Antonyms for harumscarum include responsible, cautious, careful, wary, circumspect, chary, heedful, guarded, alert and cagey. Well, who am i to disagree with the man who engineered the financesfirstcreativitybedammed hollywood contracts for elvis presley. Gerald drayson adams screenplay has been hobbled together from many different sources with what seems to be little regard for coherence or logic, let alone wit, spontaneity, or entertainment. Harumscarum definition and meaning collins english dictionary. It was during this period in his life that elvis had considered becoming a monk and started visiting the spiritual selfrealization fellowship. Elvis, the musicians and song writers pull it together. Harum scarum movie 1965 elvis presley, mary ann mobley, fran jeffries. Recording sessions took place at rca studio b in nashville, tennessee, on february 24, 25, and 26, 1965. I know there are some loyal presley fans out there who actually like harum. The film is regarded by many elvis fans as one of his worst, despite being the only film he received a million dollar salary for appearing in. Not to be confused with the progressive rock band harum scarum they released the lp harum scarum in 1984 by teridackle records from ohio. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Elvis presley, jay novello, mary ann mobley, michael ansara, philip reed, fran jeffries official content from mgm home entertainment a.
Over the course of his last several films, e had worked his way through country and western flaming star. Jailhouse rock 1957, it happened at the worlds fair 1963, viva las vegas 1964, tickle me 1965, and harum scarum. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the gary nelsondirected. Listen to your favorite songs from harum scarum by elvis presley now. Overview of harum scarum, 1965, directed by gene nelson, with elvis presley, mary ann mobley, fran jeffries, at turner classic movies. All rights reserved by rca records, a division of sony music entertainment this album download features high resolution cover art. American singer johnny tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to assassinate an arab king whose daughter he has fallen in love with. The films plot is the standard piffle elvis plays a movie star who gets caught up in some mideastern romantic intrigue and sings his way through it but the movies theme allows the usual. With elvis presley, mary ann mobley, fran jeffries, michael ansara. In any books about elvis career, harum scarum is always trashed as a movie. The many elvis fans deluxe gatefold sleeve packaging contains some excellent photos and rare publicity stills. Harumscarum noun the noun harumscarum has 1 sense 1. The band played a style of music that has been referred to as anarcho or crust punk. Elvis presley stars as a movie star who is coerced into taking part in a plot to assassinate an arab king.
Superstar elvis presley jailhouse rock stars in this funfilled romp as an american film star who is kidnapped while touring the middle east. Mgm put harum scarum in the hands of producer sam katzman, director gene nelson, and writer gerald drayson adams. Rent harum scarum 1965 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The one supplement is an elvis trailer gallery, with five 16. Harum scarum was an femalefronted punk band hailing from portland, oregon. Harum scarum trailer directed by gene nelson and starring elvis presley, michael ansara, jay novello, phillip reed, theodore marcuse. Discerning precisely where elvis presleys soundtracks begin to descend into the abyss of camp is difficult, but its hard not to view 1965s harum scarum as where he started heading toward rock bottom. The golden age of romance and song johnny tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is travelling through the middle east on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, sands of the desert. In gene nelsons harum scarum 1965, featuring elvis presley as the hollywood heartthrob johnny tyronne, we meet the action movie star travelling through the orient while promoting his new film.
Rent harum scarum 1965 starring elvis presley and mary ann mobley on dvd and bluray. See more ideas about elvis presley, elvis presley movies and rock and roll. While this eighteenday wonder is little more than a costume drama parody with some acrobatic action shades of douglas fairbanks. Harum scarum hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. Released 1965, harum scarum stars elvis presley, mary ann mobley, michael ansara, jay novello the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. Harum scarum is the twentyfourth album by elvis presley, released by rca victor in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 3468, in november 1965. Harum scarum by elvis presley on amazon music unlimited. Harum scarum, released in europe as harem holiday, is a 1965 musical film and comedy starring elvis presley. Harum scarum soundtrack elvis presley cdalbum 1965. Harumscarum meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Free online retail movie dvd covers art archive database. Harum scarum is a 1965 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley, which was shot on the original cecil b.
Perhaps the movie was silly but if you listen to this album by itself, the music is beautifully haunting. Harum scarum, the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, is one of elvis presleys most ambitious musical statements, blending intoxicating middleeastern melodic passages with some of his finest ballad singing. American singer johnny tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces. Harumscarum was an femalefronted punk band hailing from portland, oregon. That was colonel parkers take on harum scarum in a letter to mgm prior to the films release in november 1965. Want to watch harum scarum in the comfort of your own home. Harumscarum definition of harumscarum by the free dictionary. Harum scarum is the eleventh soundtrack album by american singer and musician elvis presley, released by rca victor in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 3468, in november 1965. Harumscarum definition of harumscarum by merriamwebster. Elviss nineteenth motion picture, harum scarum 1965 was made during a period in the singers career when he was grinding out three films a year, thanks to colonel tom parkers exploitive contractual agreements. Harumscarum definition and meaning collins english.
It is the soundtrack to the 1965 film of the same name starring presley. It has that middle eastern vibe or rudolph valentino sheik thing going on. Harum scarum the 1965 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Harum scarum filme wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Free harum scarum dvd cover 1965 r1 ready to download and print. Harum scarum released in the united kingdom as harem holiday is a 1965 american musical comedy film starring elvis presley, which was shot on the original cecil b. American singer johnny tyrone is enlisted by sinister forces to. Some of the film was based on rudolph valentinos the sheik released in 1921. Harum scarum 1965 cast and crew singer and movie star johnny tyronne elvis presley is promoting his newest film in the middle east when he is kidnapped by a bumbling group of wouldbe assassins. Oct 05, 2012 harum scarum trailer directed by gene nelson and starring elvis presley, michael ansara, jay novello, phillip reed, theodore marcuse. The band released three lps, a 7, a split ep with stupor, a demo cassette, and a live lp. Antonyms for harum scarum include responsible, cautious, careful, wary, circumspect, chary, heedful, guarded, alert and cagey. Elvis presley harum scarum movie soundtrack amazon.
Elvis presleys nineteenth movie was harum scarum mgm, 1965, also known by one of the working titles as. Harem holiday, harem scarum, in my harem, a lo loco. To begin with, elvis had, by 1965, reached a stage where his vocals were so effortless and spoton that it was likely he could entertain audiences simply by singing chunks of the phone book out loud. While this eighteenday wonder is little more than a costume drama parody with some acrobatic action shades of douglas fairbanks and a desert romance, its ironically timely now. Harumscarum adjective the adjective harumscarum has 1 sense 1.
Harum scarum 1965 stream and watch online moviefone. Mar 06, 2015 free harum scarum dvd cover 1965 r1 ready to download and print. Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his onscreen. Very dedicated fans of elvis presley and devotees of camp filmmaking may enjoy harum scarum, but most viewers will find it hard to make it to the end of this mess of a movie. Considering this was the same trio responsible for the feeble kissin cousins a year earlier, the outcome of elviss nineteenth picture was predictable.
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