Stay Away, Joe

Director: Peter Tewkesbury, Peter Tewksbury Peter Tewkesbury

Overview

In this tuneful western, Elvis Presley plays a part-Navajo rodeo rider who returns to live with his father on the reservation and raise cattle. Elvis and his big ideas meet with resistance at first, but eventually he wins out in the end and, of course, finds himself a pretty girl.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/07/2007
UPC:	0012569797550
Original Release:	1968
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:41:00
Sales rank:	26,181

Special Features

Theatrical trailer; Subtitles: Français (main feature only)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elvis Presley	Joe Lightcloud
Joan Blondell	Glenda Callahan
Katy Jurado	Annie Lightcloud
Burgess Meredith	Charlie Lightcloud
Thomas Gomez	Grandpa
Henry Jones	Hy Slager,Bronc Hoverty
Quentin Dean	Mamie Callahan
Anne Seymour	Mrs. Hawkins
Douglas Henderson	Congressman Morrissey
Angus Duncan	Lorne Hawkins
Michael Lane	Frank Hawk
Susan Trustman	Mary Lightcloud
David Cadiente	Other Indian
Warren Vanders	Hike Bowers
Buck Kartalian	Bull Shortgun
Dick Wilson	Car Salesman
Maurishka	Connie Shortgun
Caitlin Wyles	Marlene Standing Rattle
Marya Christen	Billie Jo Hump
Del 'Sonny' West	Jackson He-Crow
Jennifer Peak	Little Dear
Brett Parker	Deputy Sheriff Hank Matson,Actor
Michael Keller	Orville Witt

Technical Credits

Douglas Laurence	Producer
Peter Tewksbury	Director

Editorial Reviews

Quite possible the worst movie Elvis Presley ever made (and to some people, that is saying a LOT), Stay Away, Joe has so little to recommend it that even dedicated Elvis fans should do themselves -- and the memory of "the King" -- a favor by skipping this one. Based on an undistinguished novel (that also served as the basis for Whoop Up, a legendarily bad Broadway musical), Joe's screenplay has absolutely nothing going for it. One could say at least it is consistent -- the dialogue is every bit as lame as the plot, and both are every bit as lame as the character development. Peter Tewksbury's direction is of the sheer desperation sort; one assumes that all he was concerned with was getting the required footage into the can and hoping that there wouldn't be a need for retakes. The cast is game, at least. Presley tries hard, but he needs a role that's clearer and better defined in order to shine; here, he's mostly lost. Fine performers such as Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell and Katy Jurado do what they can with the material, but they know they're in a no-win situation. Even the few opportunities Presley gets to sing don't result in any real magic -- and that's saying quite a lot.