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Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby Baker ... see more see more... , Nita Talbot , Mary Ann Mobley , Jim Hawkins , Jackie Coogan , Peter Brooks , John Fiedler , Chris Noel , Lyn Edgington , Gale Gilmore , Pamela Curran , Rusty Allen , Mike de Anda , Tommy Farrell , Norman Grabowski , Alan Hanley , Fabrizio Mioni , Olan Soule , Gail Gilmore , Jimmy Hawkins

One of Elvis Presley's most popular vehicles, Girl Happy is also one of the most typical. Elvis plays Rusty Wells, the leader of a four-piece rock group, consisting of Gary Crosby, Joby Baker and Jimm... read more read more...y Hawkins. Hired by Chicago gangster boss Big Frank (Harold J. Stone) to protect the virtue of Frank's cute daughter Valerie (Shelley Fabares), Rusty and his buddies follow Valerie to Fort Lauderdale during Spring Break. The girl falls in love with Rusty, then falls out of love when she learns that he's in her dad's employ. Valerie then becomes involved with a slick Italian playboy (Fabrizio Mioni), forcing Rusty to break up the romance lest he end up in a cement overcoat. It all ends happily, of course: after all, Elvis hadn't died on screen since Flaming Star. A bikini-watcher's dream, Girl Happy is less successful as a musical; of the many songs, the title number is the only one with lasting value. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Boris Sagal

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DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007

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  • ajv2688
    December 6, 2010
    ajv2688
    Another Elvis movie, much like the others, he sings, gets the girl to fall for him, and has a happy ending. It's okay.
  • helwigs
    June 2, 2009
    helwigs
    It's nice when characters have reasons for bursting into song and it helps when Elvis plays a performer. You know pretty much the whole storyline at the begining of the movie, although they did throw me a curve with the father actually liking Elvis. It is one of the better Elvis ... read morefilms I've seen and Elvis actually loses a fight. I am wondering about the bastard child of the UofM and State though since you can't tell in the song who he is talking about they pretend they are the same school and have a green sweater with a Maze M.

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Dennis Schwartz
March 27, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Typical innocuous Elvis vehicle that might be brainless but at least is pleasant. Full Review

Howard Thompson
May 9, 2005
Howard Thompson, New York Times

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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David Kaplan
March 1, 2008
David Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan

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  • From which movie does this song lyric come from? "We could raise a family, a boy for you, a girl for me. Oh, can't you see how happy we will be!  Answer »
  • What movie is this? A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer and his band to keep an eye on his daughter during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale.  Answer »
  • In Mean Girls, what does the 'feelings girl' want to do to make everyone happy again?  Answer »
  • In what 2 movies did Shelley Fabares star with Elvis?  Answer »
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