_**A naval frogman (Presley) becomes a treasure hunter off the coast of Southern Cal in the swinging 60s**_ “Easy Come, Easy Go” (1967) was Elvis’ 23th movie of the 31 he did. It was one of his first films to really flirt with the growing counter-culture movement of the mid/late 60s, which can also be observed in “Clambake” (1967) and “Live a Little, Love a Little” (1968). As such, there are entertaining sequences featuring go-go dancing, yoga, eccentric artists and a reference to beatniks, who would immediately be re-christened hippies. Another thing that distinguishes this one is the…
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