Girl Happy

1965

Girl Happy

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Movie Info

One of Elvis Presley's most popular vehicles, Girl Happy is also one of the most typical. Elvis plays Rusty Wells, the leader of a four-piece rock group, consisting of Gary Crosby, Joby Baker and Jimmy Hawkins. Hired by Chicago gangster boss Big Frank (Harold J. Stone) to protect the virtue of Frank's cute daughter Valerie (Shelley Fabares), Rusty and his buddies follow Valerie to Fort Lauderdale during Spring Break. The girl falls in love with Rusty, then falls out of love when she learns that he's in her dad's employ. Valerie then becomes involved with a slick Italian playboy (Fabrizio Mioni), forcing Rusty to break up the romance lest he end up in a cement overcoat. It all ends happily, of course: after all, Elvis hadn't died on screen since Flaming Star. A bikini-watcher's dream, Girl Happy is less successful as a musical; of the many songs, the title number is the only one with lasting value. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

G
Genre:

Classics, Comedy, Musical & Performing Arts, Romance
Directed By:

Boris Sagal
Written By:

Harvey Bullock, R.S. Allen
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 7, 2007
Runtime:

96 minutes
Studio:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Cast

Elvis Presley
as Rusty Wells

Shelley Fabares
as Valerie

Harold J. Stone
as Big Frank

Gary Crosby
as Andy

Joby Baker
as Wilbur

Nita Talbot
as Sunny Daze

Mary Ann Mobley
as Deena

Fabrizio Mioni
as Romano

Jackie Coogan
as Sgt. Benson

Jim Hawkins
as Doc

Peter Brooks
as Brentwood von Durgenfeld

John Fiedler
as Mr. Penchill

Chris Noel
as Betsy

Lyn Edgington
as Laurie

Gail Gilmore
as Nancy

Pamela Curran
as Bobbie

Rusty Allen
as Linda

Mike de Anda
as Bartender

Tommy Farrell
as Louey

Norman Grabowski
as Wolf Call O'Brien

Alan Hanley
as Waiter

Olan Soule
as Waiter

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Critic Reviews for Girl Happy

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Typical innocuous Elvis vehicle that might be brainless but at least is pleasant.

Mar 27, 2009 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Girl Happy

Sep 05, 2010

Another Elvis movie, much like the others, he sings, gets the girl to fall for him, and has a happy ending. It's okay.

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