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Change Of Habit [DVD] [1969]
enlarge	Director: William A. Graham Actors: Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, Jane Elliot, Leora Dana Studio: Uca Category: DVD List Price: ~~£9.99~~ Buy New: £2.55 as of 25/11/2009 14:40 GMT details You Save: £7.44 (74%) New (14) Used (9) from £1.79 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 22516 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 88 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5050582083552 ASIN: B0000A33QW Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1969 Release Date: August 18, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Elvis tried something different in his final narrative movie#133; but the results are oddly similar to his usual '60s formula. Here the King plays a doctor working in an inner-city free clinic, playing host to three Catholic nurses (who are really nuns incognito). Elvis gets hung up on one of the nuns, played by Mary Tyler Moore; she seems a lot closer to iThe Dick Van Dyke Show/i than the Vatican. The songs are sparse--"Rubberneckin'" gets a workout in one of those awful stilted hootenannies so prevalent in Elvis pictures. The flower-power ambience is more interesting than the story; the film features iMod Squad/i-style attempts at racial politics, a sit-down protest, and a weird sequence involving "rage reduction" to cure an autistic child. Elvis has good scenes and indifferent ones, but he looks fantastic (this is just after the great "comeback"), and he dresses like no other doctor before or since. --iRobert Horton/i

Customer Reviews: Hollywood has a lot to answer for December 28, 2004 S. Johnson (UK) 19 out of 20 found this review helpful I really enjoyed this film and I feel that it would have done so much better if the film critics of the time didn't take such pleasure in knocking any film with Elvis's name attached to it - because of this - the film never got a fair shake - and it is a shame as it is one of his best films - Elvis plays a doctor working in the ghetto and the dilemma he faces when 3 Nuns are volunteered to support him - it makes you wonder, what could have been if Hollywood had put some decent scripts his way!!!! a very enjoyable film for Elvis fans February 28, 2008 sm (Wirral) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Elvis sings very few songs in this film but the songs he sings are all fantastic.In this film,Elvis appears at his physical peak looking incredibly handsome at 34 years of age.He was able to show his acting talents and in my opinion,shows how underated he was.He was a far better actor than he was ever given credit for.It's a light hearted film well worth 90mins of your time.A great way to relax and chill.Highly recommended as it shows an unseen side of the King. A better Elvis Film November 6, 2009 Mr. Tony Whitehead Elvis showed he could act in what was one of last feature films. The story line is credible and there is a strong supporting cast . The product arrived promptly and in excellent condition. Good Drama End the King's Hollywood Career August 16, 2003 24 out of 25 found this review helpful I've always liked Change of Habit and it's great that it's finally on DVD. This was Elvis final screen role and is a good one, with an ok script and good acting.pGood support too from Mary Tyler Moore and Ed Asner; this film is worth a look as it's strength lies in Elvis fine performance in the lead. It's not a musical, though there is a few songs, with Elvis singing in church and jamming in the ghetto clinic.pIt's a pity that he never made more films as this, Charrro and The Trouble With Girls were a late movie career revival and a sign of what could have came. For the "millionth" ... and the last time February 6, 2009 T. Schreiber (Vienna, Austria) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful it seemed to be "just another script" and "just another typical" elvis movie. but it was far from that: elvis' last attempt to receive credit for his acting should have been seen by far more people than the few hundred thousand fans that still - in 1969 - wanted to see him as an actor. anyhow, while this movie was in its making the king already signed with the international hotel in las vegas, ready to return to what turned out to be THE BIG comeback on stage in front of a live audience. br /if you want to have a more complete picture of "elvis the actor" you will need to watch this dvd. good story, great music!

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