Elvis movie boat racing

Like any true man, there are few things i like more than a good boat. Jailhouse rock in his third movie, elvis presley played a rock n roll bad boy and got some credit for his acting while doing it. With no time for testing before the race, he applies it to the boats hull and hopes it will hold the rawhide together. The movie soundtracks from 19571968, composed by various artists. Apr 27, 2018 one of our boats, rawhide, was used during the racing scenes filmed at the stadium in the elvis presley 1967 movie clambake. Jan 02, 20 elvis presley and shelley fabares in the stingray in front of a back projected road on a hollywood soundstage. I think loving you is the best prearmy elvis movie. Learn more about this movie, also starring shelley fabares. Elvis is very good as the backwoods boy helping his pa fight bureaucracy. Also, mentions the scarlet lady d3 bill bixbys boat in the movie being owned and raced by jim stough. Clambake is a 1967 musical film starring elvis presley and shelley fabares scott heyward is the son of a rich oilman.

Jun 08, 2015 so i switched gears and chose the only elvis movie with a beach setting that was left poor, little clambake. My only real complaint is that there could have been better scenery shots. Speedway band, a scottish band who entered the uk charts in 2003. A yacht owners spoiled daughter gets mike fired, but a boy helps him get a job as singer at acapulco hilton etc. Uss speedway sp407, a united states navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919. One of our boats, rawhide, was used during the racing scenes filmed at the stadium in the elvis presley 1967 movie clambake. The american sprint boat racing association features the high energy, extremely nimble sprint boats that glide across the water. Speedway, a film starring elvis presley and nancy sinatra speedway, 1968 speedway song, a song by elvis presley. Elvis story is presented onscreen in loving you as a wholesome tale of success helping to transmit the idea that he was not such a threat to middle america after all.

Loving you by having elvis sing early and often, hal wallis created the formula used for future presley movies. The new gladiators is a documentary movie by elvis presley and ed parker centered on the fights of the united states karate team in london, england and brussels, belgium. Held annually, the boat race is a sidebyside rowing race between crews from the universities of oxford and cambridge along the river thames. Elvis played the son of a wealthy oil tycoon who only wants people to like him for who he is and not for his wealth. Released by sony in 2014 containing music from speedway 1968, clambake 1967, double trouble 1967, spinout 1966, frankie and johnny 1966, paradise, hawaiian style 1966, girl happy 1965, roustabout 1964, kissin cousins 1964, viva las vegas 1964, fun in acapulco 1963, girls. The closeups of the cast during the climactic speedboat race are hilariously overexaggerated, but shelley fabares is a decent loveinterest and the flick has a satisfying wrapup. Clambake elvis presleys boredom during the shooting of clambake led to mischief on the set. Elvis hot lap challenge 12 hour sebring restricted password posted during live stream big thanks to my sponsors for this super fun event ricmotech simulation racing systems racecraft1 motorsports training the simpit. Video when elvis drove the 1959 stingray racer in the. Shelley is a golddigger looking to trap a wealthy man. So he switches identities with a car mechanic played by will hitchins and the two head to miami for the boat races. Viva las vegas 711 corvette race car to be auctioned vette.

The movie itself is standard presley formula, with the king again playing a racecar driver, this time in trouble with an irs agent nancy sinatra over his taxes. Hes a highflying stock car jockey with a room full of trophies who likes to live dangerously. Sep 18, 2009 a classical scene from arguably elvis best musical ever. Follow that dream is one of those easy to watch movies perfect for all the family on a lazy sunday afternoon. Scott also decides to build a boat for a speedboat race thats going to take place in the. An illustrated history 19271959 bernie van osdale on. Elvis presleys memphis entertainment and retail complex. And the one about the boat racing is so bad its good, i guess. Elvis movies elvis presley history blog, profiling the king. Were glad to have him back with a fantastic list of the best boats in movie history. He decides to leave so he can discover life for himself. Reviews of the movie arent great, but if youre an elvis movie fan, its what you expect. The super boat, a 400, and super modified drivers and navigators are tasked with learning a. Elvis presley movies full list of all elvis hollywood movies elvis made 31 hollywood movies.

Elvis movies remembering the films of elvis presley. Austin butler will play elvis in a biopic from baz. The movie madison, directed by william bindley, should do for boat racing what john frankenheimers 1966 film grand prix did for car racing. Elvis filmed primarily in yankeetown, which sits on.

With elvis presley, ursula andress, elsa cardenas, paul lukas. We have all the documentation to show where elvis boat new in. Live a little, love a little elvis plays a swinging. Clambake was a watershed film in elvis presleys hollywood career. The film was produced by hal wallis and directed by john rich from a screenplay by anthony lawrence and allan weiss. The 711 corvette race car featured in the movie viva las vegas with elvis presley will be auctioned at mecums houston event, which takes place april 1014. Video when elvis drove the 1959 stingray racer in the movie. Elvis filmed primarily in yankeetown, which sits on the withlacoochee river a few miles inland.

Elvis is a wealthy man masquerading as a water skiing instructor, so he flies under her radar. Rev up your engines for this outboard motorboat racing story from the early years of marathon racing to the development into alky burners. Sep 15, 20 elvis presley, the rocknroll king, stars as a singing racecar driver who must choose among three beautiful and appealing females in this highspeed musical romp. Two documentaries and several biopic nixon and elvis. Elvis went out with yvonne lime, an actress in the movie. Although set in florida, only some secondunit stock footage was shot there including the prominent use of the miami marine stadium, where the climatic speedboat race was filmed, with california closeups of elvis and bill bixby cut in.

I also got a kick out of picking out the process shots of elvis in the boat and the sports car. A classical scene from arguably elvis best musical ever. Roustabout is a 1964 american musical feature film starring elvis presley as a singer who takes a job working with a struggling carnival. Elvis presley scene from viva las vegas mgm 1964 youtube. We have all the documentation to show where elvis boat new in memphis in 1963. The p1 superstock championship, boasting the largest onedesign race series in the world, worked overtime with community leaders to bring powerboat racing back with the inaugural p1 miami grand prix.

Clambake 1967 is the citizen kane of beach party movies. Its 40 years since elvis presley tragically passed away at his home in graceland. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley photos and rock and roll. I was in love with donna butterworth at nine however thanks to blue hawaii. So i switched gears and chose the only elvis movie with a beach setting that was left poor, little clambake. The stingray racer was raced in 1960 scca competition by the. Speedway was elvis presleys 27th movie in order of release but actually his 26th to be filmed.

Clambake is the citizen kane of beach party movies. The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a waterski instructor at a florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his fathers money. A look at the life of the legendary rock and roll star, elvis presley. Dec 14, 2001 i was only around six years old but i loved the races and tried to learn all i could about them. The boat elvis drove to victory at the orange bowl in the movie clambake is currently owned by and housed by carson brummett. As it often happens in elvis movies, his character gets the girl in the end after some songs, fights and, in this film, an exciting boat race. Last year was the 50th anniversary of the elvis movie clambake which came out in 1967. Elvis looks sleek and cool in speedway, a decided improvement over the pasty indifference he displayed in his middleera range of pictures. With elvis presley, shelley fabares, will hutchins, bill bixby. It would be the last in a long line of light, songfilled, musicalcomedies featuring presley. Clambake howstuffworks entertainment howstuffworks. Arthur oconnell to be seen again as elviss pa in kissin cousins is effective as are elviss siblings in the movie. Elvis story is presented onscreen in loving you as a.

Poor bookkeeping saddles stock car driver steve grayson with a huge bill for back taxes which hampers his ability to continue racing competitively. Clambake is a 1967 american musical film directed by arthur h. Narrated by chuck sullivan, it was filmed between 1973 and 1974 but finally remastered and later released in 2002. The 250mile race was held at miamis marine stadium, which was built for boat races, concerts and firework displays. Austin butler will play elvis presley in baz luhrmanns biopic. Be sure to check out hot boat s website and subscribe to their magazine that features many early classic fiberglass boats. Virtually the entire film was shot in southern california resulting in the scene with the sun seemingly setting over the ocean in the east. After 19 years in publication, sailing anarchy has remained true to its roots as a community oriented, edgy sailing publisher. With elvis presley, stella stevens, jeremy slate, laurel goodwin. Elvis presley movies full list of all elvis hollywood movies. Jamison iii, a wealthy playboy who has won the orange bowl international power boat regatta for three straight years. She sets her sights on bill bixby, race boat driver.

Eddie, riding in the boat, took some precarious, outoffocus movies for us to laugh about later. Bill mitchells and elvis too 1959 stingray racer visits. We have long been, and will continue to be, the leader in providing inside stories, great reports from around the globe, along with the informative, snarky, profane coverage that you have come to expect. A carefree life of flirtation and fun, with sporty cars, sunny beaches and happy endings. Madison is a 2005 american sports drama film about apba hydroplane racing in the 1970s that is based on a true story. In this 1968 movie musical, elvis presley plays a race car driver being charged for.

He upsets the lifeguard by taking his girl and 3 daily work hours. Rent speedway 1968 starring elvis presley and nancy sinatra on dvd and bluray. Eric, you mentioned lou brummets mandella being elviss boat in the movie, but i thought you said it had another real life name. I remember seeing the boat on the elvis movie too when i was a kid. Elvis presley water skiing 15 amazing photos elvis presley. Several exterior florida scenes also have very conspicuous california mountains in the background. Elvis personal invite 12hours of sebring hot lap challenge. Florida scenes from elvis presleys follow that dream movie. Presley cycles centres on the singers motorcycles, ski boat and some of his other favourite toys. Eric, you mentioned lou brummets mandella being elvis s boat in the movie, but i thought you said it had another real life name. Elvis presley and shelley fabares in the stingray in front of a back projected road on a hollywood soundstage. In contrast to love me tender elvis appears in nearly all the scenes of loving you, and it s the only color elvis movie from the 50 s. Carson bought the boat back from robert meacham this year.

All is fine and dandy until the tax return submitted by a wisecracking bill bixby as steves manager is scrutinised by the irs. Jan 08, 2018 last year was the 50th anniversary of the elvis movie clambake which came out in 1967. He got married in las vegas on may 1, 1967, just four days after finishing his work on the picture. Elvis on tour 2004 this documentary captures elvis presley on his 1972 american tour and includes rehearsals, interviews, archival television appearances and backstage moments. Showroom monitors screen film clips of elvis racing. First of all, it was the last movie he made as a single man. I met shelly fabares the day after i happened to catch this movie on tv and asked her about working with elvis. Madison is a magnificent calling card for the sport in general and the city of madison, indiana, in particular. Robert meacham is the owner of the new orleans saints. That explains why every time elvis is in the boat, the boat has different headers and induction system.

He runs into tom wilson, a waterskiing instructor who has no luck with the women. At the request of a reader, ive done some research on elvis presleys follow that dream and the time he spent filming on floridas nature coast. Be sure to check out hot boats website and subscribe to their magazine that features many early classic fiberglass boats. We have long been, and will continue to be, the leader in providing inside stories, great reports from around the globe, along with the informative, snarky. Together theyre a winning combinationon the speedway. Stockcar racing is far and away the most popular southern sport see tom wolfes the kandykolored tangerineflake streamline baby. Last year was the 50th anniversary of the elvis movie clambake which. Elvis boat found alive a million thanks to chris davidson, editor of hot boat magazine, who provided this article and permission to reproduce it here in its entirety. Released 1968, speedway stars elvis presley, nancy sinatra, bill bixby, gale gordon the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Love me tender his first movie had major consequences for elvis presleys future hollywood career. Nadel and starring elvis presley, shelley fabares, and bill bixby.

Elvis sings a handful of fine songs including a house that has everything, and his performance towers above the others, particularly a grating turn by bill bixby as a professional speedboat racer. So in speedway, elvis races a barracuda around the charlotte speedway, lives in an expensive mobile home, drinks pop and keeps his hair combed. Painted red and sporting a large hood scoop perhaps for that big block engine, it had a highly visible role in the 1967 elvis presley movie, clambake, in which it was owned presleys character. Sep 15, 2009 were glad to have him back with a fantastic list of the best boats in movie history. With tom hanks, austin butler, rufus sewell, maggie gyllenhaal. Elvis presley sings his way around the race circuit as successful speedway driver steve grayson. The costumes are more creative than the soundtrack, which is heavy with the mindlessness of lateperiod elvis movies. Although i have to admit that my first thought was oy when clambake surfaced as a possible choice, after watching it for the umpteenth time i came to recognize its true value. Over his alltoobrief lifetime, the king spent some of his wealth on a wide variety of cars. Rawhide boat from elvis movie clambake performance boats. It also houses a theatre space showing elvis movie clips focused on cars and racing. My family has a number of 8mm home movies of the enduro in those years and rawhide is in those films.

The new presley motors automobile museum displays over 20 of his cars and other vehicles, including elvis iconic pink cadillac. This film includes a corvette concept car and some racing boats. Mgm shot speedway before stay away, joe but released it afterwards. There was a damaged mandella shown in the movie, that was supposedly the rawhide boat, and elvis and the girls fixed it with the goop stuff, but that was an orange metalflake boat. Elvis presley water skiing, mckellar lake, july 1955. When he finds out his boss is retiring to arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the westwind, a boat that he and his father built. With elvis presley, nancy sinatra, bill bixby, gale gordon. Produced by carl amari and william bindley, it stars jim caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the madison, indiana communityowned racing team. Elvis should have just driven up to the house and knocked it down in the first five minutes. Jul 12, 2016 eddie, riding in the boat, took some precarious, outoffocus movies for us to laugh about later. Elvis romances shelley faberas while preparing to compete in a speed boat race.