G.I. Blues

Infobox Film
name = G.I. Blues


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director = Norman Taurog
Michael D. Moore
producer = Hal B. Wallis
writer = Edmund Beloin
Henry Garson
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starring = Elvis Presley
Juliet Prowse
music = Joseph J. Lilley
cinematography = Loyal Griggs
editing = Warren Low
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = August 18, 1960
runtime = 104 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget =
preceded_by = "King Creole"
followed_by = "Flaming Star"
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amg_id =
imdb_id = 0053848

"G.I. Blues" is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical motion picture played as a romantic comedy. It was filmed while Presley was fulfilling his military service obligation with the United States Army in West Germany. It was filmed at Paramount's Hollywood studios and on location in Germany.

Elvis Presley's return to the screen after a two-year absence saw lineups at movie theatres across North America and in Mexico City a riot broke out in a theater showing "G.I. Blues" that prompted the Mexican government to ban Presley's movies.

The Army appointed public information officer John J. Mawn (1915-2007) as technical advisor for the film. Mawn had presided over Presley's military press conferences. Earlier while at Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Presley stopped en route to his basic training in Texas, Mawn had told the Associated Press that Presley would resemble a "peeled onion" in reference to his forthcoming "G.I. haircut". The retort attracted national headlines. [ [http://www.swtimes.com/obituaries/ Times Record ] ]

Plot

Specialist 5 (SP5) Tulsa Mc Lean is stationed with United States Army Occupation Forces in 1960 West Germany. Mc Lean a member of the 3rd Armored Division -- "Spearhead." He loves to sing and has dreams to run his own nightclub when he leaves the army, but dreams don't come cheap. Tulsa places a bet on his friend Dynamite, that he can spend the night with a club dancer named Lili, who is rumored to be hard to get. She turned down one other G.I. operator, Turk. Dynamite and Turk have vied for women before in Hawaii. When Dynamite gets transferred to Alaska, Tulsa is brought in to take his place. He is not looking forward to it, but in order to keep his money, he must go through with it. Tulsa's friend Cookie falls in love, with Lili's roommate, Tina from Italy. Rick and Marla's baby boy, Tiger helps Tulsa win the bet for the outfit and the girl's heart.

Primary cast:

* Elvis Presley as Spec. 5 Tulsa McLean
* Juliet Prowse as Lili
* Robert Ivers as PFC Cookie
* James Douglas as Rick
* Letícia Román as Tina
* Sigrid Maier as Marla
* Arch Johnson as M/Sgt. McGraw

Soundtrack

:"see G.I. Blues (album)"

See also

* List of Elvis Presley films
* Elvis Presley discography

References

External links

Movie reviews

* [http://www.badmovieplanet.com/3btheater/g/giblues.html Comprehensive review] by Chad Plambeck at [http://www.badmovieplanet.com/3btheater/ 3-B Theater]

* [http://apolloguide.com/mov_fullrev.asp?CID=2211&Specific=1135 Review] by Dan Jardine at [http://apolloguide.com/index.shtml Apollo Movie Guide] .

DVD Reviews

* [http://www.avclub.com/content/dvds/lights_camera_elvis_collection Review of the movie collection "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (King Creole, Blue Hawaii, G.I. Blues, Fun in Acapulco, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Easy Come, Easy Go)] ] By Noel Murray at [http://www.avclub.com/content/ The AV Club] , August 29, 2007.
* [http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=29645 Review of the movie collection "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (King Creole, Blue Hawaii, G.I. Blues, Fun in Acapulco, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Easy Come, Easy Go)] by Paul Mavis at [http://www.dvdtalk.com/ DVD Talk] , August 6, 2007.
* [http://www.dvdauthority.com/reviews.asp?reviewID=1088 Review] by Fusion3600 at [http://www.dvdauthority.com/ DVD Authority] .