Anecdotes

Listed among "The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made" in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's "The Official Razzie® Movie Guide."

Elvis was paid a $1,000,000 salary for the one and only time for this movie.

After reading the script, Col. Tom Parker thought the film was a comedy and suggested having a talking camel in the movie.

After seeing this film, a studio executive quipped: "Elvis' movies don't need titles; they could just be numbered!"

Costumes were from Kismet (1944) and Elvis Presley's knife was from Lady of the Tropics (1939).