Blue Hawaii is a 1961 American romantic romantic comedy made in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. The scenario by Hal Kanter was nominated by Writer Guild of America in 1962 in the Best Written American Musical category. The movie opens at no. 2 in box office receipts for the week and despite mixed reviews from critics, finished as the 10th best-selling film of 1961 and 14 for 1962 on a nationwide box office survey, earning $ 5 million. The film won the Laurel Prize fourth place prize in the Top Musical category of 1961.
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Plot
Chadwick Gates (Elvis Presley) has just come out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with surfboards, beach friends, and his girlfriend, Maile Duval (Joan Blackman). His mother, Sarah Lee (Angela Lansbury), wanted him to follow in his father's footsteps and take over management in the Great Southern Hawaiian Fruit Company, family business, but Chad was reluctant, so he worked as a tour guide at the girlfriend agency. His little-brained boss is Mr. Chapman (Howard McNear).
Chad's first client was an attractive school teacher (Abigail Prentice) and four teenage girls in charge. One girl, Ellie, is naughty and selfish and does not get along with three other teenagers in her group. He became smitten with Chad, however. Chad's girlfriend, Maile, became jealous of his teacher who loved Chad. After Ellie's flirtatious ways with other tourists caused a wild fight to erupt at a restaurant, Chad was fired from his position as a tour guide by Mr. Chapman. Maile quit his job in protest. Maile and Chad independently continue to provide tourist activities for Abigail and the four girls. One night Ellie tried to seduce Chad, but she refused his invitation. Ellie was desperate to escape in a jeep with the intention of committing suicide. Before Ellie could drown herself, Chad rescued her and arranged a late punch. Meanwhile Abigail has found romance with Jack Kelman, long-term business partner at his father's Chad pineapple company. With the help of Jack, Chad and his father settle their differences about Chad's future. (She and Maile set up their own tourism business - Gates of Hawaii - and embarked on arrangements to provide travel services for its vast network of fruit fruits in the continental United States and Canada.) The film ends with a luxurious Hawaiian wedding in luxury Chad and Maile. ceremony.
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Cast
Production
Blue Hawaii was the first of three Elvis films shot in Hawaii, followed by Girls! Girls! Girls! in 1962 and Paradise, Hawaiian Style in 1965. Producer Hal B. Wallis was very keen to include Presley in a film showing how soldiers influence a man. Actress Juliet Prowse, who starred in Presley at the GI Blues, was approached to become her love interest again. However, after his demands were filed, Paramount decided to drop him as a candidate for the role, choosing Joan Blackman instead. Presley looked so pale before shooting, so Wallis personally recommended a tanning lamp brand to darken his skin. The film was announced in the fall of 1960 as the Hawaii Beach Boy . At the time, film producer Walter Mirisch had the same movie titled in production, "Hawaii" , and he was furious that Wallis had chosen a similar name.
Presley arrived in Hawaii on March 18, 1961, to prepare for a charity concert he performed on March 25 to raise funds for the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. He arrived at the recording studio on March 21st to start recording the movie soundtrack. Three weeks later, the location shooting has been completed, including scenes at Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head, Mount Tantalus, and Hanauma Bay, a volcanic crater that opens out to the ocean, near Kai Kai's bedroom community, a few miles away from Waikiki. After filming the location, the crew returned to Paramount a lot to complete another scene for the movie. Presley will relax during filming by giving karate demonstrations with friends and employees, Red West, resulting in Presley's fingers becoming bruised and swollen. Wallis warned the female stars of the film to avoid parties held by Presley as they turned to a tired-looking shoot.
Producer Hal Wallis will use box office return from Blue Hawaii to fund the upcoming Wallis movie, 1964's Becket , starring Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole.
Presley is 26 years old when the film is released, and Angela Lansbury is not yet 36 years old playing the mother of her character. Nancy Walters, who plays an older schoolteacher, is in fact only 18 months older than Presley.
Most of the films were taken at a location at Coco Palms Resort on the east coast of Kauai. The resort has been abandoned since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
Although mentioned in the movie that Chad's parents live in K? Hala, one of the most expensive and exclusive areas in Honolulu in 1961, the view from their "lanai" (porch or porch) shows Diamond Head as it emerges from Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. In fact, K? Hala is located on the other side of Diamond Head from Waikiki.
There are several scenes that are filmed inside and around the famous Waikiki Beach, including the opening driving scenes, as well as the office scene across the street from "International Market". The scene where the Chad client lives in a hotel and where he took his tour group - as well as the beach that spent time with his girlfriend - all filmed on a property now known as the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki Beach.
Accolades
The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in this list:
- 2004: AFI 100 Years... 100 Songs:
- "Blue Hawaii" - Nominated
Soundtrack
Presley's remake of the title track introduced him to an audience too young to remember the original hit version of Bing Crosby.
The Blue Hawaiian soundtrack album was on the Billboard Pop Albums album charts for 79 weeks, where she spent 20 weeks at # 1. It has been certified by the RIAA for the sale of three million copies in the US.
The Blue Hawaii soundtrack album was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1961 in the Best Sound Track Album category or Original Cast Recording of Motion Picture or Television.
See also
- List of American films in 1961
References
External links
- Hawaii Blue on IMDb
- Hawaii Blue in the TCM Film Database
- Hawaii Blue at AllMovie
- Hawaii Blue at Rotten Tomatoes
- Elvis Movies in Hawaii Presley in Hawaii
- Review the "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection" movie collection (including Blue Hawaii )
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