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A half million dollars worth of props were used in the filming of The Lively Set, and without them there would have been no picture. Three of the 25 major automobiles appearing in this film are a $50,000 dragster fashioned out of a surplus J-47 jet engine: a $150,000 gas turbine made available by The Chrysler Corporation: and a $250,000 land speed record car, Challenger I, owned by internationally famous racecar driver Mickey Thompson, who also drives and plays himself in this movie. |
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Bobby Darin, whose talents as a composer and singer are well known, does the complete musical score for The Lively Set, his first assignment
for all the music in a film. On only two of the five numbers, lyrics have been written by someone else, Randy Newman and Terry Melcher.
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James Darren sings the title song, The Lively Set.
(Click above photo to hear him.) |
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Disc jockeys and record buyers have made Joanie Sommers, with her natural singing talent, a top recording star. The Lively Set is her film
debut. Her two numbers are If You Love Him and Casey Wake Up!
(Click above photo to hear Joanie sing Casey Wake Up!) |
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A jivey, twist number, Boss Barracuda, written by Bobby Darin and Terry Melcher, is performed in its distinctive style by The Surfaris.
The vocal is done by Ron Wilson with rhythm accompaniment.
(Click above photo to hear The Surfaris sing Boss Barracuda.) |
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Look at Me is sung by Wink Martindale.
(Click above photo to hear him.) |
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