Clambake

Clambake is a 1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley.

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In her 1985 book, Elvis and Me, Priscilla Beaulieu Presley wrote that by the time filming was to begin on Clambake, Presley's growing distress with the quality of his films led to a despondency accompanied by overeating that saw his normal 170 pound (77 kg) weight balloon to 200 lb (91 kg). The movie studio executive ordered him to lose the weight in a hurry, marking the introduction of diet pills to his already excessive regimen of placidyls and Dexedrine that would eventually kill him.

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1967: 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar....

Musical film: The musical film is a film genre that features songs, sung by the actors, interwoven into the narrative. The songs are usually used to advance the plot or develop the film's characters. A sub-genre of the musical is the musical comedy, which includes a strong element of humour as well as the usual m...

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Clambake

Family Guy 'Clambake' Limited Edition Giclee on Paper

Family Guy 'Clambake' Limited Edition Giclee on Paper