Follow That Dream (1962)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Richard Powell (novel)
Charles Lederer (writer)

Release Date:

11 April 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical

Tagline:

Elvis hits the road to laughter and hits a new high in romance!

Plot:

When the Kwimper family car runs out of gas on a new Florida highway and an officous state supervisor tries to run them off...

Plot Keywords:

Run Out Of Gas | Casino | Elvis Presley | Orphan | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Toby Kwimper
Arthur O'Connell	...	Pop Kwimper
Anne Helm	...	Holly Jones
Joanna Moore	...	Alisha Claypoole
Jack Kruschen	...	Carmine
Simon Oakland	...	Nick
Roland Winters	...	Judge
Alan Hewitt	...	H. Arthur King
Howard McNear	...	George
Frank DeKova	...	Jack (as Frank de Kova)
Herbert Rudley	...	Mr. Endicott
Gavin Koon	...	Eddy Bascombe
Robin Koon	...	Teddy Bascombe
Robert Carricart	...	Al
Barry Russo	...	Blackie (as John Duke)

Also Known As:

Here Come the Kwimpers (USA) (working title)
It's a Beautiful Life (USA) (working title)
Pioneer, Go Home (USA) (pre-release title)
What a Wonderful Life (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:6 (nf) | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Crystal River, Florida, USA

Company:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivia:

A pre-credits scene was filmed, which explains why Tobey (Elvis) used the ten-times tables, when he's with girls.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Pop Quimper is supposedly playing the guitar while Toby is singing, in more than one place, his hands move when there is no sound and when there is, they are back where they were originally, making it obvious that he is not really playing.

Quotes:

Nick: Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five...
Toby Kwimper: You do the multiplication tables too, Nick?
Nick: [Nick rolls his eyes at Toby] Three, two, one.
[Nick's trailer explodes]
Toby Kwimper: Well, I'll be dogone. Your place done blowed up, Nick. It's on fire too.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Elvis (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not the Marrying Kind

Florida, Elvis style

This is one of Elvis's best films in my opinion. And one where he extended his range a bit. Usually he plays he troubled youths, or confident smart people who are trying to prove themselves. Here's he's an innocent in the world and it's a tribute to his acting skills that he was acquiring that he didn't descend into being Gomer Pyle.

Of course the film is greatly helped by the title tune which in my opinion is one of his best movie songs. Follow That Dream rightly belonged among Elvis's golden hits.

With an innocence here that rivals even Stan Laurel or Harry Langdon, Elvis manages to defeat some pretty sharp characters. The film itself has a charming innocence about it that makes it thorough going fun.