Fresh
The sizzling combination of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margaret is enough to carry Viva Las Vegas over the top.
Variety Staff, Variety
Viva Las Vegas
Elvis is at the wheel but Ann-Margret drives him wild!
1964 · 1h 25m · Approved
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
George Sidney
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Viva Las Vegas
Overview
Lucky Jackson arrives in Las Vegas with his car literally in tow ready for the first Grand Prix — once he has the money for an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he'll lose both race and girl, problems complicated by rivalry from womanizing fellow racer Elmo Mancini.
Director and cast
- George Sidney Director
- Elvis Presley as Lucky Jackson
- Ann-Margret as Rusty Martin
- Cesare Danova as Count Elmo Mancini
- William Demarest as Mr. Martin
- Nicky Blair as Shorty Fansworth
- Robert Aiken as Driver (uncredited)
- Don Anderson as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Larry Barton as Son of the Lone Star State (uncredited)
- Toni Basil as Dancer (uncredited)
- Herman Boden as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Vulgar, spirited, and neglected director George Sidney meets his match with this 1964 Elvis Presley vehicle.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Thin even by Presley standards.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
Coming on a balmy day, with no pretensions of art, Viva Las Vegas, the new Elvia Presley vehicle, is about as pleasant and unimportant as a banana split. And as fetching to look at, it might be added.
Howard Thompson, New York Times
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