Wild in the Country

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Wild in the Country
Directed by Philip Dunne
Produced by Jerry Wald
Written by J.R. Salamanca (novel)
Clifford Odets (screenwriter)
Starring Elvis Presley
Hope Lange
Tuesday Weld
Millie Perkins
Music by Kenyon Hopkins
Cinematography William C. Mellor
Editing by Dorothy Spencer
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) June 15, 1961
Running time 114 min.
Language English
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Wild in the Country is a 1961 film drama starring Elvis Presley in which he portrays a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who pursues a literary career.

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[edit] Primary cast

Presley began an off-screen romance with Hollywood "bad girl" Tuesday Weld but the relationship was short-lived after Colonel Tom Parker warned Presley against his involvement, fearful it would harm his image.

[edit] Movie

==Plot spoiliers below==

The movie starts off with Glenn Tyler(Elvis Presley) beating up some guy in which he 'kills', which leads to the 'court' case in which they decide what to do with him. They decide that he go with his uncle to give him a chance.

==Plot spoiliers end here==

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack was completed in November of 1960 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. Six songs were recorded but "Lonely Man" and "Forget Me Never" were not used in the film. As such, no music album was made but each of the songs appeared on later Presley releases.

[edit] Recording musicians

[edit] Tracks (songwriter)

  1. Wild in the County - (Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George Weiss)
  2. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
  3. In My Way - (Fred Wise & Ben Weisman)
  4. Husky Dusky Day (a cappella duet with Hope Lange)


[edit] Sources

www.amctv.com

[edit] See also

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