Follow That Dream is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley made by Mirisch Productions. The movie was based on the 1959 novel Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard P. Powell. Producer Walter Mirisch liked the song Follow that Dream and retitled the picture.[1] The movie reached #5 on the Variety weekly Box Office Survey, staying on the chart for three weeks, and finishing at #33 on the year end list of the top-grossing movies of 1962.
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | David Weisbart |
| Screenplay by | Charles Lederer |
| Based on | Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard P. Powell |
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| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Edited by | William B. Murphy |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A vagabond family composed of Pop Kwimper (Arthur O'Connell), his son Toby (Elvis Presley), and various "adopted" children, including nineteen-year-old Holly Jones (Anne Helm), is traveling in Florida when Pop drives onto an as-yet-unopened section of highway.
When the car runs out of gas, Holly persuades Toby to persuade Pop to take up residence on the land next to the road. A chance encounter with an avid fisherman (Herbert Rudley) gives Holly an idea. They build a thriving business catering to sports fishermen.
Trouble soon follows. Toby rejects the advances of amorous social worker Alisha Claypoole (Joanna Moore), who goes to court to have the children taken away in revenge.
Also, her government official boyfriend considers the squatters' home to be an eyesore and wants to evict them.
Finally, since the area is outside the jurisdiction of any law enforcement, two gamblers (Jack Kruschen and Simon Oakland) soon set up a casino in a trailer, and Toby has to deal with their armed thugs.
In the end, Toby's earthy wits win over the judge and the family returns to its new land and home. Holly also gets Toby to recognize that she is a grown woman.
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| EP by Elvis Presley | ||||
| Released | April 1962 | |||
| Recorded | July 2, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 8:36 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Hans Salter | |||
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Production
The title Follow That Dream was chosen, allegedly, because the songwriters could not find a rhyme for "pioneer".[2]At first, Powell was unhappy that Presley had been chosen for the role,[2] but after seeing the finished film he thought Presley had done a good job.[2]
Filming began July 6, 1961 in the summer heat of Florida. It was filmed in Citrus, Marion, and Levy Counties, specifically Inverness, Ocala, Inglis and Yankeetown.
The courtroom scene took place in the 1912 Citrus County Old Courthouse in Inverness which has been restored and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Part of the courtroom restoration can be directly attributed to the film in that it was the only record of the original courtroom configuration.
Yankeetown memorializes his stay in the form of their major highway, Follow That Dream Parkway.
The parkway was named because of the efforts of four Elvis fans. After months of meetings, the parkway had a grand opening under its new name, Follow That Dream Parkway, on July 27, 1996.
The dedication and celebration was held in Inglis Florida. The bank scene was filmed in Ocala, Florida at a bank on Silver Springs Boulevard.
During filming, Elvis met Tom Petty, who was only 11 years old at the time. Petty's uncle was involved in the production of the movie.[3]
Shortly afterwards, Petty swapped his slingshot for a friend's collection of Elvis records.[3]
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