Barbara McNair, Doro Merande, Edward Asner, Elvis Presley, Jane Elliot ...( see more  see more... ) , Leora Dana , Mary Tyler Moore , Regis Toomey , Robert Emhardt

Elvis tried something different in his final narrative movie… but the results are oddly similar to his usual '60s formula. Here the King plays a doctor working in an inner-city free clinic, playi...( read more  read more... )ng host to three Catholic nurses (who are really nuns incognito). Elvis gets hung up on one of the nuns, played by Mary Tyler Moore; she seems a lot closer to The Dick Van Dyke Show than the Vatican. The songs are sparse--"Rubberneckin'" gets a workout in one of those awful stilted hootenannies so prevalent in Elvis pictures. The flower-power ambience is more interesting than the story; the film features Mod Squad-style attempts at racial politics, a sit-down protest, and a weird sequence involving "rage reduction" to cure an autistic child. Elvis has good scenes and indifferent ones, but he looks fantastic (this is just after the great "comeback"), and he dresses like no other doctor before or since. --Robert Horton

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G, 97 min.

Directed by: William A. Graham

Release Date: November 10, 1969

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DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002

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  • March 9, 2009
    I love Elvis. I always have, he is the definition of cool. I also love musicals, so I am a fan of Elvis's films.
    This was Elvis's most serious, less singing role. He only sang four songs for this film, including the title song. This movie has my all time favorite Elvis song, Rub...( read more)berneckin in it.
    This movie also has a stellar cast. Mary Tyler Moore, Jane Elliot, Barbara McNair, and even Ed Asner. Although, I do prefer Elvis with Ann-Margaret. They always made such a lovely couple.
    The only reason this movie gets 2.5 stars, is that i hated the ending. She was left with a choice and didn't make one. So, that kind of bothered me. Other then that Change Of Habit is a good Elvis movie, he did great in it.
  • January 3, 2007
    Elvis was an average actor at best.
  • February 20, 2009
    True,Elvis was voted as one of the Greatest Americans (regardless of what this list has to proclaim).Anyways,we cine-buffs should create a poll voting a top 10 of lousiest male actors.Since we're mild in our judgment,number 7 is a decent spot!Alas the ghettos!!!
  • August 31, 2009
    Ill conceived idea to begin with, it's not very well cast. As much as I like Mary Tyler Moore, she stinks in this. Not at all convincing, but it does mean well and has a few good scenes, but overall it doesn't work.
  • March 7, 2009
    I dont really care for movies that Elvis is in but because Mary Tyler Moore is in it I cant wait to watch it!
  • December 30, 2008
    very good elvis really good so was mary tyler moore great story line a must see for any elvis fan would have like a little more music
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • November 9, 2008
    Yet another Elvis movie someday.

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  • donnaj512000
    March 28, 2009
    I have been an Elvis fan for 55yrs he not only was a great singer but was a good actor also,I wish he was still alive!!!

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