Fun in Acapulco

You'd have to be a real Elvis Presley junkie to get through this romp, another travelogue mostly confined to the studio which neither challenges Presley as an artist nor gives him anything fresh or lively to do. Elvis sings good... Full review

I fully expected to not care for this Elvis travelogue at all, but maybe I was in the right mood because it wasn't so bad. I was intrigued by the basic idea that Presley's playing a former circus acrobat who... Full review

i love that movie so much and it so so cool and it is so funny and cool i just love it so much thank you elvis so much and i love you!!!!!!!!... Full review

Fun in Acapulco is your standard, run of the mill Elvis flick. Unfortunately, it suffers from bargain basement production, but it is good enough to help you forget your troubles. It is obvious that some of the scenes filmed in... Full review

Fun In Acapulco was at the height of Elvis's movie career. Its the stereo-type Presley film in a selection of pictures in between his rare good ones. Its got great songs (Bossa Nova Baby) and good looking women (Ursula Andress)... Full review

.....You can see Garr in a few scenes, yer basic bikini/dancer gal as she was in all these Elvis flix-Viva Las Vegas, Roustabout, etc. She is listed here as being born in '49 (yeah guys...)-but Leslie Halliwell had is right-1944.... Full review

A few spoilers here...Director Richard Thorpe had earlier directed Elvis in 1957's "Jailhouse Rock," the young singer's third film. "Jailhouse Rock," shot in black and white, featured a somewhat dark atmosphere and a far-from-benign Elvis. "Fun In Acapulco" is different... Full review

This was a pretty good movie. Elvis starts out working on a boat but gets fired and works for the Hilton. Interesting story, that he used to be in a circus, but due to a tragedy no longer is with... Full review

If you are an Elvis fanatic, you have to see all the movies he made, even of the majority of them are not even decent. The fact that he is in them makes them more than they would normally be.... Full review

Richard Thorpe directed a previous Elvis movie, "Jailhouse Rock". Elvis plays Mike Windgren, who is running away from a family trapeze act accident. He is hired as a life guard and singer. Elsa Cardenas, a lady bullfighter, wants Mike's attention.... Full review

Since Acapulco features few memorable Elvis numbers, it fails to score on the one count Presley's pictures could usually be relied upon. Give Presley a sexy job in an exotic location, surround him with beautiful women (in this case the immaculate post-Bond Ursula Andress) and present him with plenty of opportunities to sing. ... Full Review

Plot Mike (Elvis) gets sacked from his job on a boat and finds work as a singer, bringing about all the usual sort of punch-ups and rivalry over jobs and broads. ... Full Article