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A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.A mixed-race American Indian rodeo champ returns to the reservation to help his people out.
Mike Lane
- Frank Hawk
- (as Michael Lane)
Marya Thomas
- Bille-Jo Hump
- (as Marya Christen)
- Director
- Writers
- Michael A. Hoey
- Dan Cushman
- Burt Kennedy(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Dan Cushman novel on which this film was based had previously served as the basis for the 1958 Broadway musical "Whoop-Up," which starred Ralph Young in the Presley role.
- GoofsDuring the opening sequences when Joe Lightcloud is "herding" the cattle with the Cadillac, the tires are screeching as he makes sharp turns. As he is on dirt and not pavement, these sounds wouldn't have been heard.
- Quotes
Joe Lightcloud: She can chew on my moccasin anytime.
- ConnectionsEdited into Elvis on Tour (1972)
- SoundtracksStay Away, Joe
Written by Sid Wayne (uncredited) & Ben Weisman (uncredited)
Performed and Sung by Elvis Presley
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His Worst?
Stay Away, Joe (1968)
* (out of 4)
Incredibly bad film has Elvis playing an Indian who also just happens to be a rodeo champion. He decides to return to the reservation so that he can help his father (Burgess Meredith) raise cows but soon he gets into trouble with various women and some government men. I'm really curious if Marlon Brando watched this movie and that's what set him off about how Indians were being treated in film because this movie is so outrageous that even D.W. Griffith and John Ford would blush. For starters, all of the white cast members are wearing tan paint to make them look like Indians and the first time we see Meredith he's an ignorant drunk. In fact, all of the Indians do nothing more than get drunk, fall down and start fights. The stereotypes here are outrageous but the film is so poorly done that you can't even get any politically incorrect laughs at of it. I'm really not sure what in the hell was going on with the story but it was incredibly stupid and full of large plot holes. The songs were equally as bad including one scene where Elvis sings to a bull. The supporting cast are all pretty bad but Meredith comes off the worse with the most embarrassing performance and part I've ever seen him do. He was such a great character actor that it was rather sad seeing him in something like this. Elvis, on the other hand, actually manages to be the only decent thing here but that's still not saying too much.
* (out of 4)
Incredibly bad film has Elvis playing an Indian who also just happens to be a rodeo champion. He decides to return to the reservation so that he can help his father (Burgess Meredith) raise cows but soon he gets into trouble with various women and some government men. I'm really curious if Marlon Brando watched this movie and that's what set him off about how Indians were being treated in film because this movie is so outrageous that even D.W. Griffith and John Ford would blush. For starters, all of the white cast members are wearing tan paint to make them look like Indians and the first time we see Meredith he's an ignorant drunk. In fact, all of the Indians do nothing more than get drunk, fall down and start fights. The stereotypes here are outrageous but the film is so poorly done that you can't even get any politically incorrect laughs at of it. I'm really not sure what in the hell was going on with the story but it was incredibly stupid and full of large plot holes. The songs were equally as bad including one scene where Elvis sings to a bull. The supporting cast are all pretty bad but Meredith comes off the worse with the most embarrassing performance and part I've ever seen him do. He was such a great character actor that it was rather sad seeing him in something like this. Elvis, on the other hand, actually manages to be the only decent thing here but that's still not saying too much.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Feb 26, 2008
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- Also known as
- Born Rich
- Filming locations
- Merry-Go-Round Rock, Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona, Arizona, USA(where Elvis sings "Dominic")
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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