Viva Las Vegas [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Jack Cummings-George Sidney production ; written by Sally Benson ; directed by George Sidney.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 79784 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]Edition: Deluxe edDescription: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1419851209
- 9781419851209
- Viva Las Vegas (Motion picture : 1964)
- Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; editor, John McSweeney ; music, George Stoll ; costumes designed by Don Feld ; art direction, George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | DVD | MUSIC Viva las | Available | 33111006681114 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Viva Las Vegas, one of Elvis Presley's most popular vehicles, adheres as rigidly to formula as a Kabuki dance. Elvis plays a race-car driver competing in the Las Vegas Grand Prix opposite his principal rival, Cesare Danova. To finance his entry, Elvis takes a job as a casino waiter. Naturally, he is occasionally prevailed upon to sing, making one wonder why he didn't choose this talent as a means of making some quick cash. As always, Elvis chases all the wrong girls, only to ignore the "right" one, portrayed by Ann-Margret in her considerable youthful prime (We're supposed to believe that A-M is the daughter of irascible William Demarest. So much for the reliability of gene pools). With a pre-fat Presley, an indescribably gorgeous Ann-Margret, and no fewer than 12 songs on the soundtrack, how could Viva Las Vegas help but reap a fortune at the box office? ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1964.
Special features: Commentary by Steve Pond; Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas; Theatrical trailer.
Special features: Widescreen version presented in a "letterbox" format -- Commentary by Steve Pond, author of Elvis in Hollywood -- New featurette Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby surround 5.1 ; English mono -- Subtitles: English (SDH), French.
Director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; editor, John McSweeney ; music, George Stoll ; costumes designed by Don Feld ; art direction, George W. Davis and Edward Carfagno.
Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova, William Demarest, Nicky Blair.
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix. At least, he will be ready to race once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough, but loses it when a pretty swimming pool manager takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both the race and the girl. His problems don't get any easier when rival Elmo Mancini, a fellow racer and womaniser, gets in the way.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 1.0 mono, dual-layer, DVD-9.
English dialogue, French subtitles; closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.