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Follow That Dream

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6.2/10 • 45

1962-04-111h 49m

Comedy

GO! GO! GO! It's Free-Wheeling Fun!

When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.

Directors
Gordon Douglas
Editors
William B. Murphy

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley

    Toby Kwimper

  2. Arthur O'Connell

    Arthur O'Connell

    Pop Kwimper

  3. Anne Helm

    Anne Helm

    Holly Jones

  4. Joanna Moore

    Joanna Moore

    Alisha Claypoole

  5. Jack Kruschen

    Jack Kruschen

    Carmine

  6. Simon Oakland

    Simon Oakland

    Nick

  7. Roland Winters

    Roland Winters

    Judge

  8. Alan Hewitt

    Alan Hewitt

    H. Arthur King

  9. Howard McNear

    Howard McNear

    George

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Wuchak

Nov 10, 2020

6/10

Elvis goes to backwoods Florida to set-up a makeshift home & business A family of hicks from rural Georgia run out of gas on the northwest coast of the Florida peninsula and decide to homestead there. They have to deal with annoying bureaucrats and gangsters who run a mobile gambling ring. Elvis Presley, Anne Helm, Arthur O'Connell, Simon Oakland and Joanna Moore are all on hand. “Follow That Dream” (1962) was Elvis’ 9th movie of the 31 he did. I didn’t like it the first time I saw it because of the (seemingly) eye-rolling premise. Viewing it again after many years, I appreciated it more because (1) I knew it wasn’t supposed to be taken too seriously and (2) the movie, albeit farcical, does reveal interesting data on the concept of homesteading with the corresponding establishment of civilization, government, laws and lawbreaking. Moreover, the film is an interesting commentary on the naiveté & goodwill of backwoods types in contrast to the corruption of big city people. Of course, “Deliverance” (1972) would change this perception forever, but “Follow That Dream” is closer to reality. Anne Helm is easily one of the top females to costar in a Presley flick along with Ann-Margret in “Viva Las Vegas” (1964) and Michele Carey in “Live a Little, Love a Little” (1968). She’s all-around winsome and fills out a pair of jeans exquisitely. While the film is overlong at 1 hour, 49 minutes, I didn’t mind. It was shot completely in Florida at Crystal River, Inverness, Yankeetown and Ocala. GRADE: B-/B

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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