Elvis Presley made films with a lot of stars, together with Barbara Eden of I Dream of Jeannie fame. Throughout the manufacturing of the movie, Eden received to know the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Subsequently, she revealed why she thought the film they made collectively was a flop.
How ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ star Barbara Eden received a position in an Elvis Presley film
In her guide Jeanie Out of the Bottle, Eden revealed horror film icon Barbara Steele was initially going to star alongside Elvis in the film Flaming Star. Nonetheless, Steele’s accent was deemed too sturdy for her to play a cowgirl. Eden received the position as a substitute, 5 years earlier than she turned a tv icon on I Dream of Jeannie.
Eden was glad to seem in Flaming Star. She favored enjoying a cowgirl as a result of she didn’t need to focus a lot on her garments and make-up. At the identical time, she was nervous about assembly Elvis. She beforehand watched him carry out on The Ed Sullivan Present and he or she was in awe of “his star quality and sex appeal.”
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Why Barbara Eden thinks the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s followers didn’t like the film
Throughout an interview with Fox News, Eden mentioned what she thought of the “Kentucky Rain” singer.” He was a beautiful man,” she opined. “Well brought up. Was a hard worker. A very good actor and wanted to be. This was the only film that he really had a chance of showing he could act.”
Eden mentioned the good critiques Elvis obtained for Flaming Star didn’t assist the movie at the field workplace. “He got excellent reviews on the film,” she recalled. “And, of course, it didn’t make a penny because … he didn’t sing a song. That wasn’t what his fans wanted. But he was excellent.”
Eden’s assertion right here is an exaggeration. There are two Elvis songs in the movie. Regardless, the movie nonetheless has far fewer songs than extra well-known movies starring the “Heartbreak Hotel” singer akin to Viva Las Vegas and Blue Hawaii. The smaller quantity of songs might have contributed to Flaming Star turning into a comparatively obscure film in the singer’s filmography.
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The way in which the world reacted to Elvis Presley’s track ‘Flaming Star’
Whereas there weren’t a giant quantity of songs in the movie, the songs from Flaming Star discovered some success. The title monitor reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for seven weeks. The track appeared on the compilation album Elvis Sings Flaming Star reached No. 96 on the Billboard 200, remaining on the chart for 16 weeks.
The Official Charts Company studies “Flaming Star” didn’t chart in the United Kingdom. An album containing the track referred to as Flaming Star and Summer time Kisses reached No. 11 in the U.Okay., staying on the charts for 4 weeks. Whereas Flaming Star and its music weren’t vastly profitable, Eden has fond recollections of Elvis.