The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
What's a Clambake? What is any of this? It's not surprising to learn that Conan O'Brien enjoys this movie. Clambake isn't so much scraping the barrel, but the dirt underneath it. The premise is a sort of riff of The Prince and Pauper, with Elvis playing the son of an oil baron who wants to be poor so he can find a woman who likes him for himself rather than his money. From there it's mostly about Elvis chasing a woman as per usual. In a bid to nail down the Elvis film formula too, we have all the tropes: - Elvis races in a lacklustre and confusingly edited race - Elvis punches someone - There's a love triangle - Elvis sings a weird song to children - The villain is a rich character - Elvis kisses three or more women - There are sets used when a location is easily accessible - There is a party - There is a beach - Visible sweat patches - Colonel Tom Parker using the script to mock something Elvis likes (this time it's Karate). - 'Safe but horny' vibe We even have E
