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8 | -> ''"Bright light city gonna set my soul,\ |
9 | Gonna set my soul on fire\ |
10 | Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,\ |
11 | So get those stakes up higher\ |
12 | There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there\ |
13 | And they're all livin' devil-may-care\ |
14 | And I'm just the devil with love to spare, so\ |
15 | Viva Las Vegas! Viva Las Vegas!"'' |
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17 | Music/ElvisPresley's 15th feature film ''Viva Las Vegas!'' was far and away his biggest hit at the box office, and is considered by many to be one of his best movies. |
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19 | Race car driver Lucky Jackson (Presley) wants to enter his car in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. But he's got a few problems to overcome. Problem no. 1: He needs to buy an engine. Problem no. 2: He loses his money in a swimming pool. How did he lose the money? By trying to impress swimming instructor Rusty Martin (Creator/AnnMargret). Problem no. 3: Rusty is hard to get. While a romance eventually blossoms between the two, that doesn't stop problem no. 4: Rusty is worried he'll be killed in a racing accident and tries to stop him from entering the race. Things get even ''more'' complicated when a suave rival racer, Count Mancini (Cesare Danova), tries to win Rusty's affections. |
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21 | Directed by George Sidney with a script by Sally Benson, this 1964 film is famous for the onscreen (and offscreen) chemistry between Presley and Ann-Margret and for its title tune, which became a moderate hit for Presley and the unofficial anthem of the city. |
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24 | !!''Viva Trope Vegas!'': |
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26 | * CallAndResponseSong: In "The Lady Loves Me", Lucky sings about how he believes Rusty's in love with him. However, Rusty comes up with every insult as a response. |
27 | * CrazyJealousGuy: Lucky becomes jealous when Rusty flirts with Mancini. |
28 | * DistractedByTheSexy: Lucky gets distracted by Rusty's beauty to the point that he loses his money. |
29 | * HopeSpot: Lucky raises the money needed to enter the Grand Prix. Unfortunately, he loses it when Rusty pushes him into the swimming pool. |
30 | * LegFocus: Lucky initially meets Rusty by noticing her legs while his car is being repaired. |
31 | * MaleGaze: Rusty's first scene features an extreme close-up of her rear end as she walks away from the camera. |
32 | * MsFanservice: Ann-Margret in almost every scene she appears in. |
33 | * PrettyInMink: Rusty starts off her number, "Appreciation" wearing a white mink coat. |
34 | * RuleOfPool: Lucky tries to hit on Rusty by singing a duet with her around a pool. Eventually they get on a plank and Rusty gets the last word by pushing him into the pool. |
35 | * TheOner: |
36 | ** The scene where Elvis sings 'Viva Las Vegas' is performed in a single, unedited shot. It's the only known example in his career. |
37 | ** Ann-Margret's last song in the film, "My Rival," is also done in one uninterrupted take with the camera following her around a room. |
38 | * ThematicThemeTune: Also a TitleThemeTune. |
39 | * VivaLasVegas: The TropeNamer, and something of a TropeMaker in terms of being a celebration of the city as an action-packed playground and a staging ground for various hijinx. |
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