# Blue Hawaii (1961)

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**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Music, Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Norman Taurog
**Written by**: Hal Kanter, Allan Weiss
**Starring**: Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Nancy Walters, Roland Winters, John Archer

> *Ecstatic romance... Exotic dances... Exciting music IN THE WORLD'S LUSHEST PARADISE OF SONG!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Elvis in paradise. What could go wrong? Soldier Chad returns to Hawaii, rejecting his parents' expectations to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's hotel. It's not exactly Brando in *Apocalypse Now*, but it was a living.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful, uplifting

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