Clambake (1967)

Directed by

Jules Levy, Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven

Genre

drama film, musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An oil fortune heir swaps places with a water-ski instructor to find out if women are interested in him for who he is rather than his money. He heads to a Florida hotel where he takes lessons and falls for a local girl.

light-heartedromanticbreezyplayfulupbeatcheerfulsunnycarefree

What happens

Clambake is a 1967 American musical beach party film directed by Arthur H. Nadel and starring Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Bill Bixby, Gary Merrill and James Gregory. Written for the screen by Arthur Browne Jr., the film is about the heir to an oil fortune (Presley) who trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel (Will Hutchins) to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money. Clambake was the last of Presley's four films for United Artists, and was accompanied by the release of a soundtrack of the same name. The film reached number 15 on the national weekly box-office charts. Presley considered Clambake to be the worst of his films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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