The turner classic movies tcm cable channel in the usa scheduled fun in acapulco starring elvis presley today and i was able to watch about 12 hour of it upon returning home from work. His hit single lonely bull had made the us top ten in august 1962, the bside coincidentally being acapulco 1922. Hotel boca chica fun in acapulco idesignarch interior design. Fun in acapulco is also overlong and very slight and formulaic in story, making the energy flag so the film can drag badly as a result. Acapulco, guerrero, mexico 4 of 4 found this interesting interesting. Scattered throughout the picture are scenes of elvis acting against moving backgrounds that obviously had been previously filmed in mexico. So when i watched elviss 1963 film fun in acapulco recently, i tried to go beyond the spotlight on elvis and view the movie in its entirety. A yacht owners spoiled daughter gets mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at acapulco hilton etc.
Endgame, showing friday, saturday and sunday at the fairgrounds. Jul 29, 2002 the love boat tv series, which aired from 1977 to 1986, regularly was set in acapulco, and elvis presley elvis presley used it as a backdrop for his 1963 film fun in acapulco. Elvis presley didnt film in acapulco and a stunt double was used. Collier county fairgrounds to begin showing drivein movies. Fun in acapulco is your standard, run of the mill elvis flick. Elvis thirteenth film was 1963s fun in acapulco for paramount. Licence to kill 007 added by andrew 7 film locations.
Movies filmed in acapulco enjoy the best film locations. Hotel boca chica fun in acapulco idesignarch interior. Fun in acapulco is the seventh soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released on rca victor records in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 2756, in december 1963. Fun in acapulco actually premiered in november 1963. Blues, during screenings at the las americas movie theater in mexico city. Of course, aside from the elvis, the other person most involved in fun in acapulco was producer hal wallis. Fun in acapulco was a star vehicle in a familiar movie plot of explaining a character with a backstory ptsd event. Fun in acapulco is a 1963 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley and ursula andress. Mar 15, 2014 in 1963, hollywood promoted acapulco to the world in elvis romantic caper fun in acapulco. Producers had given up on dramatic narratives for presley movies. If i had to rate it between 1 and 10 i would rate it a. Fun in acapulco is a 1963 american motion picture starring elvis presley and ursula andress while some exterior scenes were shot in acapulco, mexico, elviss scenes were shot in hollywood.
While some exterior scenes were shot in acapulco, mexico, elviss scenes were shot in hollywood. The caleta beach neighborhood of acapulco, home to the hotel, is a bit grungy and you may even think youve taken a wrong turn as you near the hotel. In fun in acapulco, elvis presley stars as mike windgren, another version of his musical comedy persona. Jul 02, 2010 the fact is that elvis presley was never in acapulcoor at least not during the filming of fun in acapulco 1963, his thirteenth film, late in his movie career, and totally formulaic unless. Former swing musician teddy stauffer, socalled mister acapulco, was a hotel manager villa vera, casablanca, who attracted many celebrities to acapulco. Elvis presley liked pink jeeps enough to buy one for his graceland estate. Mikes circus career ended when he caused his partner to be seriously injured during their trapeze act. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
The film fun in acapulco was in fact the highestgrossing us movie musical of the year. The movie was filmed on location and the scenery is spectacular. The love boat tv series, which aired from 1977 to 1986, regularly was set in acapulco, and elvis presley elvis presley used it as a backdrop for his 1963 film fun in acapulco. In fun in acapulco, elvis presley sings 11 songs as a lifeguardtroubador who. Fun in acapulco takes elvis south of the border for bolero jackets, cliff diving and ursula andress. Elvis movie fun in acapulco always elvis, nothing more. Drivein movies come to collier county fairgrounds the first film is avengers. In fun in acapulco elvis plays mike windgren, who finds himself in mexico needing a job. More aca movie sightings acapulco forum tripadvisor.
The 8x 8 slipcase replicates rca victors vaultstored session reel box. The film featured the top 10 billboard hit bossa nova. The soundtrack has a latin feel and is musically different from any other elvis presley album. The 1963 hollywood movie fun in acapulco, starring elvis presley, is set in acapulco although the filming took place in the usa. A song from the movie fun in acapulco fun in acapulco is a 1963 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley and ursula andress. May 08, 2015 ramblings of a lifelong fan part 43 the movies 12 1963 it happened at the worlds fair and fun in acapulco i have seen all of elvis movies over the years, multiple times, but i am watching them again i have them all on dvd and blog about them from time to time.
Although not memorable,all the songs fit the plot and move the story along. As to be expected, considering that it is rarely a strong suit in elvis films with a couple of exceptions king creole and flaming star the dialogue is corny with mawkish sentimentality and humour that. But he did not go to acapulco, mexico for the shooting of his 1963 film. So, 2014 will be a big year for 50th anniversary movie pictorials on elvisblog, with kissin cousins, viva las vegas, and roustabout coming up. The singer was barred from entering mexico because riots broke out over two of his previous films, king creole and g. With such a magnificent backdrop its easy to see why filmmakers are drawn to this location.
Elvis himself was barred from entering mexico as he had been declared as persona non grata by the mexican government due to two incidents at the las americas movie theatre in the mexican capital, one of them being a brawl between elviss fans and naysayers. Elvis on the movie set of fun in acapulco with elsa cardenas, feb march 1963. The fun in acapulco sessions is the ultimate fun in acapulco release, a 3cd set that includes more than an hour of previously unreleased false starts, break downs, and complete takes. Movies filmed in acapulco enjoy the most interesting movie. Out of all of the pictures of elvis that i have seen this one tops them all. The fact is that elvis presley was never in acapulcoor at least not during the filming of fun in acapulco 1963, his thirteenth film, late in his movie career, and totally formulaic unless. There were also false allegations that elvis publicly disparaged the country. It was fun to watch some of the movie scenes filmed at the hilton hotel now. Elvis presleyfun in acapulco 1963 part 4 of 10 duration.
Other wellknown films such as pearl harbor, and the magnum p. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fun in acapulco near you. Jan 07, 2011 the 1963 movie fun in acapulco starring elvis opens with a shot of the hotel boca chica neon sign which is still in operation today. All was fair in the writers attempt to build ratings and in the producers attempt to draw an audience to the theater. Elvis presley during a break from filming fun in acapulco, paramount, 1963 elvis. Unfortunately, it suffers from bargain basement production, but it is good enough to help you forget your troubles. Three of the other actors did, in fact, travel to acapulco to shoot scenes without elvis. The wide shots for the movie were done on location in acapulco with a double for presley, who in some shots is obviously not the real thing 60k jpeg. Filming locations 3 production dates 1 filming locations. All the rest is filmed in front of a movie screen with elvis in the foreground. Fun in acapulco was the third wallis presley production to feature an exotic background. May 01, 2009 elvis thirteenth film was 1963s fun in acapulco for paramount. Paramount promoted the movie with special souvenir passports they created.
Traumatized by the accident, mike has developed a fear of heights. The lady from shanghai with orson welles and rita hayworth who were an item while in aca was made in 1948. A street urchin named raoul helps him get hired as a lifeguard and singer at the acapulco hilton. Fun in acapulco is a 1963 american motion picture starring elvis presley and ursula andress. Recording sessions took place at radio recorders in hollywood on january 22 and 23 and february 27, 1963. See more ideas about acapulco, elvis presley and elvis presley movies. Fun in acapulco is a 1963 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley and ursula andress the film featured the top 10 billboard hit bossa nova baby and reached no. Fun in acapulco 1963 cast and crew after being fired from his job performing aboard a boat in acapulco, mike windgren elvis presley is forced to take a job as a lifeguard at a nearby resort. Boutique hotel chain grupo habita enlisted design team frida escobedo and jose rojas as well as artist claudia fernandez for the renovation project. In 1963, hollywood promoted acapulco to the world in elvis romantic caper fun in acapulco. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The turner classic movies tcm cable channel in the usa scheduled fun in. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Fun in acapulco by elvis presley album, film soundtrack. All tracks have been recently remixed and mastered from the original 3track session tapes. Legend has it that elvis was denied a work permit in mexico,so if you look closely,you can tell which was the elvis standinstunt double that actually had fun in acapulco, and what footage was shot on a hollywood sound stage. It is the soundtrack to the 1963 film of the same name starring presley. The 1963 movie fun in acapulco starring elvis opens with a shot of the hotel boca chica neon sign which is still in operation today. Elvis presleys fun in acapulco film locations recondito. Working as a lifeguardentertainer at an acapulco resort, mike falls in love with social director margarita dauphine ursula andress.
There are some old movies with interesting acapulco looks at what it used to be. With elvis presley, ursula andress, elsa cardenas, paul lukas. It took some skillful editing to pull this one off, considering that all of elviss work was filmed in hollywood. Featured in the opening shot of elvis presleys movie fun in acapulco, hotel boca chica in acapulco, mexico has been restored to its original 1950s chic.
Fun in acapulco was elvis presley second film to be directed by richard. Toward the end of the film they arrive in a village. Fun in acapulco 1963 after being fired from his job performing aboard a boat in acapulco, mike windgren elvis presley is forced to take a job as a lifeguard at a nearby resort. Fun in acapulco youtube elvis sings gotta lotta living to do 2k hd duration. But he did not go to acapulco, mexico for the shooting of his 1963 film fun in acapulco, so he never saw the famous pink and white jeeps of. Filmed at kualoa ranch on oahu, visitors can enjoy a kualoa ranch movie tour and see this famous movie location first hand. He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Sep 25, 2018 fun in acapulco from the presley picture matrimony movie collection. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. In 1962 the tijuana sound of herb alpert was prominent on radio stations. Fun in acapulco, movie, 1963 internet movie cars database. At the beginning of the film, he finds himself in acapulco, where he hires on as lifeguard at a resort hotel. Jan 04, 2014 fun in acapulco actually premiered in november 1963. The movie premiered nationally on november 27, 1963.
It is obvious that some of the scenes filmed in mexico were actually done in front of a blue screen. Elvis never actually went to acapulco to film fun in acapulco the entire movie was on a sound stage in hollywood with replica hotel rooms and facade. Elvis himself was barred from entering mexico as he had been declared as persona non grata by the mexican government due to two incidents at the las americas movie theatre in the mexican capital, one of. Fun in acapulco howstuffworks entertainment howstuffworks.
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