Sailor, ahoy!

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Movie
German title Sailor, ahoy!
Original title Easy come, easy go
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1967
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director John Rich
script Allan Weiss ,
Anthony Lawrence
production Hal B. Wallis
for Hal Wallis Productions
music Joseph J. Lilley
camera William Margulis
cut Archie Marshek
occupation

Sailor, ahoy! is a 1967 American musical film directed by John Rich . It was the 24th film in which Elvis Presley played a role.

action

Underwater demolition expert Ted Jackson meets his old friend Judd Whitman while on shore leave. He used to appear as a singer in Judds Bar, who offered him another collaboration. Although Ted's time in the Navy is almost over, he refuses to appear again as a singer, as this has always been a financial disaster.

During his last clearing of the drifting mine , Ted finds the wreckage of a ship not far from the explosive device and a chest secured with locks inside. During the dive he is disturbed by a group around the yacht owner Dina Bishop, who has him photographed by her friend Gil for fun while defusing the mine.

Back on land, Ted asks about the wreck. From Captain Jack he learns the name of the ship and the information that a descendant of the ship owner is Jo Symington. Ted visits Jo, unintentionally gets into a yoga class and finally discovers that Jo is a young woman he had already seen as a dancer in Judd's bar. He pretends to want to write a book about the sunken ship and Jo says that in addition to coffee , the ship also had a chest full of old coins on it. She is glad that, unlike other people, Ted is not after the money on the ship, but is only interested in facts for his book.

Ted persuades Judd to take him out to sea and retrieve the box. They are initially supported by Captain Jack, who rents out the necessary equipment. He himself returns to shore after a short time on board because he is severely seasick . Instead, Jo comes on board. Ted and Judd initially pretend to be fishing at sea, but confess the truth to Jo when they are at sea. Jo reacts disappointed and angry. The yacht with Dina and Gil followed their boat so that they do not continue to the place where the treasure was found. Gil spotted the shipwreck in the background in the photo he took of Ted while defusing the mine and suspects that Ted, Judd and Jo are on a treasure hunt. He destroys two cables of the yacht and forces the three to tow the yacht with their boat. In this way he prevents them from going on a treasure hunt.

In the evening, Gil convinces Captain Jack that Ted and Judd wanted to trick him and even damaged the yacht to recover the treasure on their own. Horrified, Jack retrieves his diving equipment from Ted's boat and takes it onto the yacht instead. Here again Ted appears who wanted to look at the equipment, and a duel between Ted and Gil ensues. Meanwhile, Jack brings the equipment back to his shop.

Jo has already planned the potential find: she wants to use the money to build a cultural center for the city's beatniks . When Ted confesses that Jack has stolen their equipment and that no dive can take place, Ted, Judd and Jo drive to Jack to change his mind. Meanwhile, he was lured onto the yacht by Dina, where Gil also brings Jack's equipment. The three of them go out to sea, where Dina and Gil dive down to the wreck. Ted, Judd and Jo also arrive at the yacht shortly afterwards. Since Jack originally loaned the equipment to Ted and Judd and did not cancel that contract, the treasure raised with their equipment would also be theirs. Jack has also realized that Ted discovered the treasure first and that it is his. Ted dives to the wreck, where there is a duel between Ted and Gil, which Dina only captures photographically. Ted succeeds in defeating Gil and retrieving the treasure chest. Dina shows herself to be a good loser because she has enough money and seen everything as a game.

The supposed treasure turns out to be a chest full of copper coins . Unlike gold or silver coins, the copper pieces are almost worthless and bring in sales of $ 4,000 for Ted, Judd, Jo and Jack . This is enough for a down payment for the planned youth center, so that ultimately everyone can pool their money. Ted wants to bring in the rest through appearances in Judd's bar. He immediately starts with a vocal interlude, at the end of which he and Jo kiss.

production

Sailor, ahoy! was filmed from September 12 to October 30, 1966 at Long Beach Naval Station in San Pedro , Los Angeles . The interior shots were taken in Paramount Studios .

The film had its US premiere on March 22, 1967. In Germany it was shown in cinemas on December 22, 1967.

Elvis Presley sings different songs in the film:

  • 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)
  • I'll Take Love (Dolores Fuller & Mark Barker)
  • She's a Machine (Joy Byers)
  • Leave My Woman Alone ( Ray Charles )

Elvis Presley can also be heard with Elsa Lanchester with the title Yoga Is As Yoga Does . This was panned by the critics as “unforgivable” and described as “a horror through and through” - “a true, out-and-out horror”.

criticism

The film service wrote in 1967:

“Contrary to expectations, Elvis Presley has not yet 'died', but you have to come up with something to present him effectively. This time he appears as a frogman. [...] The adventurous parts are just the starting point for the many Presley songs, which are primarily concerned. A yoga club, an artist club and beatniks are introduced as additional accessories and to make the picture more colorful . A hard fight and an underwater fight don't really fit into the style of this musically alienated adventure. "

- film service, 1967

The lexicon of international films published by film-dienst in 1990 described the film as a "little adventure with singing and advertising for pop art artists."

Cinema stated: "The King as a howling buoy: a slap in the water."

Allmovie wrote that the film, while not Elvis Presley's worst film, is nowhere near the best. Presley only seems really engaged during the vocal interludes. Otherwise he would only rely on his charisma and charm instead of his acting skills, which is legitimate in view of the bad script. Overall, like other Elvis films of the time, the film is a stupid and tiring work.

The Protestant film observer drew the following conclusion: “Elvis Presley trills himself between a blonde and a black-haired woman and also lifts a chest full of Spanish coins. Light entertainment for little girls and Presley fans ages 12 and up. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b See review on allemovie.com
  2. ↑ WV: Sailor, ahoy! . In: film-dienst, No. 51, 1967.
  3. ↑ Klaus Brüne (Ed.): Lexicon of International Films . Volume 7. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1990, p. 3380.
  4. ↑ See cinema.de
  5. ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 10/1968