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Elvis tried something different in his final narrative movie… but the results are oddly similar to his usual '60s formula. Here the King plays a doctor working in an inner-city free clinic, playing host to three Catholic nurses (who are really nuns incognito). Elvis gets hung up on one of the nuns, played by Mary Tyler Moore; she seems a lot closer to The Dick Van Dyke Show than the Vatican. The songs are sparse--"Rubberneckin'" gets a workout in one of those awful stilted hootenannies so prevalent in Elvis pictures. The flower-power ambience is more interesting than the story; the film features Mod Squad-style attempts at racial politics, a sit-down protest, and a weird sequence involving "rage reduction" to cure an autistic child. Elvis has good scenes and indifferent ones, but he looks fantastic (this is just after the great "comeback"), and he dresses like no other doctor before or since. --Robert Horton
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By lia
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am so glad this was in stock...I loved this movie when I was younger and enjoyed watching every minute of it
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. Altair
Format:DVD
After reading the reviews for this movie, you would come away thinking it was a comedy. I do not feel the movie could in any way be described as a comedy, unless that is the way America interprets comedy. Why not check out down under in Australia to find out what comedy really means and you'll come away with stitches!
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By A Customer
Format:DVD
Indeed. I guess you have to look at this movie in this context. It looks dated, kind of like those really bad TV shows of the late 60s and early 70s. The dialogue is terrible, laughable at some points - "she was raped, even against her will" - give me a break!
Elvis looks good, before he blimped out on cheeseburgers and drugs and Mary Tyler Moore is her usual annoying self - its said they didnt get on - not unsurprisingly.
The supporting cast is not too bad - good to see Ed Asner in an early role. This is one of Elvis lost films, so to speak, in that if you are not a fan then you would not really know about it.
Worth a look. The DVD is good quality as is the VHS. The songs are pretty duff but whats new?
It looks like he was trying to get his movie career back on track but was perhaps side tracked by live performances.
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This Film Is So Silly It's Ridiculous
Why did they put a bumpkin like Elvis Presley in any kind of serious role? The most serious aspect of the film are his sideburns. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars
What A Stinkaroo!!
Hey, these juvenile, formulaic Elvis movies must have reached the nadir on this bomb. While all of his movies were terrible, "Change of Habit" might be the worst of a... Read more
Published on Aug 7 2003
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ohhhh, Mr. Presley!
In the ghetto with Elvis, his mutton chops in full bloom, as hip and happening Dr. John Carpenter (! Read more
Published on April 9 2003 by Kevin Cook
4.0 out of 5 stars
"You gotta be kidding!"
This movie is one of the funniest dramas I have ever seen. Elvis as a doctor in the ghetto is so unbelievable that the comedic value of the movie is astronomical. Read more
Published on Mar 5 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rage Control
Elvis looks great and could be called Dr Feelgood for whatever is wrong with the ladies. It has an interesting story but I felt it could have been developed more. Read more
Published on Jan 31 2003 by Deborah F. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
A different,but more mature Elvis movie
I like "Change of Habit",because,it has good songs and Elvis takes a more serious role,which he didn't often take in most of his movies. Read more
Published on Jan 27 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rare role for Elvis
I caught this movie on American Movie Classics when they were having an Elvis movie marathon. I have to say this is one and very few GOOD Elvis movies. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2003 by Stacy Hardin
4.0 out of 5 stars
In his last film, he's Dr. Elvis.
Why would anybody not want to have a Dr. Elvis? I probably would. Here, Elvis is in a dramatic part as a doctor of a clinic in the slums. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2002 by Josh P.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Change Of Story
This, Elvis' final acting film is probably one of his best and gives the King a serious acting role from the beach movies of a few years previous. Read more
Published on Oct 18 2002 by Paul Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a fitting title
Change of Habit not only fits the movie in a story context, but also Elvis personally as well. A real acting role that doesn't rely on songs - Change of Habit. Read more
Published on Sep 26 2002 by D. McClure
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