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Blue Hawaii (1961)

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User Rating: 5.6/10 (1,279 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Norman Taurog
Writers:
Allan Weiss (story)
Hal Kanter (writer)
Release Date:
22 November 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Tagline:
Ecstatic romance...exotic dances...exciting music in the world's lushest paradise of song! more
Plot:
Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Business | Tourist | Elvis Presley | Elvis | Hawaii
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Fun, sun, songs and the beautiful Hawaiian scenery. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elvis Presley ... Chad Gates
Joan Blackman ... Maile Duval

Angela Lansbury ... Sarah Lee Gates
Nancy Walters ... Abigail Prentice
Jenny Maxwell ... Ellie Corbett
Pamela Austin ... Selena (Sandy) Emerson (as Pamela Kirk)
Darlene Tompkins ... Patsy Simon
Christian Kay ... Beverly Martin
Roland Winters ... Fred Gates
John Archer ... Jack Kelman
Howard McNear ... Mr. Chapman
Steve Brodie ... Tucker Garvey
Iris Adrian ... Enid Garvey
Hilo Hattie ... Waihila
Lani Kai ... Carl Tanami
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hawaii Beach Boy (USA) (pre-release title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild sensuality.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Pamela Austin's movie debut. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Chad comes to a screeching halt on the beach, when he is trying to save the girl's life, the sound of tires on asphalt can be heard. He is braking on sand which would not make that sound. more
Quotes:
Ellie Corbett: You ever see anything like this in a cradle? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Story of Elvis Presley (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Slicin' Sand more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Fun, sun, songs and the beautiful Hawaiian scenery., 20 October 1999
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Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

Arguably the most successful of Elvis' movies. Chad Gates (Elvis) returns from the army to his beautiful hawaiian sweetheart (Joan Blackman). Angela Landsbury plays Chad's ditsy and domineering mother. She wants her son to take a position in his father's pineapple business. Chad decides to become a tourist guide. There is always time to party, sing and romance. The movie soundtrack still remains one of the biggest selling Presley albums. Fourteen songs featuring "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Rock-a-Hula Baby" and the classic "Can't Help Falling In Love" support this light comedic musical.

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