Girl Happy


Girl Happy is a 1965 American musical romantic comedy and beach party film starring Elvis Presley in his 18th feature. The movie won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the category Top Musical of 1965. It featured the song Puppet on a String, which reachedon the Billboard Hot 100,on the Adult Contemporary chart and in Canada, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.

At the same time, Big Franks daughter, college student Valerie Shelley Fabares also takes her spring break in Lauderdale with her friends, which worries her father to no end. So at the suggestion of Rusty who sees this situation as an opportunity for him and the guys to make Lauderdale after all, Big Frank hires Rusty and his band to make the trip to Lauderdale to look after Valerie to make sure she stays out of trouble. But the task isnt easy, as Rusty and the guys struggle to keep sexcrazed Italian exchange student Romano Fabrizio Mioni away from Valerie, while at the same time Rusty has to keep explaining the situation to his date, a goodtime girl named Deena Mary Ann Mobley, who has no patience for guys who stand her up or keep her waiting.Rustys watch over Valerie eventually leads to the two of them falling in love after Rusty walks Valerie to her motel room, serenading her with Puppet on a String. However, after Big Frank reveals to Valerie that he is paying Rusty to be her chaperone, Valerie becomes angry and devastated to the point of going to a local nightclub, getting drunk, and starting a riot, landing everyone there in jail. ........

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