Spinout

Spinout (1966)

It's ELVIS with his foot on the gas and no brakes on the fun!!!

Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.

Date of release
1966-10-06
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Director
Norman Taurog

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Spinout is a 1966 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as the lead singer of a band and part-time race car driver. The film was #57 on the year-end list of the top-grossing films of 1966. It was titled California Holiday in the UK.

Production

The film was shot from February 21 to April 7, 1966.

Presley was paid $750,000 plus 40% of the profits.

The racing scenes were shot at Paramount Ranch Raceway.

The script was written by Theodore Flicker and George Kirgo. They originally pitched the idea of a film based on Presley's life, but this was vetoed by Col. Parker. Working titles include Never Say No, Never Say Yes, and The Singing Racing Car Driver. Flicker eventually left the project to work on The President's Analyst and Michael Hoey worked on the script uncredited with Kirgo.

The character of Diana St. Clair was based on Helen Gurley Brown, author of Sex and the Single Girl.

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