Spinout
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
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| Music by | George Stoll |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Rita Roland |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,000,000 (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
Spinout is a 1966 American musical film and comedy starring Elvis Presley as the lead singer of a band and part-time race car driver. The film was #57 on the year end list of the top-grossing films of 1966.
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Plot
Mike McCoy (Elvis), the lead singer for a traveling band who is also a part-time race car driver, enjoys his carefree single life, which is threatened by three different women who seek to marry him.
Enter Cynthia Foxhugh (Shelley Fabares), a spoiled heiress and "daddy's girl", who is determined to get what she wants, no matter the cost. Such as was the case when Cynthia's millionaire father Howard (Carl Betz) tricks Mike and his band into interrupting their gig tour to serenade Cynthia with "Am I Ready" for her birthday. Cynthia becomes first of the three women who wants to marry Mike. Also, apparently knowing about Mike's racing skills, Howard is determined to hire Mike to drive Howard's Fox Five car in an upcoming road race, but Mike prefers to race his own car, a Cobra 427 sports car, which is towed around the country by a 1929 Model J Duesenberg.
Meanwhile, Mike is stalked and spied upon by Diana St. Clair (Diane McBain), an author of books for women about men. Diana is in the process of writing her new book, "The Perfect American Male", and uses Mike as one of her subjects. Actually, she later reveals to Mike that he is the "perfect American male", thereby planning on Mike to marry her—to the point of already making wedding arrangements!
The female drummer of Mike's band, Les (Deborah Walley), is looked upon by Mike and the other band members as a tomboy, and becomes fed up with such treatment. Mike and his other band members are taken aback when at a party, Les picks her moment and reveals her true feminine side, walking back out from a room dressed up in an evening dress. She reveals herself as the third woman who wishes to marry Mike.
Faced with this predicament, Mike must decide which of the three women he will marry—after the race (which Mike wins in a car he doesn't even own). So he decides to marry all three of them—to other men. Mike marries Cynthia to Phillip (Warren Berlinger), a nervous employee of Howard's who is prone to fainting (he had a secret crush on Cynthia since he's known her, which he finally picks up the nerve to tell her). Next, Mike marries Diana to Howard, who fell in love with each other after they met at one of Mike's parties. And finally, Mike marries Les to Lt. Tracy Richards (Will Hutchins), a police officer whom Les won her way to his heart through his stomach (he likes her gourmet cooking). This allows Mike to reclaim his single and carefree life, which he dearly enjoys.
Cast
- Elvis Presley as Mike McCoy
- Shelley Fabares as Cynthia Foxhugh
- Diane McBain as Diana St. Clair
- Dodie Marshall as Susan
- Deborah Walley as Les
- Jack Mullaney as Curly
- Will Hutchins as Lt. Tracy Richards
- Warren Berlinger as Philip Short
- Jimmy Hawkins as Larry
- Carl Betz as Howard Foxhugh
- Cecil Kellaway as Bernard Ranley
- Una Merkel as Violet Ranley
- Frederick Worlock as Blodgett
- Dave Barry as Harry
- Rita Wilson as Bit Girl (uncredited)
Production
Elvis was paid $750,000 plus 40% of the profits.[2]
The script was written by Theodore Flicker and George Kirgo. They originally pitched the idea of a film based on Presley's life but this was vetoed by Col Parker. Working titles include Never Say No, Never Say Yes and The Singing Racing Car Driver. Flicker eventually left the project to work on The President's Analyst and Michael Hoey worked on the script uncredited with Kirgo.[2]
Jack Mullaney, who also appeared with Elvis in Tickle Me (1965), plays Curly, one of the male band members.
Jimmy Hawkins, who plays Larry, the other male band member, also appeared with both Presley and Fabares in Girl Happy and coincidentally portraying one of Presley's band members in that film as well.
Carl Betz (Howard) and Shelley Fabares (Cynthia) had played father and daughter before, on The Donna Reed Show.
Soundtrack
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See also
References
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- Spinout at the TCM Movie Database
DVD reviews
- Review by Jeff Rosado at digitallyOBSESSED!, August 4, 2004.
- Review by Bill Treadway at DVD Verdict, August 3, 2004.
- Review by Stuart Galbraith IV at DVD Talk, July 16, 2004.
- Review by Betsy Bozdech at The DVD Journal.
