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 Lieberher	...	Mitchell
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 | military | air force | 

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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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hawaiian Russian

Release Date:

29 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deep Tiki

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,670,235, 31 May 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$20,991,497, 19 July 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,Regency Enterprises,LStar Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alec Baldwin's line about "taking all the credit, of course" was also spoken by his character "Ellerby" in The Departed (2006).

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Goofs

The General makes reference to "Equatorial New Guinea," combining two different regions of Earth. Equatorial Guinea is on the west coast of Africa, and Papua New Guinea is just north of Australia. Papua New Guinea is just south of the equator and Equatorial Guinea is just north of the equator.

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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 Nostalgia Critic: Is White Washing Really Still a Thing? (2016)

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Soundtracks

A Field of Birds
Written by Kristian Matsson (as K. Mattson)
Performed by Kristian Matsson (as The Tallest Man on Earth)
Courtesy of Gravitation Inc.
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

Don't listen to jaded critics; "Aloha" has the top quality of "Say Anything"

Yesterday I watched "Aloha," and loved it. I've watched it twice, and I want to watch it again. I don't understand how it could have been panned repeatedly by the critics. "Aloha" is quirky, often funny, sweet, and endearing, even though it's a sprawling, rambling, story with intentionally cinema-verite-flavored camera work at times. Unpredictable, it's not your typical romcom!

Set in the magnificent and mystical landscapes of Hawaii, with the soothing backdrop of lilting Hawaiian music, it's simply unforgettable! And, the cast is stellar: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, John Krasinski, Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, and so many other top performances. We need more films that demand our attention and our intelligence, which show us characters who struggle with ambiguity, recognize life's joys, mysteries, and heartbreaks, and yet still manage to keep their integrity intact. This film will have you talking afterwards ~ and at the least, it will make you happy! Thank you, Cameron Crowe.