Wednesday, January 6, 2010

BLUE HAWAII (1961)

Blue Hawaii (1961) a musical filmed in Hawaii. Cast: Elvis Presley.

After two years in the Army, Chad Gates returns home to Hawaii, happy to be back with his surfboard and beach buddies. He rebels against his wealthy and domineering parents by not going to work for the family pineapple business. Chad decides to go to work as a guide for the same tourist agency where Maile, his Hawaiian girl friend works. His first job is to show school teacher Abigail Prentace and four teen aged girls around the Hawaiian Island..

At a luau, Chad gets into a fight with a drunken tourist who is making inappropriate moves on one of the teenage girls, he is arrested and thrown in jail. Chad's mother blames the fight on Maile's bad influence. Maile is worried about Abigail's interest in Chad.

FUN FACTS:
The closing scene, was shot at the Coco Palms Resort on Kauai, where Elvis was staying when filming the movie.Cameo: (Hal B. Wallis) walking down the street.

The soundtrack for this movie is Elvis' most successful chart album, but it is also the number one album for (1961). "Blue Hawaii" spent 20 weeks at the #1 spot of the Billboard Top LP's chart in 1961-1962 (a record to be broken in (1977) by Fleetwood Macs "Rumors" album), which stayed on the charts for 79 weeks.

About seven minutes before the end of the film. Maile is peeking through the blinds, you will see a couple paddling a canoe. The blond woman seated up front, is singer Patti Page. Patti was then married to Charles O'Curran, a choreographer for many films produced by Hal B. Wallis, including "Blue Hawaii."

What I liked most about this fun film was the location and Angela Lansbury's performance as Elvis's crazy Southern Belle mama.

http://www.tcm.com/video/videoPlayer/?cid=215468&titleId=69214
Click to view movie trailer.

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"Blue Hawaii"
Written by Leo Robin & Ralph Rainger
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Almost Always True"
Written by Fred Wise & Ben Weisman
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Aloha Oe"
Written by Queen Liliuokalani
Performed by Elvis Presley

"No More"
Written by Don Robertson & Hal Blair
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Can't Help Falling In Love"
Written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Rock-a-Hula Baby"
Written by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman & Dolores Fuller
Performed by Elvis Presley


"Moonlight Swim"
Written by Sylvia Dee & Ben Weisman
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Ku-u-i-Po"
Written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Ito Eats"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Slicin' Sand"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Hawaiian Sunset"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Beach Boy Blues"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Island Of Love (Kauai)"
Written by Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
Performed by Elvis Presley

"Hawaiian wedding Song"
Written by Charles E. King, Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
Performed by Elvis Presley

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