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60% Critic Match
Blue Hawaii
“Ecstatic romance... Exotic dances... Exciting music IN THE WORLD'S LUSHEST PARADISE OF SONG!”
6.0 / 10• 1961• 1h 42m•PG• English
MusicComedyRomance
Storyline
Just discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business.
Cast & Crew
Elvis Presley
Chad Gates
Lead
Joan Blackman
Maile Duval
Angela Lansbury
Sarah Lee Gates
Nancy Walters
Abigail Prentice
Roland Winters
Fred Gates
John Archer
Jack Kelman
Howard McNear
Mr. Chapman
Steve Brodie
Tucker Garvey
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Norman Taurog's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blue Hawaii is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
