Clambake (1967)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Arthur H. Nadel

Writers:

Arthur Browne Jr. (screenplay)
Arthur Browne Jr. (story)

Release Date:

22 November 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Plot:

The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself...

Plot Keywords:

Chemical | Water Skiing | Identity Swapping | Piano | Marriage Proposal

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Scott Hayward / 'Tom Wilson'
Shelley Fabares	...	Dianne Carter
Will Hutchins	...	Tom Wilson / 'Scott Heyward'
Bill Bixby	...	James J. Jamison III
Gary Merrill	...	Sam Burton (owner, Burton Boat Co.)
James Gregory	...	Duster Heyward
Suzie Kaye	...	Sally
Harold Peary	...	Harold (the doorman)
Sam Riddle	...	Announcer, Governor's Trophy Race
Angelique Pettyjohn	...	Gloria
Olga Kaya	...	Gigi
Jack Good	...	Mr. Hathaway (manager, Shores Hotel)
Lee Krieger	...	Paul (bartender)
Wallace Earl	...	Ellie (Duster Hayward's secretary) (as Amanda Harley)
Sue England	...	Cigarette girl

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Levy-Gardner-Laven

Trivia:

Elvis' red sports car in the film is a 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Racer.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: While Scott is driving in Miami, mountains are visible in the background.

Quotes:

James J. Jamison III: I hope you know how to take care of yourself. I call karate!
Scott Heyward: Oh, shut up.
[Scott belts James and knocks him down and out]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Elvis in the Movies (1990)

Soundtrack:

Confidence

A bad movie? With Elvis in it? You've got to be kidding.

No film with Elvis Presley in it is a bad film. His acting is great and his singing is great. His songs aren't always the best, but they are good. There is also always an attractive female lead.

One reviewer on this film said there are no laughs. There are two things to laugh at here; him and the comedy in the film. Another reviewer said that Elvis was wooden in this movie and didn't try that hard. That is just stupid. Elvis is not wooden and always gave it his best shot. With such a good story and soundtrack I can't understand what was so wrong with this movie. I enjoy this movie and so do other Elvis Presley fans. So all of you people out to bash Elvis and his movies just back off. He was the King of Rockin Roll. When his movies where in theaters he was the king of the box office so just leave it at that. Check this movie out. Don't listen to any of the negative reviews. See it. You won't be disappointed.