Everything about Charro totally explained
Charro! is a
1969 Western film starring
Elvis Presley. It was among his final films, and his only role that didn't feature the star singing. (
Flaming Star wasn't a musical, but he did sing one song onscreen). Presley also sported a stubble beard, in contrast to being clean-shaven in all his other films. Co-starring with Elvis were
Ina Balin and
Victor French. It was also the only Elvis film released to theaters by National General Pictures.
The film made a profit, but wasn't a runaway success, and remains one of Presley's least-seen films despite it being perhaps his best.
The film was released to DVD for the first time in the summer of 2007. It marked the very first time that an official home video release of this film was presented in its entirety, as well as in the wide-screen letterbox format. This DVD version has the most pristine exhibition of the movie. Previous VHS issues of the film, including one released by Warner Home Video in 1990, were of very inferior quality, mainly due to poor picture presentation and unnecessary edits throughout certain spots in the movie. Despite containing violence and partial nudity, it was released with an
MPAA G rating, even though other Presley films from the 1968-69 period carry
PG ratings.
Primary cast
Soundtrack
The
soundtrack songs were recorded in November of 1968 at
Samuel Goldwyn Studios in
Los Angeles, California. As
Charro! wasn't a musical, only the title track was used in the film and released in conjunction with the movie (it appears on the B-side of the single "Memories"); a second song recorded for but not used in the film, "Let's Forget About the Stars" appeared on the compilation album
Let's Be Friends in 1970). It is sometimes listed erroneously (such as in
Elvis: The Illustrated Record by Roy Carr and Mick Farren) as a soundtrack recording from the later Presley film,
Change of Habit.
Recording musicians
Elvis Presley (vocals)
The Jordanaires (background vocals)
Tommy Tedesco, Ralph Grasso, Howard Roberts (guitar)
Pete Drake (steel guitar)
Larry Knetchal, Charles Berghofer (bass)
Don Randi (piano)
Emile Radocchia (percussion)
Carl O'Brien (drums)
Tracks (songwriter)
Charro - (Mac Davis & Billy Strange)
Let's Forget About The Stars - (A.L. Owens)
Trivia
This movie was scheduled to be episode 421 of the movie mocking show Mystery Science Theater 3000, however the rights fell through and it was replaced by Monster A Go-Go.
This is the only film in which Elvis sports a beard.
Further Information
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