Girl Happy
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| Directed by | Boris Sagal Jack Aldworth (Ass't) |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Written by | Harvey Bullock & R.S. Allen |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Shelley Fabares |
| Music by | George E. Stoll |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Editing by | Rita Roland |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | April 7, 1965 |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
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Girl Happy is a 1965 musical romantic comedy starring Elvis Presley.
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[edit] Plot
Rusty Wells and his band are just about ready to leave Chicago for their annual spring break trip to Ft. Lauderdale. That is, until Big Frank extends their stay at his club. Big Frank's daughter decides to go to Ft. Lauderdale with her friends for spring break, and so he gets Rusty and his band to look after her and makes sure she stays out of trouble. While he looks after her, he has to contend with good time girl, Deena, who has no patience for guys that stand her up or keep her waiting.
[edit] Primary cast:
- Elvis Presley : Rusty Wells
- Shelley Fabares : Valerie Frank
- Harold Stone : Big Frank
- Gary Crosby : Andy
- Joby Baker : Wilbur
- Jimmy Hawkins : Doc
- Nita Talbot : Sunny Daze
- Mary Ann Mobley : Deena Shepherd
- Fabrizio Mioni : Romano Orlada
- Jackie Coogan : Sgt. Benson
- Chris Noel - Betsy
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Released | March 1, 1965 | ||||
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The soundtrack songs were recorded in June of 1964 at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California. The music album with the same title was released in April of 1965 to coincide with the film's debut. According to Roy Carr & Mick Farren in Elvis The Illustrated Record (Harmony Books, 1982, p.97), an error in mastering resulted in Presley's voice being sped up on several of the recordings, most notably the title track. RCA finally released a corrected version of the title track in its 1990s compilation Collectors Gold from the Movie Years. "The Meanest Girl in Town" by Joy Byers was not written for the film; as "Yeah, She's Evil!" the song had been previously recorded in June 1964 by Bill Haley & His Comets and released on Decca Records.[1]
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- The Jordanaires (background vocals)
- The Jubilee Four (background vocals)
- Carol Lombard Trio (background vocals)
- Scotty Moore, Billy Strange, Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
- Bob Moore (bass)
- D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman, Frank Carlson (drums)
- Floyd Cramer (piano)
- Boots Randolph (sax)
[edit] Tracks (songwriter)
Side 1:
- Girl Happy - (Doc Pomus & Norman Meade)
- Spring Fever - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
- Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- Startin' Tonight - (Victor Millrose & Lenore Rosenblatt)
- Wolf Call - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
- Do Not Disturb - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
Side 2:
- Cross My Heart and Hope to Die - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)
- Meanest Girl in Town - (Joy Byers)
- Do the Clam - (Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne, Dolores Fuller)
- Puppet on a String - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- I've Got to Find My Baby - (Joy Byers)
- You'll Be Gone - (Red West, Elvis Presley, Gaynel Hodge)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] DVD Reviews
- Elvis - The Hollywood Collection (Kissin' Cousins/Girl Happy/Tickle Me/Stay Away, Joe/Live a Little, Love a Little/Charro!) Review by Stuart Galbraith IV at DVD Talk, September 11, 2007.
- Review by Mike Noyes at The DVD Lounge, 08.07.2007.
