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G.I. Blues

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G.I. Blues
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PG,1hr 45min
Released:
November 23, 1960
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Paramount Studios
Synopsis: Elvis Presley stars in GI Blues as Tulsa McLean, a soldier stationed in Germany, who pulls strings to stage a big show for his fellow GI's. In the tradition of the musical chestnut The Fleet's In, Tulsa also bets his buddies that he can date "ice princess" entertainer Lili (Juliet Prowse). Song highlights include "Wooden Heart," "Blue Suede Shoes" and the title number. The spectacular box-office performance of G.I. Blues proved that Elvis' popularity had not only survived his Army tenure, but had ... Full Synopsis
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There's nothing blue about G.I. Blues, one of those Elvis Presley escape vehicles for which a plot has not so much been written as pasted together from various scraps of paper that blew in through the window. "Slight" doesn't begin to describe the story, any more than "vapid" describes the dialogue or "essentially non-existent" the character development -- but it really doesn't matter. This kind of ... Full Review
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Tulsa McLean
Cookey
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Elvis Presley in "G.I. Blues" (1960) (Doc Pele/Stills/Retna Ltd.) Read "The King Lives: The Best of...
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