Wild in the Country

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For other uses, see Wild in the Country (disambiguation).
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] Plot

The movie starts off with Glenn Tyler (Elvis Presley) getting into a fight with, and badly injuring, his drunken brother. A court releases him on probation into the care of his uncle in a small town, appointing Irene Sperry (Hope Lange) to give him psychological counselling. Marked as a trouble-maker, he is falsely suspected of various misdemeanours including an affair with Irene. Eventually shown to be innocent, he leaves to go to college and become a writer.

[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] 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. RCA Records chose not, therefore, to release either a full soundtrack album or an EP. Despite being cut from the film, "Lonely Man" was actually the first song from the score to be released, appearing in February 1961 as the b-side of Presley's hit single, "Surrender" (47-7850). The theme song, "Wild in the Country", was released as a single in May 1961 (47-7880), backed by "I Feel So Bad", while "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" appeared on the June 1961 album, Something for Everybody."Forget Me Never" and "In My Way" appeared on the 1965 compilation Elvis for Everyone. "Husky Dusky Day" remained unreleased until the 1990s.

[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

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