All my thanks to my wife, toni dayniac4324 for helping me make my very first video. She was 19 and elvis was 25 when the movie was made. Although the shack where chad and maile changed into their swimsuits is long gone, the beach at hanauma bay remains breathtaking with its white. Elvis at coco palms resort, kauai, hawaii 2015 with. Elvis presley movies a list of 31 titles created 17 feb 2014 favorite feelgood films a list of 35 titles created 8 months ago see all related lists. So chad goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriends agency. Blue hawaii movie locations on oahu elvis express radio. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the king of rock and roll or simply the king. Rick richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in hawaii along the way he makes some friends, including a young hawaiian girl and her father, romances judy hudson, and sings a few songs. Blue hawaii is the movie jenny maxwell is probably best remembered for. Tycoons son elvis presley and girlfriend joan blackman turn tour guide.
Its the movie that sowed the seeds of elvis hollywood demise and pulled him away from his roots. Presleys snooty mother wants him to take over the management of the family business, but hed rather make his own way in. After arriving back in hawaii from the army, chad gates elvis presley defies his parents wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriends agency. One of elvis presleys most successful postarmy vehicles, blue hawaii casts elvis as scion to a hawaiian pineapple fortune. Interestingly, the blue hawaii drink was not named after the movie. Jenny maxwell was killed in a robbery outside their beverly hills condo in 1981, at only 39 years of age. 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. Blue hawaii elvis presley cant help falling in love.
Aloha from oahu elvis spotlight on elvis in hawaii. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blue hawaii 1961 near. Joan blackman elvis presley costar blue hawaii 1961. Then in 1962 joan again joined forces with elvis in kid galahad a. Aloha from hawaii the ultimate experience 2019 duration. But elvis would rather wear an aloha shirt than a white collar, so he goes to work as a tour guide. As maile she looked beautiful in elvis arms against the hawaiian sunset. Surprisingly, blue hawaii is the only one where elvis actually dons an aloha shirt himself. The song rockahula baby was written by ben weisman, fred wise, and dolores fuller onetime girlfriend of director ed wood who had written songs for many other elvis films. Blue hawaii features the most songs in an elvis film with 14 tracks. Blue hawaii is pretty good by elvis movie standards. Blue hawaii is the movie that some elvis fans hate to love, although it is one of elvis most successful films. This time of year, elvis fans in the northern hemisphere appreciate anything that takes their mind off of cold air, snow and ice.
Jul, 2019 over the course of his teenybopper movie period, elvis made three movies based in hawaii. Filming locations 14 filming dates 1 filming locations. Elvis presley movies a list of 31 titles created 17 feb 2014. After arriving back in hawaii from the army, chad gates elvis presley defies his parents. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Cant help falling in love in this 1961 classic movie blue hawaii. 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. See more ideas about blue hawaii, elvis presley movies and elvis presley. His snooty mother angela lansbury wants presley to take over the management of the family business, but hed rather make his own way in the world. The musical comedy was released 55 years ago this week, on november 22, 1961. Blue hawaii original soundtrack by elvis presley on apple. Blue hawaii is a 1961 american musical romantic comedy film set in the state of hawaii and starring elvis presley. Roland winters starred in both blue hawaii and elvis followup film. Yet is a movie of considerable charm more than 47 years after its original release.
His father wants him to go to work at the great southern hawaiian fruit company, but chad is reluctant. See more ideas about blue hawaii, elvis presley and elvis presley movies. Elvis presley blue hawaii film ita film con elvis presley del 1962 by. Elvis crooning 14 songs and a light comedic story line combined to make blue hawaii the most successful film in elvis presley hollywood career.
Blue hawaii dvd chad gates elvis presley returns home to hawaii after a stint in the army only to defy his parents roland winters and angela lansbury, who want him to follow them in the family pineapplegrowing empire. There are occasional blemishes of a speck or two on the screen. Fans can enjoy the blue hawaii drink while they take in the same gorgeous view that elvis saw during that scene. Now the question remains, if the drink was invented on the spot where the movie was filmed and the movie was made after the drink was invented, and elvis was known to like his cocktails, is there a good case for the name of this iconic elvis movie to have been named for the drink. Elvis presley dvd collectie a list of 27 titles created 18 may 2018 good old movies to watch a list of 37 titles. It is the soundtrack to the 1961 film of the same name starring presley. Presley was born in tupelo, mississippi, and relocated to memphis, tennessee, with his family when he was years old. Striking out on his own, chad becomes a guide for the tourist agency where his girl friend joan blackman works but quickly gets in trouble when he is assigned to escort. Blue hawaii elvis presley cant help falling in love 1961. Blue hawaii by norman taurog elvis presley, joan blackman.
Blue hawaii 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In fact, this tasty blue drink filled with vodka, sweet and sour and blue curacao for the blue color was created in 1957, four years before the movie. After the 1960 dramas of flaming star and wild in the country, blue hawaii was a return to the musical fluff first seen in gi blues. Elvis aaron presley january 8, 1935 august 16, 1977 was an american singer and actor. Blue hawaii 1961, girls, girls, girls 1962, and paradise, hawaiian style 1966. Elvis presley movies a list of 31 titles created 17 feb 2014 favorite feelgood films a. Blue hawaii original soundtrack by elvis presley on. Blue hawaii is the movie that elvis fans hate to love. Hawaii had only received us statehood in august 1959 and was eager to publicise its wonders in a major hollywood film. The soundtrack was nominated for a grammy award in 1961 for best soundtrack album or recording of original cast from a motion picture or television.
Blue hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of hawaii and starring elvis presley. Blue hawaii 1961 cast and crew cast photos and info. Elvis filmed 2 other movies on the islands of hawaii girls girls girls in 1962 and paradise hawaiian style in 1965 but it was blue hawaii that was the most successful and memorable of the three. Not only did the film set the formula for elvis films, but its probably started the beach movie trend started. Blue hawaii is a 1961 american musical romantic comedy film directed by norman taurog and starring elvis presley.
Also seen in this clip are elvis s blue hawaii costars joan blackman, angela lansbury, and roland winters. Apr 06, 2018 blue hawaii elvis presley cant help falling in love 1961. The soundtrack album for this movie was not only elvis presleys most successful chart album, but it is also the number one album overall for 1961. With elvis presley, suzanna leigh, james shigeta, donna butterworth. Dec 14, 2008 from the elvis presley movie blue hawaii. Elvis eighth film was blue hawaii, filmed in the tropical paradise of the hawaiian islands of oahu and kauai. This movies sun, sand and surf are the perfect cure for the winter blues. In 1961 joan blackman starred as maile duvall opposite elvis in one of his most successful films, blue hawaii. In the others there are secondary characters and extras wearing colorful. The elvis of the movie years rarely ventured beyond the soundstage, so there arent too many presley locations, but he could always be tempted out to hawaii, where this story of a gi turned beachcomber was filmed hawaii had only received us statehood in august 1959 and was eager to publicise its wonders in a major hollywood film these include, of course, waikiki beach in honolulu, oahu.
The screenplay by hal kanter was nominated by the writers guild of america in 1962 in the category of best written american musical. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing blue hawaii 1961 near you. His mother angel lansbury expects him to climb the corporate ladder. Classic aloha elvis presley in blue hawaii aloha spotter. Theres a strong showing from native islander talent who present the fiftieth state in the union. The elvis of the movie years rarely ventured beyond the soundstage, so there arent too many presley locations, but he could always be tempted out to hawaii, where this story of a gi turned beachcomber was filmed. This movie s sun, sand and surf are the perfect cure for the winter blues. 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. Also seen in this clip are elviss blue hawaii costars joan blackman, angela lansbury, and roland winters. Coco palms resort hotel 241 kuhio highway, kapaa, kauai, hawaii, usa. 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. If you are an elvis fan, this is a must buy to add to your collection.