Fresh
The sizzling combination of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margaret is enough to carry Viva Las Vegas over the top.
Variety Staff, Variety
Viva Las Vegas
Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margret drives him wild!
1964 · 1h 25m · Approved
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
George Sidney
Overview
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
Director and cast
- George Sidney Director
- Elvis Presley as Lucky Jackson
- Ann-Margret as Rusty Martin
- William Demarest as Mr. Martin
- Nicky Blair as Shorty Fansworth
- Cesare Danova as Count Elmo Mancini
- Robert Aiken as Driver (uncredited)
- Don Anderson as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Larry Barton as Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
- Toni Basil as Dancer (uncredited)
- Herman Boden as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Vulgar, spirited, and neglected director George Sidney meets his match with this 1964 Elvis Presley vehicle.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Thin even by Presley standards.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
Coming on a balmy day, with no pretensions of art, Viva Las Vegas, the new Elvia Presley vehicle, is about as pleasant and unimportant as a banana split. And as fetching to look at, it might be added.
Howard Thompson, New York Times
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