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Roustabout

1964 · 101 min

A breezy, tuneful ride with Elvis charm, carnival bustle, and easygoing romance that asks little and pleases easily.

Directed by
John Rich
Genres
Music, Romance
Tagline
Elvis Presley as a Roving, Restless, Reckless, ROUSTABOUT
Overview
After losing his job at a coffee shop, Charlie Rogers finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.

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Directed by
John Rich
Genres
Music, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • love
  • family
  • class
  • redemption
Places
  • road trip
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
music, romance
Directed by
John Rich
Written by
Allan Weiss, Anthony Lawrence
Starring
Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman, Leif Erickson, Sue Ane Langdon, Pat Buttram, Joan Staley, Dabbs Greer
Music
Joseph J. Lilley
Cinematography
Lucien Ballard
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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