G.I. Blues
Adventure, Family, Romance
Paramount Pictures  (1960) 103 mins Approved

5.8 (922 votes)
“G. I.Blues” is a movie about an army officer (Tulsa),stationed in Germany, who has a dream of running his own night clue once he retires from the army. The movie becomes interesting when he places a bet with his friend named Dynamite who bets that he can spend a night with a club dancer named Lili,who is supposed to be hard to get. A twist comes when Dynamite gets transferred and Tulsa is brought to take his place on the bet. He doesn’t want to but he has to in order to get the money for his dream. He finally ends up falling in love with Lili and he tried to call off the bet. All in all a good movie to watch...

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Cast and Crew
Elvis Presley  ......  Tulsa McLean
Juliet Prowse  ......  Lili
Arch Johnson  ......  Sgt. McGraw
James Douglas  ......  Rick
Robert Ivers  ......  Cookie
The Jordanaires  ...... 
Director  .....  Norman Taurog
Producer  .....  Hal B. Wallis; Paul Nathan
Writer  .....  Edmund Beloin; Henry Garson
Notes
Trivia:
Princess of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, King of Thailand and other royalties visited on the studio and met Elvis Presley. (more)

Filming Locations:
Camp Wildflecken, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany (more)

Quotes:
Trudy: I borrow a car from my uncle Otto, we go drive tonight?
Tulsa McLean: We gotta play tonight.
Trudy: Ja wohl.
Tulsa McLean: I mean here.
Trudy: But I borrowed the car.
Tulsa McLean: Maybe later, keep your engine running.
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations (more)