Publicity still for Clambake MOVIE TRAILER CLAMBAKE LOCATION The last of the four films Elvis Presley made for United Artists. Elvis in the role of Scott Heyward. CLAMBAKE BOX OFFICE PREVIOUS FILMING LOCATION "CLAMBAKE" is set in Florida. However, only some second-unit stock footage was shot there. The rest of the movie was filmed entirely in Southern California creating bloopers in the film. The California mountains in the background look completely out of place for a movie supposedly set in Florida. Images of California oil fields don't line up with the non-existent oil fields in Florida. Take a close look at the boats in the boat garage. Their registration numbers all start with "CF" (California registration) and not "FL" for Florida. The last of the four films Elvis Presley made for United Artists. PUBLICITY STILL CLAMBAKE OTHER RELEASE DATES LOCATION BOX OFFICE While "CLAMBAKE" was premiered on Wednesday, October 18, 1967, it was released nationally in the United States on Wednesday, November 22, 1967. The movie reached #15 on the national weekly box-office charts. PUBLICITY STILL CLAMBAKE CAST BOX OFFICE OTHER RELEASE DATES Argentina on April 19, 1968 Turkey on May 15, 1968 Finland on May 17, 1968 Ireland on June 21, 1968 Japan on July 5, 1968 (the movie was released under an alternate title, "BLUE MIAMI") Sweden on July 15, 1968 Denmark on December 26, 1968 Italy on August 7, 1968 CAST CLAMBAKE MORE RELEASE DATES PLOT BEGINS Elvis Presley as Scott Heyward Will Hutchins as Tom Wilson Shelley Fabares as Dianne Carter Gary Merrill as Sam Burton Bill Bixby as James J. Jamison III Suzie Kaye as Sally James Gregory as Duster Heyward Sam Riddle as the Announcer Harold Peary (credited as "Hal Peary") as the Doorman Olga Kaya as Gigi Angelique Pettyjohn as Gloria Jack Good as Hathaway Artie Warren as the water-skiing and Corvette-driving double for Presley CLAMBAKE PLOT SOUNDTRACK CAST Oil fortune heir, Scott Heyward (played by Elvis Presley), decides to take a little vacation in Florida. While stopping for gas he meets a water-ski instructor, Tom Wilson (played by Will Hutchins). They discuss what it would be like to be in each other's shoes and decide to trade identities. While at the resort the real Scott Heyward falls for a golddigger, Dianne Carter (played by Shelley Fabares), who's hunting for a rich man. While he spends his days teaching water-skiing and trying to convince Dianne to show interest in him as an ordinary guy, he also convinces boat builder, Sam Burton (played by Gary Merrill), to allow him to rebuild his boat which lost the annual Orange Bowl Race. MOVIE PURCHASE OR RENTAL The "Clambake" soundtrack, released by RCA Victor in October 1967, is Elvis Presley's sixteenth album and goes along with his 25th film. Although it's seen as a low point in his film career, the album reached #40 on the Billboard 200. It features notable tracks like "Guitar Man" and "Big Boss Man" from the Nashville sessions in September 1967, which offered a fresh, improved sound compared to the weaker tracks made just for the movie. SOUNDTRACK MOVIE POSTER PREVIOUS BACK TO MOVIE DIRECTORY