Blue Hawaii
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog Michael D. Moore (assistant) |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Allan Weiss (story) Hal Kanter (screenwriter) |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Joan Blackman Angela Lansbury |
| Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Editing by | Terry O. Morse |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 22, 1961 |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
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Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. It was one of his most popular films.
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[edit] Plot
Chad Gates has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surfboard, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend. His father wants him to go to work at the Great Southern Hawaiian Fruit Company, but Chad is reluctant. So Chad goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
[edit] Trivia
Much of the film was shot on location at the Coco Palms Resort on the East shore of Kauai. The resort has been abandoned since Hurricane Iniki in 1992, but is now slated for redevelopment. Information can be found here [1]. Elvis himself visited the resort several times after the movie, always staying in cottage number 56.
Interestingly, at the beginning of the film, as his girlfriend is driving him from the airport, Elvis' character says, "Wigi wigi, to the beach!"
Angela Lansbury, who played the mother of Elvis, was not yet 36 years old in 1961 when the movie was released. Elvis was 26 years old.
[edit] Primary cast:
- Elvis Presley : Chad Gates
- Joan Blackman : Maile Duval
- Pamela Austin : Selena (Sandy)
[edit] Record album
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| Soundtrack by Elvis Presley | ||
| Released | October 1, 1961 | |
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| Something for Everybody (June 17, 1961) | Blue Hawaii | Pot Luck (June 5, 1962)
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Recorded from March 21 to 23 of 1961 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, the album of the same title was released in October.
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- The Surfers (background vocals)
- The Jordanaires (background vocals)
- Hank Garland, Tiny Timbrell (guitar)
- Bernie Lewis (steel guitar)
- Bob Moore (bass)
- Floyd Cramer, Dudley Brooks (piano)
- D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattinson, Hal Blaine (drums)
- Boots Randolph (sax)
- George Field (harmonica)
- Fred Tavares, Alvino Rey (ukulele)
[edit] Tracks
[edit] Side 1
- Blue Hawaii - (Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger)
- Almost Always True - (Ben Weisman & Fred Wise)
- Aloha Oe - (Queen Liliukalini)
- No More - (Don Robertson & Hal Blair)
- Can't Help Falling In Love - (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore)
- Rock-a-hula Baby - (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller)
- Moonlight Swim - (Ben Weisman & Sylvia Dee)
[edit] Side 2
- Ku-u-i-po (Hawaiian Sweetheart) - (George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore)
- Ito Eats - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- Slicin' Sand - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- Hawaiian Sunset - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- Beach Boy Blues - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- Island Of Love - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
- Hawaiian Wedding Song - (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Charles King)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Blue Hawaii at the Internet Movie Database
- Elvis in Hawaii Elvis's movies in Hawaii
