| Fun in Acapulco | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Allan Weiss |
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| Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Stanley E. Johnson |
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Hal Wallis Productions
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,100,000 (US/ Canada) |
Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress.
Plot
Mike Windgren works on a boat in Acapulco, Mexico. When Janie Harkins, the bratty daughter of the boat owner, gets him fired, Mike must find new work. A Mexican boy named Raoul helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into a rival lifeguard, who is the champion diver of Mexico. He is angry at Mike for taking some of his hours, and for stealing his woman.
However, after Mike sees the lifeguard perform a number of dangerous dives, including flips and head-first dives into a section of the pool surrounded by a ring of fire, he decides to get even with him and eventually sets himself up to perform a death-defying dive off the 136-foot cliffs of La Quebrada in front of hundreds of people. Mike dives off the cliff, and successfully lands in the water, earning the lifeguard’s respect.
As the crowd and the lifeguard applaud, Mike performs one more song and leaves with Margarita and Raoul.
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