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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Come September (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.