Stay Away, Joe

directed by Peter Tewksbury
Category: "Musical"
Year of Release:1968
Date Added:08/12/2010
Date Watched:09/10/2011
Description:Elvis plays Joe Lightcloud, a rodeo rider who returns to his parents' home on the reservation just as the government gives his father Charlie (Burgess Meredith) a herd of cattle. Joe's sister is dating a guy from town, so to impress the guy's family, Joe's mother sells off the cattle to but stuff for their shack. Joe has to win a bull-riding competition to earn enough money to buy a herd of cows so the government doesn't throw Charlie in prison.
My Rating:4

Reviews for Stay Away, Joe

Review - Stay Away, Joe

Hard to know where to begin. Elvis's "Indian" make-up kept changing shades all through the movie. Burgess Meredith's make up made him look like a clown, and he kept scrambling around like a drunken maniac all movie. I have no idea what his performance was supposed to be. Most of the movie consisted of Joe and his friends fighting and drinking beer and chasing girls. The songs were pathetic. The plot was non-existent. Just bad — and offensive to boot.
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