Viva Las Vegas (1964)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:18
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Elvis Presley is Lucky Jackson, an aspiring auto racer with a dream of winning the Grand Prix. Sexy, spunky Ann-Margret is Rusty Martin, the swimming instructor who falls for him against her will,... Elvis Presley is Lucky Jackson, an aspiring auto racer with a dream of winning the Grand Prix. Sexy, spunky Ann-Margret is Rusty Martin, the swimming instructor who falls for him against her will, hating the idea of her man risking his life in a race car. Lucky struggles to raise the money to buy a new engine while Rusty tries to convince him to give up racing for her. George Sidney, a seasoned veteran of the lavish Hollywood musical, proves the perfect helmsman for this high-voltage Elvis vehicle. The King croons, shakes, and shimmies while Ann-Margret shows her mastery of 1960s-style gyrations in the glitzy, electric production numbers. The two charismatic stars are at their best during a hilarious first date, which includes dancing, motorcycling, dressing up at a wild West show, skiing, and going for a ride in a helicopter. How could they not hit it off? Their powerful magnetism centers this glittering, extravagant treasure chest of a film that ranks among Elvis's best. [More]
Starring: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest
Starring: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Jack Carter, Nicky Blair, Robert B. Williams, Eddie Quillan
Director: George Sidney
Director: George Sidney
Screenwriter: Sally Benson
Producer: Jack Cummings, George Sidney
Composer: George Stoll
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Presley's one really good musical, mainly because it features a female costar, Ann-Margret, who can match the coiffed one in the charisma stakes. Full Review |
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The sizzling combination of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margaret is enough to carry Viva Las Vegas over the top. Full Review |
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Vulgar, spirited, and neglected director George Sidney meets his match with this 1964 Elvis Presley vehicle. Full Review |
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It's all color and glamor and sexy fun. Full Review |
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One of Elvis Presley's best films, Viva Las Vegas benefits from the exuberant direction of MGM vet George Sidney, the young and sexy Ann-Margret as romantic interest, and over 12 melodic songs that take up half of the running time (only 85 minutes). Full Review |
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...a cut above most of Elvis's movies, but, unfortunately, it still comes off as little more than an upscale nightclub revue. Full Review |
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Directed by George Sidney, it has a carefree spirit as opposed to the carelessness of the other films, and for once Elvis is paired with a worthy co-star. Full Review |
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Thin even by Presley standards. Full Review |
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Coming on a balmy day, with no pretensions of art, Viva Las Vegas, the new Elvia Presley vehicle, is about as pleasant and unimportant as a banana split. And as fetching to look at, it might be added. Full Review |
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Hallucinatory but fabulously entertaining.
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One of Presley's best and most popular musicals. Full Review |
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May be Elvis's raunchiest and most pleasing film, thanks mostly to co-star Ann-Margaret.
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[A] hip-swivelin' classic. Full Review |
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It is ridiculous. It is a little teensy bit sexist. It is a relic of a bygone age. It is as predictable as the sunrise. It is also, of course, rip-roaring fun. Full Review |
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