ELVIS: G.I. BLUES!(1960):
One of my favorite Elvis movies! This is just a bunch
of fun, with no real deep meaning, just good music
and some laughs! A couple of Elvis' best movie songs
are in this, including the title song, Wooden Heart,
Pocket Full Of Rainbows and others! A-
From another reviewer at Amazon:
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