History Film / BlueHawaii

''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film directed by Norman Taurog, scripted by Hal Kanter and starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was one of his first and, depending on who you ask, his best film after he got out of the Army in 1960, as well as his first (and again, arguably best) film that was shot in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} (the other two being ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' and ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'').

* BarBrawl: While Chad and his friends are performing at a bar for his clients, Ellie's flirtatious ways with Tucker eventually cause Chad to instigate a brawl. In the aftermath, Chad and his friends are sent to jail.

* BarBrawl: While Chad and his friends are performing at a bar for his clients, Ellie's flirtatious ways with Tucker eventually cause Chad to instigate a brawl. This temporarily causes Chad and his friends to get sent to jail.

* BrainyBrunette: Maile. Inspires Chad to enter the tourism industry with her and even quit working with her current employer after he fired Chad in the wake of the bar brawl. Smarter than Chad's mother and proves it, too.

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The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates (Presley) who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. Despite his mother Sarah Lee Gates (Creator/AngelaLansbury) asking him to take over his father Fred (Roland Winters) as manager of the Great Southern Hawaiian Fruit Company, Chad wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile Duval (Joan Blackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them, which include Ellie Corbett (Jenny Maxwell), are teenagers; their teacher Abigail Prentice (Nancy Walters) is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai.

The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates (Presley) who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. Chad decides he doesn't want to go into the family business of growing pineapples. He wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them are teenagers, and their teacher Abigail Prentice (Nancy Walters), who is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai. Chad's career choice is not well received by his mother, Sarah Lee Gates (Creator/AngelaLansbury). His father, Fred Gates (Roland Winters), could honestly care less, though.

''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was one of his first and, depending on who you ask, his best film after he got out of the Army in 1960, as well as his first (and again, arguably best) film that was shot in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} (the other two being ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' and ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'').

The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. (DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything) Chad Gates decides he doesn't want to go into the family business of growing pineapples. He wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them are teenagers, and their teacher, who is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai. Chad's career choice is not well received by his mother (Creator/AngelaLansbury). His father could honestly care less, though.

* AuthorAvatar: Chad Gates. Served in the Army in Europe (mostly Germany) with a tank unit.

* TheDitz: Chad's mother. Legitimately thinks that "admiral" is higher than "general." (General is army, admiral is navy.)

''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was one of his first and, depending on who you ask, best film after he got out of the Army in 1960, as well as his first (and again, arguably best) film that was shot in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} (the other two being ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' and ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'').

''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was his first and, depending on who you ask, best film after he got out of the Army in 1960, as well as his first (and again, arguably best) film that was shot in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}} (the other two being ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' and ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'').

''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was his first and, depending on who you ask, best film after he got out of the Army in 1960, as well as his first (and again, arguably best) film that was shot in Hawaii (the other two being ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' and ''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'').

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''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was his first and, depending on who you ask, best film after he got out of the Army in 1960.

''Blue Hawaii'' is a 1961 musical film starring Music/ElvisPresley. This was his first, and, depending on who you ask, his best film after he got out of the Army in 1960.

The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. (DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?) Chad Gates decides he doesn't want to go into the family business of growing pineapples. He wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them are teenagers, and their teacher, who is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai. Chad's career choice is not well received by his mother (Creator/AngelaLansbury). His father could honestly care less, though.

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Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film starring ElvisPresley. This was his first, and, depending on who you ask, his best film after he got out of the Army in 1960. The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. (DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?) Chad Gates decides he doesn't want to go into the family business of growing pineapples. He wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile (Joan Blackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them are teenagers, and their teacher, who is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai. Chad's career choice is not well received by his mother (AngelaLansbury). His father could honestly care less, though.

* AwesomeMusic: "Ku-Ui-Po," "Hawaiian Sunset," and "Can't Help Falling in Love With You."

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
** Chad gets fired by Mr. Chapman for defending himself (and Mr. Chapman's clients) and Maile quits! Bonus points when, in the next scene, it's mentioned that Ms. Prentace (the schoolteacher) actually cancelled her tour out of rage that Chad had been fired.
** Chad marrying Maile at the end of the movie, despite his mother's initial disapproval.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Several. Just the highlights:
** This gem from Ito, a Native Hawaiian: "Nah, lipstick, like, fattening." (ItMakesSenseInContext)
** Elvis singing "Slicin' Sand" and kicking said sand all over poor Ito. Made even funnier when the rest of the group joins in.
** "Tourists aren't people! They're tourists." (Chad's mother)
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Chad subtly proposing to Maile through Gates Tourism Service. "Well, Gates is plural. That's a proposal, in case you haven't figured it out yet."

* FairForItsDay: In all seriousness, this movie gets a lot of points in this trope, considering it was released in 1961.
** One, and the biggest one: Maile is biracial. (Half French and half Hawaiian.) Remember, this is when interracial marriage was still a serious BerserkButton for a lot of people. She's the smartest female member of the cast, to boot.
** The Native Hawaiians, while they do have some uniformity to their traits, are far from stereotypical. In fact, they're even a band with Chad as the leader.
** Maile, a biracial girl, is at a party with Honolulu high society as Chad's date. Mrs. Gates, Chad's mother, pretends to like her just to be courteous (not to mention there are about 50-60 people watching). On the other hand, Chad's father finds her absolutely wonderful.
** Chad's father's reaction of joy when [[spoiler:Chad proposes to Maile]] at the end of the movie. Doubles as a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: Subverted in that his mother is vehemently opposed to the idea of her baby boy marrying outside of his social class, but his father actually likes Maile and doesn't mind the marriage. In fact, he's even there when Chad proposes to Maile.

Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film starring ElvisPresley. This was his first, and, depending on who you ask, his best film after he got out of the Army in 1960. The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. (DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?) Chad Gates decides he doesn't want to go into the family business of growing pineapples. He wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile (JoanBlackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them are teenagers, and their teacher, who is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai. Chad's career choice is not well received by his mother (AngelaLansbury). His father could honestly care less, though.

* CrowningMomentofAwesome:

* CrowningMomentofFunny: Several. Just the highlights:

* CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: Chad subtly proposing to Maile through Gates Tourism Service. "Well, Gates is plural. That's a proposal, in case you haven't figured it out yet."

Tropes: (Note, this list is NOT complete and there may be spoilers ahead)

AlphaBitch: Aw, God. Ellie Corbett. This is fixed on Kauai very late in the movie after Chad spanks her (at her request, believe it or not.)

AuthorAvatar: Chad Gates. Served in the Army in Europe (mostly Germany) with a tank unit.

AwesomeMusic: "Ku-Ui-Po," "Hawaiian Sunset," and "Can't Help Falling in Love With You."

BrainyBrunette: Maile. Inspires Chad to enter the tourism industry with her and even quit working with her current employer after he fired Chad in the wake of the bar brawl. Smarter than Chad's mother and proves it, too.

CrowningMomentofAwesome:

- Chad gets fired by Mr. Chapman for defending himself (and Mr. Chapman's clients) and Maile quits! Bonus points when, in the next scene, it's mentioned that Ms. Prentace (the schoolteacher) actually cancelled her tour out of rage that Chad had been fired.

- Chad marrying Maile at the end of the movie, despite his mother's initial disapproval.

CrowningMomentofFunny: Several. Just the highlights:

- This gem from Ito, a Native Hawaiian: "Nah, lipstick, like, fattening." (ItMakesSenseInContext)

- Elvis singing "Slicin' Sand" and kicking said sand all over poor Ito. Made even funnier when the rest of the group joins in.

-"Tourists aren't people! They're tourists." (Chad's mother)

CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: Chad subtly proposing to Maile through Gates Tourism Service. "Well, Gates is plural. That's a proposal, in case you haven't figured it out yet."

TheDitz: Chad's mother. Legitimately thinks that "admiral" is higher than "general." (General is army, admiral is navy.)

FairForItsDay: In all seriousness, this movie gets a lot of points in this trope, considering it was released in 1961.

- One, and the biggest one: Maile is biracial. (Half French and half Hawaiian.) Remember, this is when interracial marriage was still a serious BerserkButton for a lot of people. She's the smartest female member of the cast, to boot.

- The Native Hawaiians, while they do have some uniformity to their traits, are far from stereotypical. In fact, they're even a band with Chad as the leader.

- Maile, a biracial girl, is at a party with Honolulu high society as Chad's date. Mrs. Gates, Chad's mother, pretends to like her just to be courteous (not to mention there are about 50-60 people watching). On the other hand, Chad's father finds her absolutely wonderful.

- Chad's father's reaction of joy when [[Chad proposes to Maile]] at the end of the movie. Doubles as a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming.

ParentalMarriageVeto: Subverted in that his mother is vehemently opposed to the idea of her baby boy marrying outside of his social class, but his father actually likes Maile and doesn't mind the marriage. In fact, he's even there when Chad proposes to Maile.

AlphaBitch: Aw, God. Ellie Corbett. This is fixed on Kauai very late in the movie after Chad spanks her (at her request, actually.)

- Chad [[marrying Maile]] at the end of the movie, despite his mother's initial disapproval.

ParentalMarriageVeto: Subverted in that his mother is vehemently opposed to the idea of her baby boy marrying outside of his social class, but his father actually likes Maile and doesn't mind the marriage. In fact, he's even there when

- Chad's father's reaction of joy when [[Chad proposes to Maile]] at the end of the movie. Doubles as a CrowningMoment ofHeartwarming.

ParentalMarriageVeto: Subverted in that his mother is vehemently opposed to the idea of her baby boy marrying outside of his social class, but his father actually likes Maile and doesn't mind the marriage. In fact, he's even there when [[Chad proposes to Maile]]!

BrainyBrunette: Maile. Inspires Chad to enter the tourism industry with her and even quit working with her current employer after he fired Chad in the wake of the bar brawl.

- Chad marrying Maile at the end of the movie, despite his mother's initial disapproval.

CrowningMomentofAwesome: Chad gets fired by Mr. Chapman for defending himself (and Mr. Chapman's clients) and Maile quits! Bonus points when, in the next scene, it's mentioned that Ms. Prentace (the schoolteacher) actually cancelled her tour out of rage that Cahd had been fired.

- Elvis singing "Slicin' Sand" and kicking it all over poor Ito.

- "Tourists aren't people! They're tourists." (Chad's mother)

CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: Elvis subtly proposing to Maile through Gates Tourism Service. "Well, Gates is plural. That's a proposal, in case you haven't figured it out yet."

- One, and the biggest one: Maile is biracial. (Half French and half Hawaiian.) Remember, this is when interracial marriage was still a serious BerserkButton for a lot of people. And, she's the smartest female member of the cast.

- The Native Hawaiians, while they do have some uniformity to their traits, are far from stereotypical. In fact, they're even a band with Chad as the leader.

Blue Hawaii is a film starring ElvisPresley. This was his first, and, depending on who you ask, his best film after he got out of the Army in 1960. The film follows AuthorAvatar Chad Gates who returns home to Hawaii after serving overseas in Europe with the U.S. Army. (DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?) Chad Gates decides he doesn't want to go into the family business of growing pineapples. He wants to be a tour guide like his girlfriend, Maile (JoanBlackman). Lucky for Chad, his first clients are a group of four beautiful women. Three of them are teenagers, and their teacher, who is quite a looker herself. The rest of the movie follows Chad's zany adventures on Oahu, which include a hukilau at Hanauma Bay on Oahu, getting arrested after a brawl, and visiting Kauai. Chad's career choice is not well received by his mother (AngelaLansbury). His father could honestly care less, though.