{"id":248580,"date":"2024-07-28T07:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T07:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/28\/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-viva-las-vegas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:45","slug":"15-things-you-didnt-know-about-viva-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/28\/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-viva-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Things You Didn&#8217;t Know About &#8220;Viva Las Vegas&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/all-about-us\"><br \/>\n                                                        <img alt=\"Scott Roeben\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/author-logo-lg-88x88.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/author-logo-lg-176x176.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-88 photo\" height=\"88\" width=\"88\" decoding=\"async\"\/>                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-content\">\n                                            <span class=\"post-info-panel__title\"><br \/>\n                                                                                                    By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/all-about-us\" class=\"post-info-panel__link\">Scott Roeben<\/a>, on May 21 2016                                                                                            <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On May 20, 1964, \u201cViva Las Vegas,\u201d starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, was released.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-two years later, the film remains inexorably woven into the fabric of its namesake city. Las Vegas. Please try and keep up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14303\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14303 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/viva_las_vegas3.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d translates as \u201cLong live the meadows!\u201d Thanks for ruining everything, knowledge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s an attention span-friendly list of some things you may not know about this delicious wedge of Las Vegas cheese.<\/p>\n<p>1. \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d was made for a million dollars. It grossed $10 million, a massive amount of profit for the era.<\/p>\n<p>2. Director Steven Spielberg named \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d one of his all-time favorite movies.<\/p>\n<p>3. There\u2019s a scene in the film where Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret marry. Tabloids of the day shared photos of the movie wedding, claiming the two had actually gotten married.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14302\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14302 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/viva_las_vegas2.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The public loved this pairing. Priscilla, not so much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>4. While they didn\u2019t wed, Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret did begin an affair on the set of \u201cViva Las Vegas.\u201d Ann-Margret later said Elvis sent her flowers in the shape of a guitar whenever she began a new Las Vegas engagement.<\/p>\n<p>5. The movie\u2019s most recognizable song, \u201cViva Las Vegas,\u201d is the de facto theme song of Sin City. In the movie, when Presley performs the song, it\u2019s done as a one long, unedited shot. It\u2019s the only time that technique was used in any Presley movie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ui0egrsfvn866a5f6b493a43246507131\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 4 \/ 3\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"\/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ui0egrsfvn866a5f6b493a43246507131\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ui0EgRsFVN8?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ui0EgRsFVN8?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>6. One of the guitar players on the \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d soundtrack was singer and actor Glen Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>7. Actress Teri Garr appeared in \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d as a showgirl extra. Garr\u00a0appeared as an extra in nine Elvis Presley films. She went on to star in \u201cTootsie,\u201d \u201cYoung Frankenstein\u201d and \u201cMr. Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>8. The film\u2019s director was George Sidney. He also directed hit musicals like \u201cBye Bye Birdie\u201d (which Ann-Margret starred in), \u201cPal Joey\u201d and \u201cShow Boat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>9. In Great Britain, \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d was sold as \u201cLove in Las Vegas.\u201d That\u2019s because another film called \u201cViva Las Vegas\u201d was already showing in British theaters.<\/p>\n<p>10. In the film\u2019s closing scene, the stars are married in the <a href=\"https:\/\/littlechurchlv.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Church of the West<\/a>, which is still around today (although it\u2019s moved location a couple of times). It\u2019s the oldest wedding chapel in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>12. In the movie, Ann-Margret\u2019s character was named Rusty Martin. Presley\u2019s nickname for her was \u201cRusty Ammo.\u201d He also called her \u201cScoobie\u201d and \u201cThumper.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14301\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14301 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"Ann-Margret\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ann_margret.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos of Ann-Margret were the precursors of Internet porn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>13. During the filming of \u201cViva Las Vegas,\u201d the movie\u2019s director took heat because it seemed he\u00a0was giving Ann-Margret favorable camera angles at The King\u2019s expense. Presley\u2019s manager, Colonel Parker, confronted the film\u2019s producers to ensure Presley remained the movie\u2019s featured performer.<\/p>\n<p>14. In the film, Presley\u2019s character loses the money he needs to replace his race car\u2019s engine when he\u2019s pushed in the Flamingo\u2019s pool by Rusty. Presley\u2019s longtime double, Lance LeGault, actually fell into the pool. LeGault\u2019s voice is the one used in the audio tour at Graceland. LeGault later became a character actor, with recurring roles in shows like \u201cThe A-Team\u201d and \u201cMagnum, P.I.\u201d Just nod like you know what we\u2019re talking about, Millennials.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14300\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14300\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-14300 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/viva_las_vegas1.jpg\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ann-Margret\u2019s full name was Ann-Margret Olsson. She saved a lot on ink by using just Ann-Margret.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>15. Filming was done in numerous Las Vegas locations. They include the parking lot at the Sahara Hotel (where the cast stayed during the shoot, now SLS Las Vegas), Lake Mead marina, the Frontier Hotel, the University of Nevada Las Vegas gym, McCarran airport, the aforementioned Flamingo\u2019s pool and, oddly, at a skeet shooting range at the Tropicana.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, at one time, the Tropicana had a skeet range, despite it being quite close to the Las Vegas airport. Now, you know!<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday to \u201cViva Las Vegas,\u201d a true cinematic classic. And by \u201cclassic,\u201d of course, we mean \u201cyou probably shouldn\u2019t try to watch it all at once, but it\u2019s fairly entertaining in small doses, assuming you\u2019re drunk, and let\u2019s face it, that\u2019s a pretty safe bet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/things-you-didnt-know-about-viva-las-vegas\/#comment-536258\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on May 21 2016 On May 20, 1964, \u201cViva Las Vegas,\u201d starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, was released. 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