G.I. Blues (Widescreen)

G.I. Blues (Widescreen)
by Norman Taurog

G.I. Blues (Widescreen)
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Actor: Elvis Presley, James Douglas, Juliet Prowse, Let?cia Rom?n, Robert Ivers
Director: Norman Taurog
Brand: PRESLEY,ELVIS
Cinematographer: Loyal Griggs
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Producer: Paul Nathan
Writer: Edmund Beloin
Writer: Henry Garson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-05-02
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount

Movie Reviews of G.I. Blues (Widescreen)

Movie Review: Elvis in the Army
Summary: 3 Stars

To say that a movie is an "Elvis Movie" suggests that he actually had a movie genre all to himself (Kind of like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers). In fact, a post Army Elvis movie is usually simply a musical romantic comedy, and that's what this film is too. It also happens to fit into the category of "Service Comedy", humor based on military situations.

GI Blues was his first post-Army film, and one of his best films. His next movie, Blue Hawaii, is the one that basically fixed the formula for the rest of of his films, and of course 1964's Viva Las Vegas would be the quintessential post-Army Elvis movie.

GI Blues is a little different from what would come later. Instead of shouldering the entire movie himself, he has a strong supporting cast in this one, with his two army buddies having a lot of screen time, and each with a love interest of his own.

The plot of the film is kind of risque for 1960 - he is blatantly trying to sleep with a night club dancer to win a bet (and one of his buddies has fathered a child out of wedlock). Being a decent guy, his conscience won't let him go through with it, but he still gets engaged to the girl by the end of the flick. The sexuality of this film is actually more frank than in most of his later movies.

The movie functions as a good time capsule of its era - what life was like for American soldiers stationed in Germany during the middle years of the Cold War. Reminds me of some of the stories my father tells, who was staioned there about the same time. And there is some beautiful color footage of Germany in the movie, too.

Juliet Prowse, the leading lady, is an exotically attractive woman, who very closely resembles Leslie Caron in the face. She looks very "European", which kind of adds to the allure of both her and the film.

Elvis' acting, never exactly Oscar material at its best, is even below par for him in this film, perhaps because he was out of practice after 2 years of military duty. But his new post-Army persona is likable - he is now and basically forever after cast as the All-American young man, hipper, cooler and more musically talented than most, but still the kind of guy who likes kids and babies, and calls women "Ma'am", but still backs up his buddies in a bar room brawls and is the just the kind of guy you'd like to have working next to you at your job, or in your platoon.

GI Blues is simple entertainment, so when you watch it, just sit back and enjoy being entertained - by one of the best singers (and worst actors!) in the history of entertainment.

Summary of G.I. Blues (Widescreen)

Tulsa, a singing G.I. in West Germany bets he can spend the night with Lili, a supposedly hard hearted club dancer.
Genre: Musicals
Rating: PG
Release Date: 14-AUG-2007
Media Type: DVD
After Elvis Presley got out of the army in 1960, he was instantly ushered into this Paramount movie about an Oklahoma singer who (surprise) gets out of the army and wants to open a club. Making a potentially lucrative bet that he can seduce a cabaret singer (Juliet Prowse), Elvis instead falls in love. Refurbished from his rockabilly roots into a slicker model for early-'60s pop, the Elvis of this movie is the one who made almost 30 more just like it. The songs include the title track, plus "It's Not Good Enough for You," "Tonight Is So Right for Love," and "Wooden Heart." Directed by Norman Taurog, a studio veteran who made his first film in 1928 and worked numerous times with Presley as well as Jerry Lewis. --Tom Keogh

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