6/10
Paradise, Hawaiian Style was the third, and last time, Elvis Presley made a movie in the 50th state
4 March 2021
Another day, another Elvis Presley movie that takes place in Hawaii. In this one, he's an unemployed pilot who hopes to start a new helicopter business with his friend, played by James Shigeta who I remember from Flower Drum Song. Elvis sings some pretty entertaining songs, some of which he performs with a cute pre-teen girl named Donna Butterworth who's not so bad in the warbling department. I didn't recognize any hit songs but during one number when he sings "Stop!" several times, the picture freezes for a few seconds before resuming motion. There are some silly comedy scenes at the beginning but near the end, I managed to laugh at what happens when several women Elvis had propositioned earlier show up at the same time. I watched this with Mom and she seemed to enjoy it pretty well. So in summary, Paradise, Hawaiian Style was okay fluff. P.S. In continuing to cite when anyone who was in my favorite movie-It's a Wonderful Life-is in something else, here it's Mary Treen as a lady in a car who gets scared when Elvis in his helicopter almost gets to close to her because of some dogs he's carrying during his ride!
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