Easy Come, Easy Go (film)
- Elvis Presley: Ted Jackson
- Dodie Marshall: Jo Symington
- Pat Priest: Dina Bishop
- Pat Harrington Jr.: Judd Whitman
- Skip Ward: Gil Carey
- Sandy Kenyon: Schwartz
- Frank McHugh: Captain Jack
- Ed Griffith: Cooper
- Read Morgan: Ens. Tompkins
- Mickey Elley: Ens. Whitehead
- Elaine Beckett: Vicki
- Shari Nims: Mary
- Diki Lerner: Zoltan
- Robert Isenberg: Artist
- Elsa Lanchester: Madame Neherina
Sailor, Ahoy! is an American musical film directed by John Rich from the year 1967. It was the 24th film in which Elvis Presley played a role.
Action
Underwater explosion expert Ted Jackson hits during a shore leave his old friend Judd Whitman again. Previously, he appeared as a singer on in Judd's Bar, who offers him a renewed cooperation. Although Ted's time is almost in the Navy, he rejects a recurrence from a singer, but this was always a disaster financially.
At its last floating mine defusing Ted is not far from the explosive device the wreck of a ship and is secured with locks a chest. During the dive, he is disturbed by a group led by the yacht owner Dina Bishop, who lets him take pictures for fun in defusing the mine by her friend Gil.
Back on land, Ted asked about the wreck. From Captain Jack he learns the name of the ship and the indication that a descendant of the ship's owner Jo Symington was. Ted is looking at Jo, gets accidentally into a yoga class and finally notes that Jo is a young woman that he had already seen in Judd's bar as a dancer. He pretends to want to write about the sunken ship a book and Jo told that the ship had then loaded a chest full of old coins except coffee. She is happy that Ted is in contrast to other people not on the money on the boat, but is only interested in facts for his book.
Ted persuades Judd, to go with him to the sea and to recover the box. They will get support from Captain Jack, who rented them the necessary equipment. He returns after a short time on board to land, as it is difficult seasick. Instead, Jo comes on board. Ted and Judd give first of all, to want to go fishing on the lake, but Jo confess the truth when they are at sea. Jo responds disappointed and angry. Your boat is the yacht with Dina and Gil followed, so they do not continue to the location of the treasure. Gil has discovered in the photo that he had made in defusing the mine from Ted, the shipwreck in the background and suspects that Ted, Judd and Jo are on a treasure hunt. He destroyed two cables of the yacht, forcing the three to tow the yacht with their boat. So it prevents that they can make on a treasure hunt.
In the evening convinced Gil Captain Jack that Ted and Judd wanted to trick him and have even damaged the yacht to the treasure alone. Horrified, Jack brings his diving equipment from Ted's boat and bring them instead on the yacht. Here again appears Ted, who wanted to look after the equipment, and it comes to a fight between Ted and Gil. Jack, meanwhile, brings the equipment back into his shop.
Jo has the potential Fund already scheduled: You want to build a cultural center for the beatniks of the city with the money. When Ted confesses that Jack has taken away the equipment and can take place no dive, Ted, Judd and Jo go to Jack to change his mind. The meanwhile, was lured by Dina on the yacht where Gil brings Jack's equipment. The three of them go to sea, where Dina and Gil dive down to the wreck. Even Ted, Judd and Jo come shortly afterwards to the yacht. Since Jack has the equipment originally awarded to Ted and Judd and this Agreement had not been resolved, upscale with their equipment treasure would belong to them. Jack has also realized that Ted had discovered the treasure first, and he heard him thus. Ted dive to the wreck where it comes to a fight between Ted and Gil, the Dina only holds photographically. It succeeds Ted to defeat Gil and recover the treasure chest. Dina shows to be a good loser, but she has enough money and everything perceived more as a game.
The alleged treasure turns out to be chest full of copper coins. Unlike gold or silver coins, the copper pieces are virtually worthless and bring Ted, Judd, Jo and Jack proceeds of U.S. $ 4000 a. This rich for a down payment for the planned youth center, so that eventually merge all their money. The rest want to import by Ted appearances in Judd's Bar. It kicks off with a vocal performance, at the end he and Jo kiss.
Production
Sailor, Ahoy! was from 12 September to 30 October 1966 in the Long Beach Naval Station in San Pedro, Los Angeles, rotated. The interior shots were taken at Paramount Studios.
The film experienced on March 22, 1967 its U.S. premiere. In Germany he ran in theaters on December 22, 1967.
Elvis Presley sings in the film different songs:
- Easy Come, Easy Go ( Sid Wayne & Ben Weisman )
- The Love Machine (Gerald Nelson, Fred Burch & Chuck Taylor)
- You Gotta Stop ( Bill Giant, Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye )
- Sing You Children (Gerald Nelson & Fred Burch )
- She 's a Machine (Joy Byers )
- Leave My Woman Alone ( Ray Charles)
Along with Elsa Lanchester is also to hear with the title Yoga Is As Yoga Does Elvis Presley. This was panned by the critics as " inexcusable " and " horror through and through " - called - "a true out-and -out horror".
Criticism
The filmdienst wrote in 1967:
" Contrary to expectations, Elvis Presley is not yet died ', but you have already come up with something to effectively present it. This time, he appears as a frogman. [ ... ] The adventurous games are just hanging on the many Presley songs at issue in the first place. Another Masked and to make the image more colorful, a yoga club, an artist club and beatniks are introduced. A tough fight and an underwater fight does not quite fit in with the style of this musical adventure alienated. "
The 1990 by filmdienst edited encyclopedia of the International film described the film as " little adventure with a few songs and advertising of Pop Art artist. "
Cinema stated: " The King as Heulboje: a slap in the water. "
Allmovie wrote that the film is the worst film of Elvis Presley, was not, however, by far not the best. Presley WOULD truly committed only during the singing performances. Otherwise he was leaving himself rather than on his acting skills only on his charisma and charm, which given the poor screenplay was also legitimate. Total Watched the movie like other Elvis films of the era, a goofy and tiring work.