Fun in Acapulco
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 Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Allan Weiss |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Ursula Andress Elsa Cárdenas |
| Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Editing by | Stanley E. Johnson |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 27, 1963 |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress. While some exterior scenes were shot in Acapulco, Mexico, Elvis's scenes were shot in Hollywood. He never went to Acapulco. The movie featured the Top 10 Billboard hit "Bossa Nova Baby". The film reached #1 on the national weekly box office charts. The film was released five days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The film, and its accompanying soundtrack album, would be Presley's last release before the arrival of Beatlemania. Fun in Acapulco was the top grossing movie musical of 1963.
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[edit] Plot
Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, Mexico. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. A Mexican boy named Raoul helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into a rival lifeguard, who is the champion diver of Mexico. He is angry at Mike for taking some of his hours, and for stealing his woman. However, when Mike sees the lifeguard perform a death-defying dive off a 136-foot cliff, he is inspired and eventually sets himself up to perform the same dive in front of thousands of people. Mike dives of the cliff, and successfully lands in the water, earning the lifeguard's respect. As the crowd and the lifeguard applaud, Mike leaves with Margarita and Raoul.
[edit] Cast
- Elvis Presley as Mike Windgren
- Ursula Andress as Margarita Dauphin
- Elsa Cárdenas as Dolores Gomez
- Paul Lukas as Maximilian Dauphin
- Larry Domasin as Raoul Almeido
- Alejandro Rey as Moreno
- Robert Garricart as Jose Garcia
- Teri Hope as Janie Harkins
- Genaro Gomez as Bullfighter (uncredited)
- Red West as Poolside Guest (uncredited)
Teri Garr was an uncredited extra.
[edit] Soundtrack
[edit] External links
- Fun in Acapulco at the Internet Movie Database
- Fun in Acapulco at AllRovi
- Review by Kevin Laforest at Apollo Movie Guide
- Review of the collection "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (King Creole, Blue Hawaii, G.I. Blues, Fun in Acapulco, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Easy Come, Easy Go) by Paul Mavis at DVD Talk, August 6, 2007
- Review by Mark Zimmer at digitallyOBSESSED!, January 22, 2003
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