Blue Hawaii
“Ecstatic romance... Exotic dances... Exciting music IN THE WORLD'S LUSHEST PARADISE OF SONG!”
1961 · 1 h 42 min
Norman TaurogCast
Elvis Presley 
Joan Blackman 
Angela Lansbury Nancy Walters 
Roland Winters 
John Archer
Credits
Written by: Allan Weiss
Plot
A discharged soldier returns to Hawaii and becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wish that he join the family business.
Sinekatalog’s take
Norman Taurog's musical is a sunny Elvis Presley vehicle with the hit "Can't Help Falling in Love".Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (8,565 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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