Underplayed Gems

Tickle Me (1965)

Tickle Me poster
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Genre
comedy film, Western film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Elvis Presley plays a champion rodeo bull rider who takes a job at a female-only fitness ranch. He gets involved in a search for hidden gold while fending off romantic advances from the women.

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What happens

Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy Western film directed by Norman Taurog, written by Elwood Ullman and Edward Bernds, and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull rider and bronco buster, with Julie Adams and Jocelyn Lane in supporting roles. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film. It is the only Presley film released by Allied Artists Pictures, and it saved the studio from financial collapse and bankruptcy. The film made $5 million at the box office. For the first and only time in a Presley film, the soundtrack had no new material, utilizing album cuts dating back as early as 1960. Some of these tracks were overdubbed for the film. In one case, a different take was used ("I Feel That I've Known You Forever", featuring what appears to be a vocal done on the soundstage). In another, a song was presented without the harmony vocal and narration of the original release ("I'm Yours"). The cost-cutting experiment of recycling older recordings would not be repeated by Presley. However, another song from its recycled soundtrack, "(Such an) Easy Question", peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in July 1965. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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