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Follow That Dream

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1962-04-11 Comedy 1hr 49m

When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.

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When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.

  • Released
    1962-04-11
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 49m
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.5
  • Production
    The Mirisch Company

Crew

Gordon Douglas
Director
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
David Weisbart
Producer

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Cast

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Toby Kwimper
Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Pop Kwimper
Anne Helm

Anne Helm

Holly Jones
Joanna Moore

Joanna Moore

Alisha Claypoole
Alan Hewitt

Alan Hewitt

H. Arthur King
Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Jack (as Frank de Kova)
Herbert Rudley

Herbert Rudley

Mr. Endicott
Gavin Koon

Gavin Koon

Eddy Bascombe
Robin Koon

Robin Koon

Teddy Bascombe
Barry Russo

Barry Russo

Al (as John Duke)
Harry Holcombe

Harry Holcombe

Governor (uncredited)
Pam Ogles

Pam Ogles

Ariadne Pennington (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart

Waclaw Rekwart

Bartender (uncredited)
Mitchell Rhein

Mitchell Rhein

Dealer (uncredited)
Red West

Red West

Bank Guard (uncredited)

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2020-11-10

_**Elvis goes to backwoods Florida to set-up a makeshift home & business**_ A family of hicks from rural Georgia run out of gas on the no... read more

_**Elvis goes to backwoods Florida to set-up a makeshift home & business**_ A family of hicks from rural Georgia run out of gas on the northwest coast of the Florida peninsula and decide to homestead there. They have to deal with annoying bureaucrats and gangsters who run a mobile gambling ring. Elvis Presley, Anne Helm, Arthur O'Connell, Simon Oakland and Joanna Moore are all on hand. “Follow That Dream” (1962) was Elvis’ 9th movie of the 31 he did. I didn’t like it the first time I saw it because of the (seemingly) eye-rolling premise. Viewing it again after many years, I appreciated it more because (1) I knew it wasn’t supposed to be taken too seriously and (2) the movie, albeit farcical, does reveal interesting data on the concept of homesteading with the corresponding establishment of civilization, government, laws and lawbreaking. Moreover, the film is an interesting commentary on the naiveté & goodwill of backwoods types in contrast to the corruption of big city people. Of course, “Deliverance” (1972) would change this perception forever, but “Follow That Dream” is closer to reality. Anne Helm is easily one of the top females to costar in a Presley flick along with Ann-Margret in “Viva Las Vegas” (1964) and Michele Carey in “Live a Little, Love a Little” (1968). She’s all-around winsome and fills out a pair of jeans exquisitely. While the film is overlong at 1 hour, 49 minutes, I didn’t mind. It was shot completely in Florida at Crystal River, Inverness, Yankeetown and Ocala. GRADE: B-/B

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A Review by Wuchak

_**Elvis goes to backwoods Florida to set-up a makeshift home & business**_ A family of hicks from rural Georgia run out of gas on the northwest coast of the Florida peninsula and decide to homestead there. They have to deal with annoyin...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2020-11-10

_**Elvis goes to backwoods Florida to set-up a makeshift home & business**_ A family of hicks from rural Georgia run out of gas on the northwest coast of the Florida peninsula and decide to homeste...

read more