Wild In The Country
Drama
20th Century Fox  (1961) 101 mins NR

6.1 (442 votes)
Wild in the Country features the King in one of his most emotional roles. Elvis Presley stars as a rebellious backwoods delinquent gifted with a rare literary talent. Hope Lange is the sympathetic psychiatrist who tries to help him, while Tuesday Weld and Millie Perkins round out an all star cast as his seductive cousin and childhood sweetheart. This is Elvis at his untamed bad boy best!...

Play
Cast and Crew
Elvis Presley  ......  Glenn Tyler
John Ireland  ......  Phil Macy
Tuesday Weld  ......  Noreen Braxton
Millie Perkins  ......  Betty Lee Parsons (Glenn's girlfriend)
Hope Lange  ......  Irene Sperry
Rafer Johnson  ......  Davis (Macy's butler)
Director  .....  Philip Dunne
Producer  .....  Jerry Wald
Writer  .....  Clifford Odets; J.R. Salamanca
Notes
Trivia:
Elvis Presley didn't attend the film's premiere. (more)

Filming Locations:
Napa, Napa Valley, California, USA

Quotes:
Betty Lee Parsons: I have no intention of wasting sympathy on him.
Glenn Tyler: Sympathy is never wasted, Betty Lee. One way or another, you get it back, or so it says in the Book.
(more)