{"id":14299,"date":"2016-05-21T04:12:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T11:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=14299"},"modified":"2022-06-03T00:07:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T07:07:15","slug":"things-you-didnt-know-about-viva-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/things-you-didnt-know-about-viva-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Things You Didn’t Know About “Viva Las Vegas”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On May 20, 1964, “Viva Las Vegas,” starring Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret, was released.<\/p>\n

Fifty-two years later, the film remains inexorably woven into the fabric of its namesake city. Las Vegas. Please try and keep up.<\/p>\n

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“Viva Las Vegas” translates as “Long live the meadows!” Thanks for ruining everything, knowledge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s an attention span-friendly list of some things you may not know about this delicious wedge of Las Vegas cheese.<\/p>\n

1. “Viva Las Vegas” was made for a million dollars. It grossed $10 million, a massive amount of profit for the era.<\/p>\n

2. Director Steven Spielberg named “Viva Las Vegas” one of his all-time favorite movies.<\/p>\n

3. There’s a scene in the film where Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret marry. Tabloids of the day shared photos of the movie wedding, claiming the two had actually gotten married.<\/p>\n

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The public loved this pairing. Priscilla, not so much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. While they didn’t wed, Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret did begin an affair on the set of “Viva Las Vegas.” Ann-Margret later said Elvis sent her flowers in the shape of a guitar whenever she began a new Las Vegas engagement.<\/p>\n

5. The movie’s most recognizable song, “Viva Las Vegas,” is the de facto theme song of Sin City. In the movie, when Presley performs the song, it’s done as a one long, unedited shot. It’s the only time that technique was used in any Presley movie.<\/p>\n

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