Wild in the Country
20th Century-Fox, 1961, Color, 114min, ***
Released June, 1961
Presley specialized in playing the bad boy, and this is Elvis at his baddest! Wild in the Country features one of the King's greatest and most overlooked roles: a rebellious back-woods delinquent gifted with a rare literary talent. Hope Lange is the sympathetic psychiatrist who tries to help Elvis, Tuesday Weld is the King's seductive cousin, and Millie Perkins portrays his childhood sweetheart.
Boasting a screenplay by Clifford Odets, this is perhaps the sexiest and most passionate of all Presley films, and includes a quartet of hit songs, including "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" and "Lonely Man." Wild in the Country is Elvis at his wildest, his baddest and his best.
Produced by: Jerry Wald
Associate Producer: Peter Nelson
Directed by: Philip Dunne
Assistant Director: Joseph E. Rickards
Screenplay by: Clifford Odets
Based on the a Novel by: J. R. Salamanca ( The Lost Country )
Music: Kenyon Hopkins
Orchestration: Edward B. Powell
Song: "Wild in the Country" by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George Weiss
Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Preston Ames
Set Decorations: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
Costumes Designed by: Don Feld
Makeup by: Ben Nye
Hair Styles by: Helen Turpin
Sound: Alfred Bruzlin, Warren B. Delaplain
Director of Photography: William C. Mellor
Filmed in CinemaScope, Color by De Luxe
Film Editor: Dorothy Spencer
Cast: Elvis Presley [Glenn Tyler], Hope Lange [Irene Sperry], Tuesday Weld [Noreen], Millie Perkins [Betty Lee Parsons], Rafer Johnson [Davis], John Ireland [Phil Macy], Gary Lockwood [Cliff Macy], William Mims [Uncle Rolfe], Raymond Greenleaf [Dr. Underwood], Christina Crawford [Monica George], Robin Raymond [Flossie], Doreen Lang [Mrs. Parsons], Charles Arnt [Mr. Parsons], Ruby Goodwin [Sarah], Will Corry [Willie Dace], Alan Napier [Prof. Larson], Jason Robards, Sr. [Judge Parker], Harry Carter [Bartender], Harry Shannon [Sam Tyler], Bob "Red" West [Hank Tyler], The Jordanaires [backup vocals]
Musical Program: [0:00] Wild in the Country (sung behind titles by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:26] I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [0:38] In My Way (sung by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); [1:15] Husky Dusty Day (sung by Elvis Presley and Hope Lange); [1:53] Wild in the Country (reprised behind end by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires); Lonely Man (recorded for the film but not used); Forget Me Never (recorded for the film but not used
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