In THIS one, Elvis is a ski instructor at the Miami hotel resort, and just happens to know a lot about engines. when he arrives for his summer work assignment, he meets Burton (Gary Merrill, better known for All About Eve), who races boats. plot line number one. and he bumps into a country hick, and switches places with him (for some weird reason! story line number two...). Co-stars Bill Bixby, who will be the Incredible Hulk, and Shelley Fabares. even a couple minutes spent on a "Flipper" reference, which just HAPPENED to be on television at the time. Elvis sings Confidence, which sounds a lot like "High Hopes". and when he sings CLAMBAKE, that one sounds a whole lot like the old song Shortnin Bread. this thing just goes all over the map. Elvis is Scott, who wants to try to fix up Burton's boat for the race, along with Tom. and they all seem to be competing to win over Dianne (Fabares). Fabares had already worked with Elvis on Spinout and Girl Happy. such a small world. One of the TWO films directed by Art Nadel. He directed TONS of tv series, and... the films Clambake and Underground. it's pretty good if you just go with the flow. Elvis marathon on HDNet Movies.
