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Live a Little, Love a Little

  • 1968
  • PG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.2K
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Elvis Presley in Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
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Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.

  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • Michael A. Hoey
    • Dan Greenburg
  • Stars
    • Elvis Presley
    • Michele Carey
    • Don Porter
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    2.2K
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    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Michael A. Hoey
      • Dan Greenburg
    • Stars
      • Elvis Presley
      • Michele Carey
      • Don Porter
    • 50User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley
    • Greg Nolan
    Michele Carey
    Michele Carey
    • Bernice
    Don Porter
    Don Porter
    • Mike Lansdown
    Rudy Vallee
    Rudy Vallee
    • Penlow
    Dick Sargent
    Dick Sargent
    • Harry
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Milkman
    Celeste Yarnall
    Celeste Yarnall
    • Ellen
    Eddie Hodges
    Eddie Hodges
    • Delivery Boy
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Robbie's Mother
    Mary Grover
    • Miss Selfridge
    Emily Banks
    Emily Banks
    • RKC&P Receptionist
    Michael Keller
    • Art Director
    Merri Ashley
    Merri Ashley
    • 1st Secretary
    Phyllis Davis
    Phyllis Davis
    • 2nd Secretary
    Ursula Menzel
    • Perfume Model
    Susan Shute
    • Model #1
    Edie Baskin
    • Model #2
    Gabrielle
    • Model #3
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Michael A. Hoey
      • Dan Greenburg
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    8CosmicDwellings

    The Edge of Reality

    I recently viewed this underrated gem for the first time in many years and almost forgot what an entertaining ride it is - especially in that 'speed buggy' at the start of the opening sequence.

    I very much prefer the movies Elvis was churning out towards the end of his movie career as opposed to the likes of "Harum Scarum", "Clambake" and "Easy Come, Easy Go".

    "Live A Little..." gave us a more mature Elvis in his first adult-type comedy film role, and even though the script engages a series of weird scenarios that border on the insane, it's great to see EP make his mark in this type of movie. Elvis looks great physically and his wardrobe too has got to be admired - check out the scene were he is wearing those shades...so cool! The film boasts only four songs but they appear to be of a higher standard than most of his mid-60's vehicles. The two stand-out numbers are the No. 1 smash hit "A Little Less Conversation" and the dramatic dream sequence of "Edge of Reality".

    The tag line of the movie is "Watch Elvis click with these chicks!" and that he most certainly does especially in the form of leading lady Michelle Carey and Co-Star, Celeste Yarnall ('Miss Little Less Conversation'). Elvis' pet Great Dane, 'Brutus' also gets a co-starring role and almost steals the show - his character is called 'Albert'! A fine male cast helps the proceedings too in the form of Dick Sargent, Don Porter and veteran singing 'heartthrob', Rudy Vallee. So, "Live A Little, Love A Little" is entertainingly weird and wonderful and along with "Charro", "The Trouble With Girls" and "Change of Habit" was the slight departure from his typical sixties musical that Elvis needed at this point in his career.

    Finally, if you're only viewing this as just a curiosity piece then be curious enough to check out that amazing fight scene in the Newspaper printing warehouse - this has got to be the best fight scene in an Elvis movie ever staged!
    6michaelRokeefe

    A photographer shuffles between two jobs.

    A talented young photographer (Elvis Presley) lands two jobs in the same building and slinks his way back and forth. One job is for a high tone advertising agency and the other is for a slick girlie magazine. Michelle Carey plays the sex starved landlady. Better than average Elvis flick featuring four good tunes. "Edge of Reality" song and scene are very memorable. So is scene of Presley and Carey in bed. This comedy also stars Don Porter, Dick Sargent and Rudy Vallee. Elvis' movie career on an up swing. Norman Taurog directs.
    6atlasmb

    A decent Elvis film

    After the Doris Day/Rock Hudson era, America was moving into the era of the psychedelic sixties. Relationships in movies were less about playing the games of the fifties and more about being direct. So, you are more likely to see a woman be the aggressor in the later sixties. The female lead in this movie chases Elvis until he catches her. The dream sequence is less like a Dali painting than those in the fifties and more psychedelic in lighting. Some seem to equate "kooky" with the sixties, perhaps due to the influence of drugs, and that carries through in this plot and the characterization of the female lead. One might call this film a sex farce set midst the California lifestyle.

    I enjoyed this film. Though the story was silly, the energy of the film was upbeat and fun. The women were beautiful, the music was consequential and Elvis actually seemed to be enjoying himself at times (did you ever notice how he seldom smiles in some of his films?). Yes, there are plenty of cinema clichés and some throwaway scenes, but I enjoyed the kooky chemistry between Elvis and Bernice. Injecting the obligatory Elvis fistfight does not help the story or the pacing, but Elvis manages to move the story along with his personality. See Viva Las Vegas for a film with real magnetism between the stars.
    jamesraeburn2003

    "Daft but quite entertaining!"

    Press photographer Greg Nolan (Presley)finds himself contending with sexy model Bernice who has several boyfriends all of whom know her by different names, while holding down two jobs in the same office block.

    Daft (especially the dream sequence) but certainly not the worst from Presley and its quite an entertaining comedy with funny moments. Loved Albert the gigantic hound! Elvis sings "Edge Of Reality", "Almost In Love" and most notably "A Little Less Conversation" which was remixed and reissued in 2002 giving the King a posthumous number one.
    Joe-290

    The first of the last batch for Elvis

    During the making of the 1968 comeback Tv special, Presley was making a lot of changes and so was his manager. Here we get to see a new type of Elvis movie that although suited for kids has more of an adult theme than ever before. With a light hearted sexual theme and some better but fewer songs this Presley picture is better than most from his later career. After this, each of the last four films he ever did had a new slant to them that differed greatly from his early to mid 1960s movies. Nicely made with few little quiet jokes and generally good fun with a cameo from Elvis's father, Vernon. Lively entertainment thats better than Star Wars.

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    • Trivia
      The film's working title was "Kiss My Firm, But Pliant Lips" (the title of the novel by Dan Greenburg upon which it was based).
    • Goofs
      At 35 minutes in, Elvis visits the offices of Classic Cat Magazine. Signage on the wall reading "Classic Cat / A Landsdown Enterprise" appears next to a sexy illustration of a bosomy model. The next shot is from Elvis's perspective, and now additional lettering appears out of nowhere: "CLASSIC CAT MAGAZINE" in block letters. Then it's back to the original perspective, and the lettering has disappeared.
    • Quotes

      Ellen: Sagittarius, we're not suited, it would never work out.

      Greg Nolan: Let's see if we can't double-cross the stars.

    • Connections
      Edited into Elvis on Tour (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Wonderful World
      (uncredited)

      Written by Guy Fletcher and Douglas Flett

      Performed by Elvis Presley

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kiss My Firm But Pliant Lips
    • Filming locations
      • Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu, California, USA(opening dune buggy scene at intersection with Pacific Coast Highway)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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