Blue Hawaii

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Blue Hawaii

PG

1961

1h 43m

Musical

Romance

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After being discharged from the U.S. Army, cool guy Chadwick Gates (Elvis Presley) returns home to Hawaii. Following several years of strict military life, Gates wants nothing more than to hang loose and surf all day. His family pressures him to work for the family pineapple business. Much to the chagrin of his snobby mother (Angela Lansbury), Gates lands a job as a tour guide at the same company where his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman), also works.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

One of those agreeable Elvis formula flicks that differ very little in style, structure, or stereotype.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 19, 2022

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Blue Hawaii is as much of a tourist ad for Hawaii as it is a way to get people to buy the soundtrack album.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 15, 2022

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

...any problems that arise are easily solved with a ukulele and a song.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 24, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's the kind of film you would probably only watch if on a long-distance airplane flight.

Rated: C

Mar 11, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 15, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Jan 27, 2005

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Red T

This is just a forgettable Musical. This is probably the worst collection of Elvis songs for a musical. It's a mediocre mess. The hawaiian songs and Elvis numbers never mix well and come across more as a jumbled collection of songs that never pop on screen. Everything is just fundamentally ok. The setting of Hawaii should be easy to make pop and memorable but its very hit or miss. One of the main reasons is because this has a suprising high amount of projection shots and studio sets for half the film and only ever now and than does it take advantage of the best place on earth as a setting. Once Elvis becomes a tour guide it can feel like stuff just happens with the girls he guides around and the love interest who waited for him to come home. Some of the humor occasionally gets a laugh suprisingly also. There really isn't that much more to say about this. It's so forgettable that anyone who isn't a die hard Elvis fan should skip this.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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Liam D

One of the king of Rock and Roll's most iconic movies but it's one of his worst

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/22

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Audience Member

Elvis is wonderful! The story, the acting and the songs. Wonderful!!! A delight to watch ⚡️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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steve d

Fun film that Elvis fans will love, nothing new but the music is great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

As it may have aged, the plot and songs have. Not a classic, just an aged film with a star of talent!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

The best movie song ever sung: the title song!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Norman Taurog

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Synopsis

After being discharged from the U.S. Army, cool guy Chadwick Gates (Elvis Presley) returns home to Hawaii. Following several years of strict military life, Gates wants nothing more than to hang loose and surf all day. His family pressures him to work for the family pineapple business. Much to the chagrin of his snobby mother (Angela Lansbury), Gates lands a job as a tour guide at the same company where his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman), also works.

Director: Norman Taurog
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Allan Weiss, Hal Kanter
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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