Sun-baked, south-of-the-border fun in glorious I.B. Technicolor! When the bratty daughter of a boat owner gets Elvis fired, the deckhand lands a new gig as a lifeguard / troubadour at a beautiful resort in the most dazzling playground in the world! He sings, shakes & shimmies through Fun in Acapulco, Bosa Nova Baby, Marguerita and more, catching the eye of both a local bullfighter (Elsa Cárdenas) and the sexy girlfriend (Ursula Andress fresh off Dr. No) of a rival lifeguard. But a family secret could derail it all.
“Compared with the Beatles, Elvis Presley sounds like Caruso in Fun in Acapulco… And he certainly looks better. In fact, this attractive travel poster for the famed Mexican resort is far and away his best musical feature to date.” – Howard Thompson, The New York Times
Tim Lucas discusses Fun in Acapulco on the New Beverly blog.
