MOVIE DIRECTORY MOVIE TRAILER TICKLE ME CONTINUES Elvis on location during the filming of "TICKLE ME." TICKLE ME WORKING TITLE PREVIOUS ELVIS WON A 1966 GOLDEN LAUREL AWARD AS BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL FILM FOR THIS ROLE. The screenplay for "TICKLE ME" was written by Elwood Ullman and Edward Bernds. Elvis in the role of Lonnie Beale and the Panhandle Kid. TICKLE ME SAVING ALLIED ARTISTS PREVIOUS WORKING TITLE The original title of the film was called "ISLE OF PARADISE." Elvis in the role of Lonnie Beale. TICKLE ME LOCATION WORKING TITLE SAVING ALLIED ARTISTS "TICKLE ME" is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures. "TICKLE ME" literally kept Allied Artists Pictures from bankruptcy due to a song from its recycled soundtrack, "(SUCH AN) EASY QUESTION" which was a Top 40 hit in the United States. It peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in July 1965. Elvis was paid $600,000 plus $150,000 in expenses and 50% of the profits. The below-the-line costs were estimated at $399,750; it went $6,650 over budget and finished at $406,400. This made it the cheapest movie Elvis made to date. Costs were minimized because the soundtrack consisted of unreleased songs, so no new music needed to be recorded. TICKLE ME BOX OFFICE SAVING ALLIED ARTISTS Even though "TICKLE ME" was produced by Allied Artists the movie was filmed in whole at Paramount Pictures Studios. It was shot in 23 days with an additional two days for second unit photography. LOCATION MOVIE POSTER TICKLE ME CAST LOCATION BOX OFFICE The film was released in the United States on Wednesday, June 30, 1965. It grossed $3.0 million in the United States and $4.7 million cumulative worldwide. CAST TICKLE ME BOX OFFICE CAST (CONTINUES) Julie Adams as Vera Radford Jack Mullaney as Stanley Potter Jocelyn Lane as Pamela Meritt Connie Gilchrist as Hilda Merry Anders as Estelle Penfield Edward Faulkner as Brad Bentley Barbara Werle as Barbara Bill Williams as Deputy Sturdivant Allison Hayes as Mabel Elvis Presley as Lonnie Beale CAST (CONTINUED) TICKLE ME CAST PLOT NEXT Barbara Werle as Barbara John Dennis as Adolph Connie Gilchrist as Hilda Allison Hayes as Mabel Grady Sutton as Mr. Dabney Lilyan Chauvin as Ronnie Ines Pedroza as Ophelia Dorian Brown as Polly Angela Greene as Donna Edward Faulkner as Brad Bentley Eve Bruce as Pat Laurie Burton as Janet Jean Ingram as Evelyn Dorothy Konrad as Mrs. Dabney Ann Morell as Sibyl Richard Reeves as Jim the bartender Linda Rogers as Clair Kincannon Jackie Russell as Gloria Charles Sherlock as Croupier Peggy Ward as Dot Red West as Mabel's Boyfriend Francine York as Mildred TICKLE ME PLOT CAST SOUNDTRACK BACK TO MOVIE DIRECTORY MOVIE RENTAL OR PURCHASE Lonnie Beale (played by Elvis Presley), is an out-of-work singing rodeo star who gets a job at, Yogurt Gulch, an exclusive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for fitness trainer, Pam Merritt (played by Jocelyn Lane). Pam is under constant threat by a gang who wants to find the location of her late grandfather's cache of gold. A relationship develops when Lonnie comes to Pam's rescue on more than one occasion. SOUNDTRACK The 1965 movie "Tickle Me" starring Elvis Presley had a special soundtrack because they had to save money by using songs that were already out instead of making new ones. This soundtrack included nine tracks from older albums such as "Pot Luck" and "Elvis is Back!" It was put out as an EP (extended play) along with two singles instead of a complete album. BACK TO MOVIE DIRECTORY PLOT