One of Elvis Presley’s more forgettable films is “Stay Away, Joe,” the story about a Native American rodeo star who returns to his reservation to start a cattle business. Director Peter Tewksbury (“Sunday in New York” 1963) was a weak helmsman for this project, with a poorly conceived script by Michael A. Hoey.
Presley’s portrayal of a Native American came across as a horrible ethnic stereotype. There were not even any memorable songs amongst the tunes written by Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman, who had composed dozens of songs for earlier Elvis movies.
Co-stars include Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, Quentin Dean, Douglas Henderson, Henry Jones, L. Q. Jones, Sonny West, and Dick Wilson, well-known in television commercials as Mr. Whipple who would always “squeeze the Charmin” bathroom tissue, played a car salesman in this film. Our best advise is to stay away from “Stay Away, Joe,” a modest success in theatrical release for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Stay Away, Joe (1968)
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My Review
One of Elvis Presley’s more forgettable films is “Stay Away, Joe,” the story about a Native American rodeo star who returns to his reservation to start a cattle business. Director Peter Tewksbury (“Sunday in New York” 1963) was a weak helmsman for this project, with a poorly conceived script by Michael A. Hoey.
Presley’s portrayal of a Native American came across as a horrible ethnic stereotype. There were not even any memorable songs amongst the tunes written by Sid Wayne and Ben Weisman, who had composed dozens of songs for earlier Elvis movies.
Co-stars include Burgess Meredith, Joan Blondell, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, Quentin Dean, Douglas Henderson, Henry Jones, L. Q. Jones, Sonny West, and Dick Wilson, well-known in television commercials as Mr. Whipple who would always “squeeze the Charmin” bathroom tissue, played a car salesman in this film. Our best advise is to stay away from “Stay Away, Joe,” a modest success in theatrical release for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.