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Fun in Acapulco
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Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American romantic comedy musical film directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Hal B. Wallis. The movie was released by Paramount Pictures and features a cast including Elvis Presley, Ursula Andress, Elsa Cárdenas, and Paul Lukas. Joseph J. Lilley composed the music, while Daniel L. Fapp served as the director of photography. The narrative is set in Mexico, where filming also took place.
The film has a runtime of 97 minutes and was originally produced in English. It generated revenue of 6758000. Critical reception includes a review score of 5.3 out of 10 and a 57% rating, alongside an IMDb rating of 5.9 and a TMDb vote average of 5.938. The work is distributed via video on demand through platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Paramount+.
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Film · TMDB
5.9Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, but when the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike finds new work as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Tensions increase when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard—who is also the champion diver of Mexico.
Cast
- Elvis Presley as Mike Windgren
- Ursula Andress as Marguerita Dauphin
- Elsa Cárdenas as Dolores Gomez
- Paul Lukas as Maximillian Dauphin
- Larry Domasin as Raoul Almeido
- Alejandro Rey as Moreno
Themes
- musical
- acapulco, mexico
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Screenwriter
- Elsa Cárdenas
- Cast member
- Mary Treen
- Composer
- Joseph J. Lilley
- Producer
- Hal B. Wallis
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Narrative location
- Mexico
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 354032
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Andress-Presley-Cardenas.jpg
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