Wild in the Country

  • Drama
6/15/1961
114
PG

It's all about young people and their growing pains!

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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  • Wuchak

    Elvis as a wild boy in the country, caught between a good girl and bad girl

    A rural boy gets in trouble with the law (Elvis Presley), but is granted probation and counselling by a psychologist at her home office (Hope Lange). He gets a gig living with his uncle and bad girl step-daughter (Tuesday Weld), but dates a good girl (Millie Perkins) whose father hates him because he pegs him as a neer-do-well. Meanwhile the counselor discovers that he has a gift for writing. Can he resolve his personal demons and become a productive member of society? John Ireland and Gary Lockwood play father and son in peripheral roles.

    Wild in the Country (1961) was Elvis' 7th movie of the 31 he did. This ones a serious drama with a couple well-...

    October 16, 2021

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