Blue Hawaii

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Elvis Presley, holding a ukulele, sings to Joan Blackman, who sits on a rock in a yellow swimsuit, in a beach scene from the film Blue Hawaii.

Blue Hawaii

film by Taurog [1961]

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Norman Taurog
Elvis movies
…helmed three more Elvis films: Blue Hawaii (1961), with the signature tune “Can’t Help Falling in Love”; Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), which featured “Return to Sender”; and It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963), with Presley performing at the Seattle World’s Fair. Although they were box-office successes, critics derided the…
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…helmed three more Elvis films: Blue Hawaii (1961), with the signature tune “Can’t Help Falling in Love”; Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), which featured “Return to Sender”; and It Happened at the World’s Fair (1963), with Presley performing at the Seattle World’s Fair. Although they were box-office successes, critics derided the…
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Elvis Presley
Military service, movies, and mainstreaming
…of more than 30 movies—from Blue Hawaii (1961) to Change of Habit (1969)—over the next eight years, almost none of which fit any genre other than “Elvis movie,” which meant a light comedic romance with musical interludes. Most had accompanying soundtrack albums, and together the movies and the records made…
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…of more than 30 movies—from Blue Hawaii (1961) to Change of Habit (1969)—over the next eight years, almost none of which fit any genre other than “Elvis movie,” which meant a light comedic romance with musical interludes. Most had accompanying soundtrack albums, and together the movies and the records made…
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