Holy smokes, as far as Elvis movies goes this one is a hum dinger!!! Elvis, very uncharacteristically plays a laid back dumbo, backwoods buffoon who naively sails along in life while feasting on the public welfare trough. Elvis and his homemade family of unadopted brethren scoot along a highway in Florida and set up a camp in the middle of nowhere.....along the way an very obnoxious social dept leader tries to get Elvis and his homemade family to vacate the area..... This film has Elvis battling the state welfare establishment while setting up a very lucrative over the pier fishing business, either legally or illegally - you make the choice. Some hilarious scenes with Elvis unintentionally trying to make amends and friends with some local gangsters and their hoods......Elvis seems so naive and goofy the gangsters are in disbelief. The gangsters are very hilariously tricked by Elvis into running off and away from Elvis's encampment. Great job by the character actor Arthur O'connell as Elvis dad.....he is about as goofy and aloof as Elvis in the film with some hilarious commentary. The scene in the bank where Elvis and his girlfriend (Anne Helm) attempt to borrow money is downright hilarious. All in all this is one of the Pelvis's best films....very lighthearted and you will find yourself laughing on more than one occasion in this movie. Film fans will like it since the state establishment is defeated and the little guys win with their day in court. All in all this and "Kid Galahad" two of Elvis's best overall films.
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