Aloha (2015)

A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watch-dog assigned to him.

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Writer:

Cameron Crowe

Stars:

Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Cooper	...	Brian Gilcrest
Emma Stone	...	Allison Ng
Rachel McAdams	...	Tracy Woodside
Bill Murray	...	Carson Welch
John Krasinski	...	John 'Woody' Woodside
Danny McBride	...	Colonel 'Fingers' Lacy
Alec Baldwin	...	General Dixon
Bill Camp	...	Bob Largent
Jaeden Martell	...	Mitchell (as Jaeden Lieberher)
Danielle Rose Russell	...	Grace
Michael Chernus	...	Roy
Edi Gathegi	...	Lt. Colonel Curtis
Dennis Bumpy Kanahele	...	Dennis 'Bumpy' Kanahele (as Dennis 'Bumpy' Kanahele)
Elizabeth Marvel	...	Launch Announcer - Natalie
Ivana Milicevic	...	Carson Biographer

Storyline

A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs - the US Space program in Honolulu, Hawaii - and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | hawaii | one word title | reference to kesha | blondie | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes you have to say goodbye before you can say hello.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language including suggestive comments.

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a 2012 Howard Stern interview, Bradley Cooper described Emma Stone as "magical".

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Goofs

USAF personnel are shown outdoors in uniform but not wearing hats. Regulations require all service personnel to wear headgear ("covers") outdoors, which must be removed when indoors. However, when USAF personnel are located on the flightline (aircraft operations area), the wear of headgear is strictly prohibited as they could easily be ingested into aircraft intakes causing major damage to engines and other mechanics. In addition, base commanders have the authority to declare a "no hat/no salute" parameter for celebrations/receptions on the flightline even if nearby aircraft are stationary and powered down.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Brian Gilcrest: [narrating] There was a time I knew everything in the sky. Every satellite, every constellation, souvenirs of space walks and astronauts and rockets launched by NASA in the '60s. As a kid, I looked up and felt the future. It belonged to me.

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Crazy Credits

The film opens with the 1968 Columbia Pictures logo. The Torch lady is wearing a lei, in keeping with the Hawaiian setting.

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Alternate Versions

The Columbia Pictures logo starts the film in the United States versions, the version released an International has the 20th Century Fox logo at the beginning of film.

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Controversial Casting Choices (2018)

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Soundtracks

Medley of Old Time Waltzes
("My Wild Irish Rose"/"Good Old Summer Time"/"Sweet Rosie O'Grady")
Written by Chauncey Olcott, Ren Shields, George Evans and Maude Nugent
Performed by Walter Kolomoku (as Walter Kolomoku's Honoluluans Hawaiian Orchestra)
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

It was good despite the rating

I was excited when I saw the cast of this film only to find out that it had a pretty poor rating. A friend had even recommended it to me, but I questioned her judgment compared to what apparently 30k people have thought about it. But I finally decided to give it a go, and it was worth it. I honestly don't know why it has such a low rating. The film is definitely slower, but it's the feel of the movie. I thought it was interesting, romantic, and funny. It even made me laugh out loud a few times. I loved Emma's character but Bradley Cooper's character took a little warming up to. If you go into it with an open mind, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hawaiian Russian

Release Date:

29 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Volcano Romance

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,670,235, 31 May 2015

Gross USA:

$21,067,116

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$26,250,020

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, New Regency Productions, LStar Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1