FUN IN ACAPULCO

Fun in Acapulco
Paramount, 1963, Color, 97 minutes, ***
Released November, 1963

The year was 1963. The hot line links the White House and the Kremlin. The first major pop art exhibition stirs up a major buzz. The Whiskey-A-Go-Go opens. And in Fun in Acapulco, Elvis heads south of the border, where he's fired as a boat hand, hired as a lifeguard and singer, admired by local beauties (including Ursula Andress) and inspired to jump off a 136-foot cliff. Put another way: he overcomes a fear of heights in spectacular fashion. Spectacular, too, are the scenic vistas and Latin-beat tunes. Dive in!

Produced by: Hal B. Wallis
Associate Producer: Paul Nathan
Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Assistant Director: D. Michael Moore
Written by: Allan Weiss
Music Scored and Conducted by: Joseph J. Lilley
Vocal Accompaniment: The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos
Musical Numbers Staged by: Charles O'Curran
Technical Advisor: Col. Tom Parker
Art Direction: Hal Pereira, Walter Tyler
Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Robert Bentonm
Costumes: Edith Head
Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore
Hair Style Supervision: Nellie Manley
Sound Recording by: Hugo Grenzbach, Charles Grenzbach
Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp
Special Photographic Effects: Paul K. Lerpae
Filmed in Technicolor
Technicolor Color Consultant: Richard Mueller
Editorial Supervision: Warren Low
Edited by: Stanley E. Johnson

Cast: Elvis Presley [Mike Windgren], Ursula Andress [Marguerita Dauphin], Elsa Cardenas [Dolores Gomez], Paul Lukas [Maximillian Dauphin], Larry Domasin [Raoul Almeido], Alejandro Rey [Moreno], Robert Garricart [Jose Garcia], Teri Hope [Janie Harkins], Alberto Morin [Mr. Ramirez, Manager of the Hilton], Edward Colmans [Mr. Delgado, Manager of the Ambassador Club], Salvador Baguez [Mr. Perez, Manager of La Perla], Mike De Anda [Guard at La Perla], Charles Evans [Mr. Harkins], Howard McNear [Dr. John Stevers, Tourist], Mary Treen [Mrs. Stevers, Tourist], The Jordanaires, The Four Amigos [backup vocals]

Musical Program: [0:00] Fun in Acapulco (sung behind titles by Elvis Presley and The Jordanaires); [0:02] Vino, Dinero y Amor (excerpt sung by Armando, Pedro, Pablo and Zach[?]); [0:05] Vino, Dinero y Amor (sung by Elvis Presley and The Four Amigos onscreen and The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:08] I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (sung by Elvis Presley with The Four Amigos onscreen and The Jordanaires offscreen); [0:18] Mexico (sung by Elvis Presley and Larry Domasin); [0:32] El Toro (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos); [0:42] Marguerita (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos); [0:49] The Bullfighter Was a Lady (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos); [0:55] No Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car (sung by Elvis Presley onscreen with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos offscreen); [0:58] Bossa Nova Baby (sung and danced by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos); [1:16] You Can't Say No in Acapulco (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos); [1:34] Guadalajara (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires and The Four Amigos)