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"Clambake" (1967 release; 100 min.) brings the story of Scott Hayward, son of a Texas oil tycoon. As the movie opens, Scott is on his way to Florida, tired of being known only as the son of a rich daddy. Arriving in Florida, Scott meets Tom Wilson, the new ski instructor at a Miami Beach resort. Next thing we know, these two decide to take on each other's identity. so that Scott can experience what life is really like without being rich daddy's son. At the resort, Scott meets Dianne Carter, who immediately wants to start water skying lessons, even though it turns out she is quite accomplished already... At this point we are 10 min. into the movie.

Couple of comments: by the time this latest Elvis vehicle was released (in the Fall of 1967), the quality of the never-ending stream of Elvis movies (typically 3 movies a year) had deteriorated even more than before. The plot is, per the usual, wafer-thin, in fact so thin that if you were to sneeze, there would be nothing left. However, that is not the main issue with this film. The music is is worse than second rate, and that is simply not acceptable. The film's photography, with constant back-and-forth between outdoor shots and in-studio cut-ins for the water-skying scenes and the car and bike scenes, is beyond lame, sorry. I wish I could be more positive about this film, but I simply can't.

"Clambake" is the 6th or 7th Elvis movie that I've watched in the last two weeks or so, leading up to the 43rd anniversary of his passing away, on HDNet TV, and surely the last. Even if you are a die-hard Elvis fan, I could not recommend this film in good conscience to anyone. Instead I'd suggest you check out some of the far more superior films from earlier in his career, such as "Blue Hawaii" and "G.I. Blues", just to mention those. But if you must, watch "Clambake" at your own peril of boredom...

When I first saw this movie, I was laughing all the way through. For all the wrong reasons. The songs are way below average (you don't even need to hear the whole thing to know that a song called "Goo" will stink.) Elvis is usually a decent actor, and always a great singer, but he is definitely off his game here. What got me the most about this one was that, for a musical comedy, it is BRUTALLY long. No Elvis movie should pass the 85 minute mark, unless it is very entertaining, which is very possible for Elvis to do. Sadly, that is not the case here, although, it is a lot of fun to watch with friends, if just for the sheer camp value. I don't get why so any people seem to love this film, but to each his own.

I'd bet my last 2 cents that ms fabres couldn't water ski at all ... its actually a very easy sport .. if you can chew gum and walk at the same time then you can ski but it was obvious that all her work was done with a blue screen and dubbed by another woman that could actually walk and chew gum at the same time ... they don't do clam bakes in miami florida ... they would be hard pressed to find a clam ... this whole movie was a real bummer and a sham .... bill bixby later became the "incredible hulk" ... something to marvel at since he was barely 5 ft 9 inches tall and a chronic whiner