Girl Happy
Starring: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby BakerDirector: Boris Sagal
Studio: Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release: August 7th 2007
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DVD Review
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.
User Reviews
Girl Happy - Elvis Happy - Viewer Happy - Rating: 5/5
Yes this is a really great fun type of movie from the mid Sixties (when the world was more innocent and safer place) Not sure I would want to hang around on the beach in Fort Lauderdale now. Anyway I digress - it's great to have this available on DVD along with the cut song "Startin Tonight" that was noticeably absent from recent VHS releases. In fact Warner's have come up trumps with all these new DVD releases, as the majority of them are really good happy go lucky fims.
Don't like Elvis, but this movie is AWESOME! - Rating: 5/5
I admit I am not an Elvis fan at all. As matter of fact, this is the only Elvis movie I have ever seen. BUT this movie is great! Every song is upbeat and fun. You get the first song stuck in your head, then you hear the next song then IT gets stuck in your head, until the end of the movie when you have every song stuck in your head. The storyline is wonderful too. I can relate to every character, even Elvis. I am only 24, but first saw this movie in my teens and it was load of fun then too. A must have for anybody who likes fun tunes, witty humor, and a movie to talk about that many people don't know about (unfortunately). FINALLY on DVD, too. My VHS player was having a breakdown and the tape has just about had it!
GIRL HAPPY-ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING MOVIES EVER!!! - Rating: 5/5
I love every second of this film. Elvis is at his peak and Shelley Fabares is at her most beautiful. The supporting cast is also great: Gary Crosby, Jimmy Hawkins, Joby Baker, Nita Talbot, Harold J. Stone, Chris Noel, Mary Ann Mobley. Every song is great and the chemistry between Elvis & Shelley really shows strong here. No Elvis movie collection should be complete without his best film. I give it an 11 out of 10!
Hee!! Haw!!! Finally on DVD!!! It's about time!! - Rating: 5/5
I'm glad to see probably one of Elvis Presley's best movie will soon be released on DVD!!It's about time!!
Elvis' Best Movie - Hands Down - Rating: 5/5
The BEST Elvis movie by far finally get's it's DVD treatment - classic beach-party Elvis with great cameo's and hot 60's chicks. For Elvis music fanatics, notice the piano coda on "Puppet on a String" in the middle of the movie...it will bring tears.
