis persona) kicking the King in the shins. Viva Las Vegas is the other consensus classic: EP plays a race-car driver waiting tables in Sin City, sparking big time with Ann-Margret. The two stars generate some heat, and the theme song has inspired many a road trip. No such trip will be inspired by Harum Scarum, a mad comedy set in the Middle East. Elvis is kidnapped while touring, and a lame spoof of Rudolph Valentino movies ensues.

It's back to the race track for the remaining pair. Spinout places the King in the direct path of three marriage-minded women, but he prefers his car and his guitar. Dumb plot, but the songs at least are agreeably rocking. Speedway has a slimmed-down Elvis and a groovy nightclub hangout, plus the ineffable Nancy Sinatra--there's some terrific kitsch value in this one. --Robert Horton

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6-Disc, 6-Film Set includes: Viva Las Vegas - Elvis Presley and vivacious Ann-Margaret sizzle in this dazzling funfest that's brimming with high-voltage musical numbers, roaring race cars and glittery Vegas action. Jailhouse Rock- In one of his best-loved films, Elvis Presley, stars as a small-time convict who uses his time in prison to practice music, then goes on to become a big-time performer. Co-stars Judy Tyler and Dean Jones. Spinout- Elvis Presley is at the wheel and headed for a romantic Spinout. Shelley Fabares (his co-star in Girl Happy) plays the love struck rich girl who always gets what she wants. Deborah Walley is the rock drummer eager for a love duet. Diane McBain is the bestselling author researching "The Perfect American Male" and who knows she's found him. Elvis sings Never Say Yes, Adam and Evil, All That I Am, the title number and the emphatic Stop, Look, Listen. Take Spinout out for a spin. Speedway - For the first time since he and Ann-Margaret proclaimed Viva Las Vegas, Presley pairs with a high-octane singing, dancing leading lady. The supersonic song list include Let Yourself Go, Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby and Your Groovy Self. Have a groovy time! It Happened at The World's Fair - Fun, music and Elvis all happen in this romp boasting one of the best backdrops of any Elvis Presley movie: the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, with its showpiece Space Needle, monorail and more. Harum Scarum- Go East, Young Man,? sings show-biz star and martial arts wiz Johnny Tyronne. To hear is to obey. A clandestine group called the Assassins kidnaps Johnny and whisks him to a remote Arabian realm isolated from the world for 2,000 years. The kidnappers want Johnny to use his fighting finesse to kill a desert king. Johnny a hitman? No, he's a hit, man, a top singer of songs like Kismet, Harem Holiday and nine more, all part of the jammin', swashbucklin' fun of Harum Scarum.

Customer Reviews:

Oldtimer.......2007-04-11

Shouldn't review this product. I remember the movies from when I was young and beautiful and in love with Elvis. I'm 72 now and wanted to have the movies I saw way back when to have forever.

ELVIS GONE, BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.......2007-01-26

I ORDERED MY DVD'S ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND RECEIVED THEM IN 3 DAYS. I WAS AMAZED AND DELIGHTED AT HOW QUICKLY MY ORDER WAS PROCESSED AND SHIPPED TO ME.
THEY ARE ALL EXCELLENT IN QUALITY IN EVERY WAY. I HAVE BEEN AN ELVIS LOVER SINCE 1956 AND THESE MOVIES BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES.
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 40 INCH HIGH DEF. TV AND OMG, I FEEL LIKE ELVIS IS RIGHT IN MY LIVING ROOM WITH ME--I AM IN ELVIS HEAVEN.
I AM HOPING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE ELVIS DVD'S FROM YOU. I WILL CERTAINLY ORDER EVER SINGLE ONE YOU PUT OUT.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL GIFT FOR ME.
SINCERELY,
CINDY BELLONI

dancing all night long!.......2007-01-18

I bought this for my mother and she loved it! It was great to relive all the oldie but goodies! I'm sure youll love it too!

Elvis Presley's Signature DVD Collection .......2007-01-04

It Happened at the World's Fair is my favorite movie starring Elvis Presley. It took me a long time to collect this particular movie. The other movies in this collection are very good.

JAILHOUSE ROCK? A 5.... the rest.....??? silencio.......2006-02-08

With King Creole, Love Me Tender and Stay Away Joe - JAILHOUSE ROCK 1957 is Elvis Presley at his best. He declined the old musical tradition of MGM and insisted on a contemparary look - especially how the choreography should be executed.

In this film we see ELVIS PRESLEY at his very best. He was a stunning actor - much more prefer HIM to James Dean... It`s a shame he made more or less 33 forgettable films.... only a handful stands out and JAILHOUSE ROCK is the best. It isn`t a classic - it isn`t even great. But we have ELVIS - the KING - and that`s the best there is:-)))

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Spinout
Starring: Elvis Presley , Shelley Fabares , Diane McBain , Dodie Marshall , and Deborah Walley
Director: Norman Taurog
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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It Happened at the World's Fair
Harum Scarum
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ASIN: B000R3PDIY
Release Date: 2007-08-07

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Three beauties vie for a bandleader's attentions. One is the daughter of a race car owner who wants the young man to drive his car in an upcoming rally.

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Presley's Worst Film
Excellent Musical Comedy
The Road To Love Is Full Of Danger Signs...
Better than average Elvis 60's flick.
Elvis Excelsis

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Release Date: 2004-08-03

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Elvis is harried by three, count 'em, three marriage-minded dames in Spinout, in which he plays a race car driver/rock & roll singer. He's offered big bucks to compromise his lifestyle by playing a party for a rich girl (frequent co-star Shelley Fabares) and drive a millionaire's prototype car, but Elvis isn't tempted by material gain. (Sort of an inverse plot to EP's real showbiz career.) Most of the picture has the flat, studio-bound look that director Norman Taurog perfected in his many Presley vehicles, with only the big race scene in the last 10 minutes perking things up. However, the songs are rockin'-er than usual for a mid-Elvis movie, with "Stop, Look and Listen," "I'll Be Back," and "Adam and Evil" all fun in a dragstrip kind of way. (Let us ignore "Smorgasbord.") Elvis is in his chunky pre-comeback form here, and looks understandably bored by the plot. --Robert Horton

Description

Three beauties vie for a bandleader's attentions. One is the daughter of a race car owner who wants the young man to drive his car in an upcoming rally.

Customer Reviews:

Presley's Worst Film.......2005-08-05

"Spinout" (1966) represents the nadir of Elvis Cinema -- a bad sitcom without the laugh track. The only redeeming features are a few memorable songs, such as "I'll Be Back" and "Stop, Look and Listen." Buy the soundtrack and skip the movie.

Excellent Musical Comedy.......2005-07-22

This is an excellent musical comedy from the swinging 60s. Elvis Presley is at his very musical best and the color is nice, the songs are excellent and the whole movie is just fun, fun and great fun. I love this DVD. Highly recomanded!

The Road To Love Is Full Of Danger Signs..........2005-05-02

Three lovely young ladies all want Elvis' gearstick in this craptastic musical comedy that's so bad it ROCKS! I just love the title song sequence where Les and the guys 'provide' Elvis with "...lots and lots of girls." And who was that chick, the blonde with the short cropped hair who literally shoves all the other chikadees aside to get up and spinout with the King? She looks like she's out to prove she can really score, and I never saw parts move like that before! Elvis looks embarrassed. Anyway, after you've crossed those double lines and Spinout you will want to do so again and again and again. Simply awful, but I mean that in a great way.

Better than average Elvis 60's flick........2004-12-11

"Spinout" is neither the best nor the worst Elvis movie of the 60's. But it is represenative of most of his films and thus a good movie for Elvis newbies to gauge whether they want to see any more from da' King.

The Plot? Well, here goes;

Elvis and his bandmates (who are also his pit crew) run across a millionaire's daughter & a attractive journalist who want Elvis as their trophy husband. The band's drummer (whose also a gourmet cook) is also smitten with the King. The millionaire wants Elvis as well, but only to drive his new race car. In the end, everyone is racin', dancin', & finally gettin' married. But which one (of any of them) does Elvis chose?

The songs are above average for a typical Elvis flick, lead off by the snappy rock number "Stop, Look, Listen". Other highlights include "Adam & Evil", "All That I Am", and the swaggering "I'll Be Back".

"Spinout" is perfect drive-in fare where the details of the plot should really be ignored if you're going to enjoy the film. Although I'll admit that some of it is so bad it's funny. Take for example the late night dinner scene that happens early in the film. Elvis manages to light a campfire simply by dropping a lit match on a small pile of dry wood (try that the next time your camping). Or how Elvis 'n bandmates manage to organize a pool party overnight to wake the millionaire up at dawn. Not to mention the band itself seems only vaguely familiar with how their instraments work. The fetching Deborah Wally seems completely lost while trying to maintain a beat.

The rest of the cast is fine, if not really outstanding. Shelly Fabares is appropriately spoiled, yet radient as the millionaire's daughter. Diane McBain is the quinessential cool blond jounalist who pops out of nowhere from time to time. And Warren Berlinger is in perfect sit-com form as the hapless assitant to the millionaire whose desparately in love with Fabares.

The film does have stretches where nothing really happens and the most groan inducing moment is when Elvis identifies a wondering mutt as a "Hound Dog". Elvis himself seems rather bored all through the film and his eyes are noticably hazy, as if...well, I'll leave any explaination for why up to y'all.

For those who love Elvis and enjoy his films, this one is for you. For those who are curious, "Spinout" is a good introduction and is just entertaining enough to pass a lazy afternoon.

Some extra trivia:
* - Cecil Kelloway & Una Merkel make their final movie appearence as the old couple that Elvis tricks into taking their second honeymoon. There characters are not the sharpest knives in the drawer considering that they leave their mansion in the hands of a total stranger whose a rock musician.

* - Note the first wide shot of the club that Elvis performs "Stop, Look, Listen". You'll see everyone movin' & dancin' to the song, including the guy on the phone.

* - One member of the band "plays" a double-necked guitar, which was just coming into prominence at the time.

* - The ad line for "Spinout" was "Elvis marries three women at once." It turns out to be literally true, but not in the way you might think.

Elvis Excelsis.......2004-08-17

Hooray, SPINOUT on DVD at last! One of Elvis' 60s movies, about which all you can say is, if you like them, you love them. Somewhere along the way, Elvis stopped really caring about everything except Gladys, and the scripts suffered. They were all the same with plenty of innuendo, but not much real sex. Except of course that sex is omnipresent in the air, it's built into each frame of film like a poltergeist nimbus in a haunted house. SPINOUT features Elvis opposite the perplexing pixie Deborah Walley, who often played a kind of tomboyish girl yearning to be a woman, the parts Debbie Reynolds owned a decade earlier. And yet Walley is extremely sexy, just not in this film. The other guys Elvis has to compete with aren't in his league, but they're not bad looking, at least Will Sugarfoot Hutchins and Carl Betz from the Donna Reed Show are passable and here even Warren Berlinger from BILLIE looks pretty sharp.

However in every department the women outclass them, from Deborah Walley in torn sweatshirts and pink Capris, to ultra-chic Diane McBain an "author" like Helen Gurley Brown of sex manuals for bachelorettes, to Shelley Fabares, the millionaire daughter of Carl Betz--a casting move that will leave you scratching your head if you remember her playing the same part in The Donna Reed Show. As many have noted, the final number is the best--I'LL BE BACK, sung by Elvis and band in a bohemian basement nightclub with weird proto-Dufy paintings on the walls and candles stuck in Chianti bottles, and the band drives the crowd to their feet eventually, everyone doing the Frug and the Monkey in wild 60s abandon.

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Nice, but the same ones...

Spinout/Double Trouble
Starring: Elvis Presley , Annette Day , John Williams (II) , Yvonne Romain , and The Wiere Brothers
Director: Norman Taurog
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B0009UZG6E
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Description

Elvis Presley is at the wheel and headed for a romantic Spinout! The renowned pop icon plays a racecar driver who aims to keep his eyes on the road instead of the ladies. But dangerous curves are ahead in the persons of three lovely, marriage-minded women (including Shelly Fabares). Songs: Stop, Look, Listen plus eight more. In Double Trouble, Presley portrays a singer who discovers two intriguing beauties are tailing him during his European tour. But they aren't the only people following him after a stash of hot diamonds ends up in his suitcase. Songs include the very lively, very Elvis Long Legged Girl. Have fun!

Customer Reviews:

Nice, but the same ones..........2005-06-08

It's nice to re-release these 2 films, at a very good price, considering they are $9.99 each at the moment. However it would be better if they released movies that are not yet released... "Kissin' Cousins", "Girl Happy", "This is Elvis", to name a few... Just the same old repackaging job again. Mind you, this has been the story of Elvis' career (while alive and especially now): re-release, re-package, again and again. There is still quite a bit of stuff not on DVD yet (I forgot to mention "Elvis on Tour' and "Elvis in Concert"), so why not them instead?

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