Fun in Acapulco

Infobox Movie
name = Fun in Acapulco


image_size= 150px
caption= original film poster
imdb_id = 0057083
producer = Hal B. Wallis
director = Richard Thorpe
Michael D. Moore (2nd unit)
writer = Allan Weiss
starring = Elvis Presley
Ursula Andress
music = Joseph J. Lilley
cinematography = Daniel L. Fapp
editing = Stanley E. Johnson
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = November 27, 1963
runtime = 97 min.
language = English
preceded by = "It Happened at the World's Fair"
followed by = "Kissin' Cousins"

"Fun in Acapulco" is a 1963 American motion picture starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress.

Actress Teri Garr made her second film appearance and the first of five bit roles in Presley films. While some exterior scenes were shot in Acapulco, Elvis's scenes were shot in Hollywood. Elvis never went to Acapulco in his lifetime.

Plot

Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. A little boy named Raoul helps him get a job as a lifeguard and a 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.

Primary cast

*Elvis Presley : Mike Windgren
*Ursula Andress : Marguerita Dauphin
*Elsa Cárdenas : Dolores Gomez
*Paul Lukas : Maximillian Dauphin
*Larry Domasin : Raoul Almeido
*Alejandro Rey : Moreno
*Robert Garricart : Jose Garcia
*Teri Hope : Janie Harkins
*Teri Garr : extra

oundtrack

Infobox Album
Name = Fun in Acapulco
Type = Soundtrack
Longtype =
Artist = Elvis Presley


Released = November 1, 1963
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Last album = "Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3"
(1963)
This album = "Fun in Acapulco"
(1963)
Next album = "Kissin' Cousins"
(1964)

Released in November 1963 was the album with the same title.

Recording musicians

*Elvis Presley - vocals
*The Amigos - background vocals
*The Jordanaires - background vocals
*Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Barney Kessel - guitar
*Ray Siegel - bass
*Dudley Brooks - piano
*D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine - drums
*Emile Radocchia - percussion
*Anthony Terran, Rudolph Loera - trumpets

Side 1:
#"Fun In Acapulco" - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)
#"Vino Dinero Y Amor" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
#"Mexico" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
#"El Toro" - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florenece Kaye)
#"Marguerita" - (Don Robertson)
#"Bullfighter Was A Lady" - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
#"No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car" - (Fred Wise & Dick Manning)

Side 2:
#"I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" - (Don Robertson & Hal Blair)
#"Bossa Nova Baby" - (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller)
#"You Can't Say No In Acapulco" - (Dee Fuller, Lee Morris, Sid Feller)
#"Guadalajara" - (Pepe Guizar)
#"Love Me Tonight" - (Don Robertson)
#"Slowly But Surely" - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)

ee also

*List of Elvis Presley films
*Elvis Presley discography

External links

Movie Reviews

* [http://apolloguide.com/mov_fullrev.asp?CID=4788&Specific=5598 Review] by Kevin Laforest at [http://apolloguide.com/index.shtml Apollo Movie Guide] .

DVD Reviews

* [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=29645 Review of the movie 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 [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk] , August 6, 2007.
* [http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/showreview.php3?ID=4313 Review] by Mark Zimmer at [http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/index.php3 digitallyOBSESSED!] , January 22, 2003.