Blue Hawaii (1961)

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 153 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man returns to Hawaii after the army and works at a tourist agency. He gets caught up in romantic entanglements and sings his way through island adventures.

lightheartedsunnyromanticwhimsicallivelyeasygoingcatchyfun

What happens

Blue Hawaii is a 1961 American musical romantic comedy drama film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written American Musical. The film opened at number two in box office receipts for that week and, despite mixed reviews from critics, finished as the 10th top-grossing film of 1961 and 14th for 1962 in the Variety national box office survey, earning $5 million. The film won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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