Spinout (MGM) (1966)

THE No. 2 SPECTATOR SPORT Sports car racing is one of the biggest activities in the world today. You should make a special effort to let the racing fans in your area know about ‘‘SPINOUT’’. Get to them by tying in speed shops with still #1845-60. If you have a local track, banner concurrent events with your engagment. Make sure auto supplies shops carry window cards and displays. ‘‘SPINOUT”’ is a natural for in-store promotions, or using the title in announcements like: ‘‘Don’t ‘SPINOUT’, check your oil every 10,000 miles!’’ Be sure to contact your local racing clubs and associations such as The Sports Car Club of America. THE WINNAH: Elvis wins the race in ‘‘SPINOUT’’. Publicize a ‘‘Winners Night’’ where free admission will be given to anyone who has won a recent sporting eveni, contest, or competition. Have a radio station or newspaper interview your patrons to get a cross-section of the winners in your town. Use still 1845-50E for tie-ins with trophy stores. Have ‘‘Winners Nights”’ at local bowling alleys, tennis courts, etc., inspired by ‘‘SPINOUT.”’ IT’S A DUESEY! Elvis drives a priceless 1929 Duesenberg in ‘‘SPINOUT’’. Most vintage car buffs would pay admission just to see the car. So don’t forget to contact your local branch of the Classic Car or Vintage Cars of America Club. They’re good opportunities for group sales, and will probably help you stage a vintage car procession ballyhoo. (Still #1845-45E) TATTOO TEASER Body tattoos are high fashion now, and Elvis himself seems quite adept ai the fad as seen in still 1845-25. An outstanding walking ballyhoo stunt can be made from a gal in a bathing suit, liberally adorned with washable paint tattoos of art and copy advertising your ‘‘SPINOUT”’ date. Have an artist in your lobby on opening day to give free nonpermanent tattoos to your patrons. |. “ey ated gi repped td PIN UP YOUR BOXOFFICE WITH “SPINOUT’ EXPLOITATION! N ig Sjtyrbisealay lap syd aitay hp TO WED OR NOT TO WED The hilarious predicament of the three beauties pictured in Still 1845-92 of making Elvis choose a wife from them is a platform upon which you may derive several good promotions. Tie-in with local bridal shops for wedding gown displays. Have a few gals walk aboui town with abbreviated wedding dresses with signs ‘‘l want Elvis’, ‘‘No, ME!’ and playdate copy for a crowd-drawing stunt. You could hold a theatre beauty contest for young engaged couples, with promoted wedding for the most handsome couple. Tickets could be given away over the radio by a disc jockey asking listeners to guess which Elvis will marry, picking one of three names from a hat with each call. “SPINOUT” DANCE Contact your area’s dance programs over TV or radio and arrange a special dance salute to Elvis, (see still #1845-41) with the dance improvisation as the highlight of the program. Sponsor such contests at local discotheques and teen dance spots. Award guest tickets, sound track albums. PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPAIGNS Your local Police Department or Highways Commission is perennially engaged in public safety messages to motorists. Tie-in with your local agencies with slogans like: ‘‘Don’t ‘SPINOUT’: Drive Safely.’’ You could even collect a couple of battered cars and erect your own highway safety message as a public service. Still 1845-85 is a good example of what happens when someone DOES ‘‘SPINOUT.”’ MODEL AUTOS Nearly every major city in the country has its own slot car tracks and every hamlet sells model cars, Work with your local hobby stores and promote a “SPINOUT”’ racing eveni, offering passes to tournament winners. Set up slot car tracks at the theatre with spinout copy. Circulate still #1845-31 of the ‘‘Cobra”’ racer, and run a contest for whoever can construct the best model.