Blue Hawaii (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Norman Taurog |
| Producer(s) | Paul Nathan (associate), Hal B. Wallis |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Beach, Exotic Lands, Romance (Comic) |
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Blue Hawaii (1961) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Paul Nathan.
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Blue Hawaii (1961).
By Dawn on Aug 12, 2010 From Noir and Chick FlicksAnother one of my favorite beach movies is the film, 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 domineer... Read full article
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Quotes from
Maile Duval:
You can't spend the rest of your life on a surfboard.
Chad Gates: Yes I can.
Maile Duval: [When Elvis gives her racy bikini] I thankyou for thinking of me.
Chad Gates: Oh I wasn't thinking of you, I was thinking of me.
Abigail Prentice: Moonlight in Hawaii can be rather intoxicating.
Chad Gates: I know, that's why I never touch the stuff.
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Chad Gates: Yes I can.
Maile Duval: [When Elvis gives her racy bikini] I thankyou for thinking of me.
Chad Gates: Oh I wasn't thinking of you, I was thinking of me.
Abigail Prentice: Moonlight in Hawaii can be rather intoxicating.
Chad Gates: I know, that's why I never touch the stuff.
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Facts about
Pamela Austin's movie debut.
The soundtrack album for this movie is not only Elvis' most successful chart album, but it is also the number one album overall for 1961. "Blue Hawaii" spent 20 consecutive weeks at the #1 spot of the Billboard Top LP's chart in 1961-1962 (a record to be broken only in 1977 by Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" album), and it stayed on the charts for 79 weeks.
Elvis gave his famous ukulele from this film to Hank Garland, nicknamed "Sugarfoot." Garland was one of the top session guitar player during the 1950s in Nashville. He recorded with Elvis and toured with him from 1958-1961. Elvis etched his initials into the ukulele for Garland. During his 1961 Hawaiian benefit concert (for the Arizona Memorial), Elvis was quoted as saying that Garland was "one of the finest guitar players in all of the country."
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The soundtrack album for this movie is not only Elvis' most successful chart album, but it is also the number one album overall for 1961. "Blue Hawaii" spent 20 consecutive weeks at the #1 spot of the Billboard Top LP's chart in 1961-1962 (a record to be broken only in 1977 by Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" album), and it stayed on the charts for 79 weeks.
Elvis gave his famous ukulele from this film to Hank Garland, nicknamed "Sugarfoot." Garland was one of the top session guitar player during the 1950s in Nashville. He recorded with Elvis and toured with him from 1958-1961. Elvis etched his initials into the ukulele for Garland. During his 1961 Hawaiian benefit concert (for the Arizona Memorial), Elvis was quoted as saying that Garland was "one of the finest guitar players in all of the country."
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