Clambake

"It's ELVIS barreling... biking... bikini-ing and belting out that W I L D Presley beat"

1967 1h 39m EN

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5.8

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20%

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5.6

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★5.8TMDB · 49🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes★5.6IMDB · 3,335

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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, rather than his father's money.

“It's ELVIS barreling... biking... bikini-ing and belting out that W I L D Presley beat”

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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
James Gregory
Duster Heyward
Suzie Kaye
Sally
Harold Peary
Doorman at Shores Hotel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arthur H. Nadel
Writers: Arthur Browne Jr., Arthur Browne Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arthur H. Nadel, shot by William Margulies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Rolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elvis Presley and Shelley Fabares and Will Hutchins carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's ELVIS barreling... biking... bikini-ing and belting out that W I L D Presley beat".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0061489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Arthur H. Nadel directs. William Margulies behind the camera. Tom Rolf cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Arthur H. Nadel, shot by William Margulies. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Tom Rolf shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Elvis Presley and Shelley Fabares and Will Hutchins carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It's ELVIS barreling... biking... bikini-ing and belting out that W I L D Presley beat".
6IMDB entry: tt0061489 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: William Margulies
Editing: Tom Rolf
Makeup / hair: Judith A. Cory
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Clambake (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% 🥫 Rotten
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 3,335 votes
MPAA: TV-G

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Wuchak2020-11-09
★ 6/10
Elvis goes to Florida to water ski and compete in a boat race The rich son (Presley) of an oil tycoon (James Gregory) takes off to Florida. On a lark, he trades places with an amusing man of low status (Will Hutchins) to see if he can find a woman who loves him just for himself rather than for his wealth. Shelley Fabares plays his love interest, Bill Bixby his rival and Gary Merrill a boat entrepreneur. “Clambake” (1967) was Elvis’ 25th movie and he would only do six more before leaving cinema for good. After the release of this film he only had 10 more years to live. It’s a fun flick and shows that not all of his late 60’s movies sucked. While it’s not on the level of “Blue Hawaii” (1961), "Kid Galahad" (1962), “Roustabout” (1964) and “Viva Las Vegas" (1964), it’s entertaining as an innocuous half-serious, half-campy drama/musical. It’s certainly more compelling than “Fun in Acapulco” (1963), “Kissin’ Cousins” (1964) and “Spinout” (1966). Elvis’ sidekick Will Hutchins helps make this one so fun and it’s always good to see Bixby and Merrill. Meanwhile Fabares is winsome, but too shapeless to hold my interest. On that note, there are several notable women in the periphery, like Angelique Pettyjohn and Marj Dusay. The clambake song & dance scene is a highlight in a swinging 60’s way; it’s just all-around well done and iconic of the era. The playground sequence with the kids and the quirky song "Confidence" is cute and warmhearted. Elvis started to struggle with his weight around this time and wasn’t happy about doing musical fluff when he wanted to do more serious stuff. To add insult to injury, the less-than-stellar performance at the box office ensured that this was the last movie he could insist on his $1 million price tag. Despite all this, Elvis looked bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. There’s no doubt he still had his charisma. The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, with the second-unit scenes shot in Miami, the Florida Keys & the Everglades, Florida, while all the Elvis scenes were done at Universal Studios & Van Nuys, California. GRADE: B-/B

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