Blue hawaii movie part 1

Not only was the flick a hit but so was the soundtrack, going gold by the end of 1961, a success partially fueled by the ballad cant help falling in love, a song so good it suggests the rest of the record might contain. Blue hawaii 1961 after being discharged from the u. Hawaii circa 1961 and olswivel hips is our personal tour guide. Hawaiian costco haul hawaii vlog day 18 gay family daily fun. The 1961 elvis presley hit, blue hawaii, was filmed at the hotel. Wow, i know i have seen this movie probably many years ago, but now i look at it with a whole new appreciation. The beatles hadnt come on the scene yet, the king was still ruling the roost on the record charts and his films were grossing big box office. He also had a recurring part as a policeman in the hawaiibased. Its a light hearted romantic comedy in which elvis showed the world that he had talent as a comedic actor in addition to his well known musical talent. May 08, 2017 blue hawaii elvis presley cant help falling in love 1961. Presleys snooty mother wants him to take over the management of the. Feb 17, 2016 hawaii 20 full film wenglish subtitles pt. If you are an elvis fan, this is a must buy to add to your collection. This was the second of nine elvis movies directed by norman taurog, who.

Darlene tompkins costarred with elvis presley in blue hawaii. With jim davidson, paula trickey, shanna moakler, jeff stearns. Rent blue hawaii 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Feb 17, 2016 martin seeks for a temporary job at eugenios house. This film, with its big budget and great soundtrack, laid the groundwork for the. Tracklist with lyrics of the album blue hawaii 1961 from elvis presley. Blue hawaii, a musical comedy originally tided beach boy, became the most successful film of elvis presleys career. See more ideas about blue hawaii, elvis presley and elvis presley movies. Elvis movies never came bigger than blue hawaii, the 1961 romantic musical comedy whose success helped push presley into near fulltime filmmaking for the bulk of the 60s. Hawaii hadnt even begun filming when director fred zinnemann was replaced by george roy hill. Rent blue hawaii 1961 starring elvis presley and joan blackman on dvd and bluray. When they recognize to be childhood friends, eugenio offers him work for the summer. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blue hawaii 1961 near you. In the united states, the album spent 20 weeks at the number one slot and 39 weeks in the top 10 on billboard s top pop lps chart.

Jan 06, 2012 i hope you enjoy my tribute to my favorite elvis movie blue hawaii. A power and desire game starts and their relationship grows beyond their friendship. I hope you enjoy my tribute to my favorite elvis movieblue hawaii. Elvis eighth film was blue hawaii, filmed in the tropical paradise of the. Blue hawaiian helicopters aerial introduction to the island of oahu, hawaii. I hope you enjoy my tribute to my favorite elvis movie blue hawaii. 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. After arriving back in hawaii from the army, chad gates elvis presley defies his.

Makana, better known as bali hai in the 1950s musical, south pacific, is another wellknown image. I bumped into blue hawaii starring elvis the other night. Martin seeks for a temporary job at eugenios house. Blue hawaii marks the height of presleys singing and film career. Following several years of strict military life, gates wants nothing. There are occasional blemishes of a speck or two on the screen. While in waikiki to train the honolulu bike patrol, bobby cruz and russ granger back into an undercover case when they are mistaken for buyers in a large scale drug smuggling operation. The movie er, this is the part where im supposed to talk about the plot of the movie.

In this film, elvis presley plays a scion to a hawaiian pineapple fortune. Blue hawaii, like g i blues the previous year was a huge box office and soundtrack success. Its the movie that sowed the seeds of elvis hollywood demise and pulled him away from his roots. After arriving back in hawaii from the army, chad gates elvis presley defies. As romantic, comedy, musicals both films have poppy rather than rock n roll soundtracks, but both are a very enjoyable listen. Not only was the flick a hit but so was the soundtrack, going gold by the end of 1961, a success partially fueled by the ballad cant help falling in love, a song so good. Blue hawaii is the movie that elvis fans hate to love. Angela lansbury plays comic relief as his overmomming southern mommie and floyd the barbers in there, too, for comic backup lest attention starts to wander. Presleys snooty mother wants him to take over the management of the family business. In this video, she talks about how down to earth elvis was and his unique laugh. Yet is a movie of considerable charm more than 47 years after its original release.

Blue hawaii by norman taurog elvis presley, joan blackman. Blue hawaii is a 1961 american musical romantic comedy film set in the state of hawaii and starring. Blue hawaii was voted the most popular elvis presley movies by elvis fans. They team up with four young, hip undercover officers in honolulu to bust a ring working out of a surf shop. According to my where movies were filmed guide, the coco palms.

Part 1 tv episode 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Makana, one of the twin towering peaks featured in the movie, is located in haena on the north shore where most of the film was shot. I love this movie for alot of reasons,i love the beautiful hawaiian scenery,the great. The blue hawaii dvd starring elvis presley was good movie. Blue hawaii 1961 cast and crew cast photos and info. Blue hawaii almost always true aloha oe no more cant help falling in love.

The screenplay by hal kanter was nominated by the writers guild of america in 1962 in the category of best written american musical. Blue hawaii is the fourth soundtrack album by american singer elvis presley, released on rca victor records in mono and stereo, lpmlsp 2426, on october 20, 1961. It was one of his favorite places to vacation and this movie provides us with a. Elvis stars as chad gates, whose wealthy family owns a successful pineapple plantation in hawaii, at the beginning of the film, chad has just returned from the army, and his family is eager for him to pursue the family business. This movies sun, sand and surf are the perfect cure for the winter blues. Jul 06, 2015 blue hawaii elvis presley cant help falling in love 1961. Jun 10, 2014 darlene tompkins met elvis in 1961 when she costarred with him in blue hawaii. You can see what the coco palms was like in its heyday. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Elvis presley and joan blackman in blue hawaii 1961 elvis presley and.

And unless your bing crosby and feel a twinge of jealousy that his hawaii film was done on the cheap, youll like blue hawaii very much. Its one of elvis better movies and it is filmed on oahu and kauai. Blue hawaii elvis presley cant help falling in love 1961. Bing sold a few records of that one, albeit they were 78s back then, and elvis nicely revives it and sells a few more. Financial analysis of blue hawaii 1961 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Blue hawaii is a 1961 american musical romantic comedy film set in the state of hawaii, starring elvis presley and directed by norman taurog. It is the soundtrack to the 1961 film of the same name starring presley.

If you dont own a copy of this classic film, you can get blue hawaii on dvd from amazon. And cruz finds himself attracted to one of the cops. Blue hawaii, the title song of this film, was originally from the score of another paramount film waikiki wedding which starred bing crosby in 1937. Army, cool guy chadwick gates elvis presley returns home to hawaii.