Wild in the Country (1961)
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50% of critics liked it
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74% of users liked it
(1,847 ratings)
Rock 'n roll king Elvis Presley stars as Glenn Talbot, a country boy with a problem temper and a yen for literary greatness in this typical Presley vehicle directed by Philip Dunne. After Glenn is sent packing by his father for mixing it up one too many times with his brother, the court makes… More Rock 'n roll king Elvis Presley stars as Glenn Talbot, a country boy with a problem temper and a yen for literary greatness in this typical Presley vehicle directed by Philip Dunne. After Glenn is sent packing by his father for mixing it up one too many times with his brother, the court makes him a ward of his uncle. His inner turmoil leads him into therapy with the older and very attractive Irene (Hope Lange), a patient-doctor relationship that is misconstrued by their small town. The two spend a platonic night in the same room in a motel, but no one is believing it was innocent. Glenn's romantic interests include Noreen (Tuesday Weld), with whom he shares a drink or two or more, and a song, and Betty Lee (Millie Perkins). Between the singing and carousing and fist fights, it still looks like a happy resolution looms large on the horizon. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Philip Dunne
- Written By
- Clifford Odets, J.R. Salamanca
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jun 15, 1961 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Blake French, Filmcritic.com
Presley holds nothing back with his untamed performance
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Pedestrian Presley vehicle w/forgettable songs, acting.
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John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
With its incestuous 'Peyton Place' plot, out-of-wedlock baby and Tennessee Williams hothouse atmosphere, this is Elvis's most adult movie...
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Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide
A script that looked good on paper but when it came time to produce it, things came apart more than they came together.
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Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
"That the picture doesn't yield to convention in the final minutes--where it counts--won me over."
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Cast
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Elvis Presley
as Glenn Tyler
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Hope Lange
as Irene Sperry
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Tuesday Weld
as Noreen
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Millie Perkins
as Betty Lee Parsons
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John Ireland
as Phil Macy
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Rafer Johnson
as Davis
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Gary Lockwood
as Cliff Macy
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William Mims
as Uncle Rolfe
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Raymond Greenleaf
as Dr. Underwood
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Christina Crawford
as Monica George
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Robin Raymond
as Flossie
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Doreen Lang
as Mrs. Parsons
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Charles Arnt
as Mr. Parsons
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Ruby Goodwin
as Sarah
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Alan Napier
as Prof. Joe B. Larson
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Harry Shannon
as Sam Tyler
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Harry Carter
as Bartender
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Will Cory
as Willie Dace
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Jason Robards Sr.
as Judge Parker
