Wild in the Country
starring: Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson
directed by: Philip Dunne
directed by: Philip Dunne
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Elvis is a backwoods boy who is falsely accused of murder and put on probation. With the help of his probation officer her is able to start a new life for himself.Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 02/28/2006Starring: Elvis Presley Hope LangeRun time: 114 minutesRating: NrDirector: Philip Dunne
Amazon.com:
Elvis plays a roughneck country boy, seething with hostility but gifted with literary talent. In the occasionally precious Clifford Odets script, this comes across as James Dean by way of a Thomas Wolfe novel--and not a bad shot at respectable acting by Elvis. His monologue about his dead mother, delivered to sympathetic shrink Hope Lange, is one of the most affecting things the King ever did in a movie. The songs are kept to a minimum, and Presley has some good, thrumming energy with the young Tuesday Weld (bad girl) and Millie Perkins (good girl), two uncommonly smart actresses. This is one of many Hollywood melodramas suggesting the angst brewing beneath the prosperity of the Eisenhower-Kennedy era, and it holds up decently, if not spectacularly. For Elvis fans, it's a poignant glimpse at a performer still in the young-buck stage of exciting possibilities. --Robert Horton
Elvis is a backwoods boy who is falsely accused of murder and put on probation. With the help of his probation officer her is able to start a new life for himself.Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 02/28/2006Starring: Elvis Presley Hope LangeRun time: 114 minutesRating: NrDirector: Philip Dunne
Amazon.com:
Elvis plays a roughneck country boy, seething with hostility but gifted with literary talent. In the occasionally precious Clifford Odets script, this comes across as James Dean by way of a Thomas Wolfe novel--and not a bad shot at respectable acting by Elvis. His monologue about his dead mother, delivered to sympathetic shrink Hope Lange, is one of the most affecting things the King ever did in a movie. The songs are kept to a minimum, and Presley has some good, thrumming energy with the young Tuesday Weld (bad girl) and Millie Perkins (good girl), two uncommonly smart actresses. This is one of many Hollywood melodramas suggesting the angst brewing beneath the prosperity of the Eisenhower-Kennedy era, and it holds up decently, if not spectacularly. For Elvis fans, it's a poignant glimpse at a performer still in the young-buck stage of exciting possibilities. --Robert Horton
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Customer Reviews
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- Favorite Elvis Movie
I have seen this movie on TV and loved it. I have finally bought it to put in my collection. Of all the Elvis movies I love this one the most. Not too much singing and the plot of a younger man falling in love with the older woman (who is trying to fight her feelings for him) is just too good.
Rating: 
- Bad Boy falls for shrink
Elvis plays a bad boy who is rejected buy almost everyone in town,including his uncle.His cousin has a crush on him,which seems too be mutal."I am cursed with the mark of Cain"-he tells the court appointed therpist.Who not only starts too see his good side ,but Also: his writing talent.On her quest too help,she begins too fall madely in love with him.He does the same.
Although the movie follows the basic Elvis movie plot(boy meets &gets girl) -this one deffers in that ,It gave Elvis a chance ... Read More
Rating: - Elvis....what more can I say?
This is an excellent movie.A few kissing scenes that will leave you absolutely breathless, and one of the funniest moments in the film is Elvis' drunken scene.He is just so silly in it, you can see his co-stars genuinely laughing at his antics!A must see for any Elvis fan! Also, a few very moving scenes in the movie, including the scene where Glenn (Elvis) was talking to Mrs. Sperry (Hope Lange) about the death of his Mother.You can see the intensity of this moment, as if Elvis were speaking ... Read More
Rating: - Elvis Fan
The first time I saw this movie I was uncomfortable with it.Elvis seemed either hot or cold on the screen and the love affair between him and Hope Lange was simply not believable.But, everytime Elvis is on screen with Tuesday Weld...HOT-SMOKIN'!They really had a chemistry.It's worth watching just for those scenes.I've watched it several times now and the more often I see it the more I appreciate the writing.The story needed smoothing, pieces of it didn't mesh with the rest, but the pros themselves ... Read More
Rating: - Elvis - Wild In The Country
I enjoyed this movie because of the the picture and sound quality.
Ron
- Favorite Elvis MovieI have seen this movie on TV and loved it. I have finally bought it to put in my collection. Of all the Elvis movies I love this one the most. Not too much singing and the plot of a younger man falling in love with the older woman (who is trying to fight her feelings for him) is just too good.
- Bad Boy falls for shrinkElvis plays a bad boy who is rejected buy almost everyone in town,including his uncle.His cousin has a crush on him,which seems too be mutal."I am cursed with the mark of Cain"-he tells the court appointed therpist.Who not only starts too see his good side ,but Also: his writing talent.On her quest too help,she begins too fall madely in love with him.He does the same.
Although the movie follows the basic Elvis movie plot(boy meets &gets girl) -this one deffers in that ,It gave Elvis a chance ... Read More
- Elvis....what more can I say?This is an excellent movie.A few kissing scenes that will leave you absolutely breathless, and one of the funniest moments in the film is Elvis' drunken scene.He is just so silly in it, you can see his co-stars genuinely laughing at his antics!A must see for any Elvis fan! Also, a few very moving scenes in the movie, including the scene where Glenn (Elvis) was talking to Mrs. Sperry (Hope Lange) about the death of his Mother.You can see the intensity of this moment, as if Elvis were speaking ... Read More
- Elvis FanThe first time I saw this movie I was uncomfortable with it.Elvis seemed either hot or cold on the screen and the love affair between him and Hope Lange was simply not believable.But, everytime Elvis is on screen with Tuesday Weld...HOT-SMOKIN'!They really had a chemistry.It's worth watching just for those scenes.I've watched it several times now and the more often I see it the more I appreciate the writing.The story needed smoothing, pieces of it didn't mesh with the rest, but the pros themselves ... Read More
- Elvis - Wild In The CountryI enjoyed this movie because of the the picture and sound quality.
Ron
