Blue Hawaii
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This article is about the 1961 film. For the song, see Blue Hawaii (song). For the soundtrack, see Blue Hawaii (soundtrack). For other uses, see Blue Hawaii (disambiguation).
Blue Hawaii is a 1961 American musical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written American Musical.[3] The film opened at number two in box-office receipts for that week and, despite mixed reviews from critics, finished as the 10th top-grossing film of 1961 and 14th for 1962 in the Variety national box office survey, earning $5 million.[4] The film won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1961.[5]
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Blue Hawaii | |
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Directed by | Norman Taurog |
Screenplay by | Hal Kanter |
Story by | Allan Weiss |
Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Charles Lang Jr. |
Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4.2 million (US/ Canada rentals)[1][2] |
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