Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
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- (as Frederic Worlock)
- Dancer in Floral Outfit
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- TriviaOne of the very few films that show a Cheetah sports car being raced. Bill Thomas' Cheetah was an extremely rare sports car that was designed to compete against Carroll Shelby's Cobra. Additionally, the "Fox Five" was actually a McLaren Elva. Being able to watch these cars in action is almost worth the price of admission.
- GoofsWhen Mike McCoy (Elvis Presley) crashes his white AC Cobra into the water it suddenly changes into a Mistral-bodied Austin-Healey.
- Quotes
Howard Foxhugh: I'm glad you like the car, and we're going to give you a chance to drive it, but you've got to promise me one thing.
Mike McCoy: Well, let's have it!
Howard Foxhugh: Don't encourage Cynthia!
Mike McCoy: Cynthia? What's she got to do with it?
Howard Foxhugh: Well, I didn't mind you singing for her. That was her birthday present, but now she is talking about marriage, and that, of course, is out of the question.
Mike McCoy: You're trying to say I'm good enough to drive your car, but I'm not good enough to marry your daughter?
Howard Foxhugh: Oh, now, Mike, don't put it that way!
Mike McCoy: I'll put it this way - if I want to marry Cynthia, and she wants to marry me, we'll get married! As for your car, you can drive it yourself!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvis in the Movies (1990)
SPINOUT, made at MGM, is one of the most entertaining thanks to its teaming of Elvis with three colorful and delightful leading ladies, all of whom more than hold their own with their charismatic leading man. Deborah Walley plays the tomboyish redhead drummer in Elvis' band and has a secret crush on him; Diane McBain plays a sexually voracious best-selling author on the hunt for the perfect American male; and Shelley Fabares plays the heiress of an auto fortune who thinks she's entitled to whatever she wants and whose father wants Elvis to race a car for him. In the course of it, Elvis encounters rivals for each of the girl's affections, leading to a set of romantic entanglements that are ultimately resolved in an inspired and original ending. The plot is packed with lots of clever twists, thanks to a script co-written by Theodore J. Flicker who would write and direct the cult hit, THE PRESIDENT'S ANALYST, the following year. Fortunately, the film's racing angle is downplayed in favor of comic situations and a set of enjoyable songs.
The supporting players deserve singling out, including Jack Mullaney as Elvis' comical bandmate; Carl Betz as Shelley's father (a role he played with Shelley on "The Donna Reed Show" as well); Warren Berlinger as Betz's loyal assistant; TV cowboy Will Hutchins as a highway cop with a penchant for gourmet cooking; and Hollywood veterans Cecil Kellaway and Una Merkel as an elderly rich couple who allow Elvis and his band to take over their house when they go on vacation. (This latter touch is representative of the film's Hollywood fantasyland approach to life, but it's all so well played by such skilled hands that it's difficult not to get sucked into the fun of it all.)
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- Aug 22, 2008
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- Also known as
- Never Say No
- Filming locations
- Ascot Park Speedway - 18601 S. Vermont Avenue, Gardena, California, USA(dirt track where Howard Foxhugh demonstrates new car to Mike McCoy)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1