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Change Of Habit - Universal International 1969 Colour 93 mins


Elvis and Mary Tyler Moore in Change of HabitDirector William Graham
Producer Joe Connelly
Technicolor

Cast Overview
Elvis Presley .... Dr. John Carpenter, Mary Tyler Moore.... Sister Michelle Gallagher, Barbara McNair .... Sister Irene Hawkins, Jane Elliot .... Sister Barbara, Leora Dana .... Mother Joseph, Edward Asner .... Lieutenant Moretti, Robert Emhardt .... The Banker, Regis Toomey .... Father Gibbons, Doro Merande .... Rose, Ruth McDevitt .... Lily, Richard Carlson .... Bishop Finley, Nefti Millet .... Julio Hernandez, Laura Figueroa .... Desiree, Lorena Kirk .... Amanda, Virginia Vincent.... Miss Parker

 


Plot

Original Movie PosterVHS/DVD ReleaseLaughter, romance, and rockin' good times are just what the doctor ordered as Elvis plays an inner-city M.D. who falls for social worker Mary Tyler Moore. But this guitar-strumming doc will be playing a different tune when he discovers his would-be girlfriend isn't who--or what--she seems to be! Featuring Elvis at the peak of his phenomenal popularity, it's a hilarious romantic comedy highlighted by the King's unforgettable performances of classic rock hits including "Rubberneckin'," "Let Us Pray," and "Change of Habit."

Here the King plays a doctor working in an inner-city free clinic, playing host to three Catholic nurses (who are really nuns incognito). Elvis gets hung up on one of the nuns, played by Mary Tyler Moore; she seems a lot closer to The Dick Van Dyke Show than the Vatican. flower-power ambience is more interesting than the story; the film features Mod Squad-style attempts at racial politics, a sit-down protest, and a weird sequence involving "rage reduction" to cure an autistic child. Elvis has good scenes and indifferent ones, but he looks fantastic (this is just after the great "comeback"), and he dresses like no other doctor before or since.

Musical Soundtrack


Soundtrack Album
Written by:
Florence Kaye & Ben Weisman
Performed by Elvis Presley
The title song of the film has Elvis shouting against a noisy bass and drum backing with a muted message. Released on the RCA Camden LP Lets Be Friends (1970). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Live A Little Love A Little/The Trouble With Girls/Change Of Habit/Charro (1993).

"RUBBERNECKIN"
Written by Corey Jones & Bunny Warren
Performed by Elvis Presley
Energetic rocker from the Memphis sessions with wailing horns, heavy bass and wailing female backing. Released as a single with Don't Cry Daddy on the flip side (1969). Later on the LP's Almost In Love (1973) and Double Dynamite (1976). Also on the Elvis Double Features CD Live A Little Love A Little/The Trouble With Girls/Change Of Habit/Charro (1993) and Suspicious Minds The Memphis Anthology (1999).

Elvis as Dr. John Carpenter in Change Of Habit"HAVE A HAPPY"
Written by Ben Weisman, Florence Kaye & Dolores Fuller
Performed by Elvis Presley
Released on the RCA Camden LP Lets Be Friends (1970). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Live A Little Love A Little/The Trouble With Girls/Change Of Habit/Charro (1993).

"CHANGE OF HABIT LET US PRAY (2 versions)"
Arranged by Elvis Presley, Performed by Elvis Presley.
Pop spiritual. Released on the LP You'll Never Walk Alone (1971). Later on the Elvis Double Features CD Live A Little Love A Little/The Trouble With Girls/Change Of Habit/Charro (1993).

Elvis in Change of HabitRecorded at:
Decca Recording Studios, Universal City, Los Angeles. March 1969 (Except "Rubberneckin'" recorded at American Sound Studios, 827, Danny Thomas Boulevard, Memphis. January 1969).

Musicians :
Elvis Presley (vocals), Dennis Budimer, Mike Deasy, Howard Roberts, Robert Bain (guitars), Joe Mondragon (bass), Carl O'Brien (drums), Roger Kellaway (piano), the Mello Men (vocals)

This Soundtrack for what was to be Elvis' last feature film found him for one last time dubbing his movie vocals alone in the studio.

Trivia


Elvis and Mary Tyler Moore in Change of HabitThe film was originally to have been directed by Evangelist Billy Graham but for some reason he pulled out of the picture.

 

 

 

Change Of Habit - Universal International 1969 Colour 93 mins

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