Theatrical Release Date:November 22, 1967 Release Date:October 2, 2001 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping:Expedited shipping available Shipping:International shipping available Condition:BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!
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Product Description The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself.. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/20/2005 Starring: Elvis Presley Bill Bixby Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Arthur H Nadel
Amazon.com Elvis's outfits are impressive in 1967's Clambake, especially a groovy, belted sport coat and a cream-colored suit covered with cowhide-style stitching. The costumes are more creative than the soundtrack, which is heavy with the mindlessness of late-period Elvis movies. As he sings "Confidence" (an obvious rip-off of the Oscar-winning "High Hopes"), you can almost see Elvis batting out "Just shoot me" in Morse code with his eyelids. The only decent tune has the star crooning a nice, lonesome version of the standard "You Don't Know Me." This one's set in Florida, but with none of the scenic fun of his Hawaii pictures. He plays a rich oilman's son pretending to be a water-skiing instructor, with Shelley Fabares (a three-time Presley costar) as the girl. The camp highlight is an ensemble number with go-go girls helping Elvis fix a speedboat, which is just about as far from Sun Studios as you can get. --Robert Horton
ClambakeSeptember 6, 2008 I order this DVD because I am a big fan of Elvis and I was not disappointed with the movie. I would recomend this movie to any Elvis fan, not only Elvis fan, but anyone who likes a lot of fun and music from Elvis.
ClambakeJuly 26, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Clambake was a great movie. It's always a pleasure to buy from Amazon. It's my preferred site for purchasing movies.
Clambake gota have a ClambakeApril 23, 2008 Well what can I say, VHS will only last so long until it starts getting fuzzy.
Don't read this if you don't want a personal story about one of the cast. Angelique Pettyjohn.September 25, 2007 3 out of 6 found this review helpful
It you want a top review of "Clambake", then read the four and five star comments. If you are down on Elvis to begin with, you'll want the one and two star reviews. Let's face it, Elvis was one of the greatest talents in the 20th century. Had the Colonel not controlled him, he would have made the films he wanted, and in fact, he was a top choice for several top pictures. Be that as it may, his singing, from rock 'n roll to gospel, is beyond compare. There are better Elvis films than "Clambake" but, I am personally prejudiced and you may want to read no further unless you like Hollywood stories.
One of the dancers in this film, who sparkles in her few scenes, is Angelique Pettyjohn (Gloria). A Las Vegas native and showgirl, she was best known for the "classic Star Trek" episode, "Gamesters of Triskelion". She had the female lead as the beautiful and sensitive Shahna. (Mispelled on some DVD labels as Shanna.) Her role made her a most popular guest at conventions, which is how we met her.
My wife and I ran media conventions for thirty years and she was our most popular early guest. We had her as a guest twice, and she stayed over both times to help raise money for scholarships and to visit classrooms. In my wife's kindergarten class she did face painting since it was close to Halloween. Much safer for small kids out at night than masks. She also visited my high school classes and conducted drama workshops.
In one class she particularly talked about "Clambake". Elvis was very down to Earth and just what every fan believes or wants to believe. One time he came over to her and a couple other dancers and asked if they minded if he tried out a new song. Naturally they were thrilled and he serenaded them. Afterward he asked their opinions.
Toward the end of her short life, Angelique was a ringmaster for "Circus Circus" in Las Vegas. She died of cancer and left much memorabilia to us to sell for the scholarship programs she supported. I talked with her by phone, one of the last nights of her life. We live in Virginia and couldn't be with her. She wanted us to know that she had given her life to Jesus Christ and was ready to go. This lady was a blessing to all of us.
If you really didn't like reading all of the above, remember, you were warned. I just want to say that this DVD is worth owning for Angelique alone.
Good, Clean FunJune 2, 2007 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anyone who is a fan of Elvis Presley's or of comedies should know this is one good clean fun type of movie. It is not meant to be taken seriously, unlike other Elvis movies like Wild In The Country, King Creole, Flaming Star, Change Of Habit, The Trouble With Girls (and how to get in to it) all of which show a different Elvis then one may be accustomed to seeing. Like in Blue Hawaii or Viva Las Vegas. This is a good fun movie for everyone.
