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Wild in the Country is a 1961 American musical-drama film directed by Philip Dunne and starring Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins, Rafer Johnson and John Ireland. Based on the 1958 novel The Lost Country by J. R. Salamanca, the screenplay concerns a troubled young man from a dysfunctional family who
Millie Perkins strongly felt that director Philip Dunne let Elvis down in Wild in the Country. “[Elvis] tried very hard to make this film better than his other movies, and you saw him trying and asking questions,” she said in a 1990 interview.
Perkins’ character has no role in the second half of Wild in the Country. She’s seen in two quick shots sitting quietly with her mother at a coroner’s inquest near the end of the film, and she appears briefly in the End Credits, along with Lange, Weld, and Presley.
Wild in the Country: Directed by Philip Dunne. With Elvis Presley, Hope Lange, Tuesday Weld, Millie Perkins. A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
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- Drama, Musical
- Philip Dunne
- 1961-06-15
Suspended for refusing the lead in the 1960 film Tess of the Storm Country – Perkins saw the film as a B-picture and a step back career-wise – Perkins was cast by 20th Century Fox in the 1961 film Wild in the Country, playing the supporting role of the girlfriend to star Elvis Presley – she would later play Gladys Presley in the 1990 ...
Jul 22, 2004 · Tuesday Weld and Elvis Presley in Wild In The Country. Millie Perkins played Elvis' girlfriend Betty Lee in 'Wild In The Country'. Her other films include the lead role in the 1959 film 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and the 1964 'Ensign Pulver'.
The film also contains the Presley songs "Wild in the Country" and "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell." Possibly the sexiest of all of The King's movies, Elvis plays a backwoods delinquent blessed with great literary talents with Millie Perkins as his childhood sweetheart.
