Blue Hawaii (1961)
Genre: Music / Comedy
Duration: 102 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Norman Taurog
Stars: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman and Angela Lansbury
IMDb score:
6,1 (8.329)
Releasedate: 22 November 1961
Blue Hawaii plot
"Ecstatic romance... Exotic dances... Exciting music IN THE WORLD'S LUSHEST PARADISE OF SONG!"
Chad Gates returns from the army, he is happy to see his friends and girlfriend from the beach again, but his parents had hoped that he had turned into the army and that he would not want to hang out with his friends anymore. He comes from a wealthy family and his friends don't, reason enough for his parents to try to keep his friends away from him.
Actors and actresses
Chad Gates
Maile Duval
Sarah Lee Gates
Abigail Prentice
Fred Gates
Jack Kelman
Mr. Chapman
Tucker Garvey
Beverly Martin
Enid Garvey
Reviews & comments
Zinema (crew films)
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- 10276 messages
- 7316 votes
Entertaining musical with a strikingly comical and visibly having fun Elvis. Very sweet and unobtrusive, but a blockbuster at the time. The songs in this above average movie are good.
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Theunissen
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- 12280 messages
- 5520 votes
Still quite an entertaining and especially cheerful Elvis Presley movie. The cliché story (just say 13 in a dozen story) is of course not much, but the environments, beautiful girls and nice songs compensate a lot. This film also contains some comical accents that make this film quite doable.
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2301 messages
- 2092 votes
Fantastic. And then I'm talking about the location of the film; shot in Hawaii. You might expect that with such a title, but the original film by Bing Crosby was shot dryly in Hollywood.
For me, this is also the first Elvis film with a real camp factor, certainly more than GI Blues, which was also a lightweight comedy. The camp content is more present in this Blue Hawaii thanks to the mentioned scenery, the outfits, the Hawaiian arrangements. The music is the perfect ally of the images. This is one of the most relaxing soundtracks/records Elvis has ever released. It exudes lounge. It also includes one carelessly delivered classic: Can't Help Falling in Love.
The story is almost not worth it, but that is not so important in the overall picture of this musical. The actors do what they have to do and Elvis turns out to have a talent for comedy again. Too bad his acting career would paradoxically decline due to the success of this film. But it doesn't take away from the fun this movie exudes.
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