Elvis 75th Anniversary DVD Collection (17 Films including Elvis on Tour / Jailhouse Rock / Viva Las Vegas / It Happened at the World's Fair and This Is Elvis)

JAILHOUSE ROCK * IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR * KISSIN’ COUSINS * VIVA LAS VEGAS * GIRL HAPPY * TICKLE ME * HARUM SCARUM * SPINOUT * DOUBLE TROUBLE * STAY AWAY, JOE * SPEEDWAY * LIVE A LITTLE,LOVE A LITTLE * CHARRO! * THE TROUBLE WITH GIRLS * ELVIS: THAT’S THE WAY IT IS SPECIAL EDITION * First Time on DVD - ELVIS ON TOUR * THIS IS ELVIS

The novelty backdrop of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair lends wonderful space-age scenery to this Elvis vehicle. The King co-stars with a pre-2001 Gary Lockwood as freelance pilots stranded in Seattle, where Elvis spends more time babysitting a little kid than panting after ostensible love interest Joan O'Brien. There's more plot than usual for a Presley picture, which in this case is not a good thing, and the songs are pallid, save "One Broken Heart for Sale." The real kick is the futuristic look of the World's Fair, as personified by Seattle's Space Needle and Monorail (both of which serve as backdrops for EP songs). Just three years out of the Army, Elvis's persona is thoroughly square and tame, ruffled only by the occasional comic double-take. And yes indeed, that is little Kurt Russell, future star of Elvis, kicking the King in the shins in a couple of scenes. --Robert Horton