Paradise, Hawaiian Style
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | |
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 1966 Theatrical Poster |
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| Directed by | Michael D. Moore |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Anthony Lawrence Allan Weiss |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Suzanna Leigh James Shigeta |
| Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Editing by | Warren Low |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 9, 1966 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paradise, Hawaiian Style is a 1966 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was the third and final motion picture that Presley filmed in Hawaii. The film reached #40 on the Variety weekly box office chart, earning $2.5 million in theaters.
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[edit] Plot
Rick Richards (Presley) returns to his home in Hawaii after being fired from his job as an airline pilot. He and his buddy Danny Kohana (James Shigeta) go into the helicopter charter business together. But Rick's reckless flying and his careless negotiations with local women may cost Rick the business and Danny his home.
Disaster looms as Danny becomes overdue on a flight after Rick has been grounded by government officials. Rick must decide if he should risk losing his license forever by going to look for his friend.
[edit] Primary cast
- Elvis Presley : Rick Richards
- Suzanna Leigh : Judy Hudson
- James Shigeta : Danny Kohana
- Philip Ahn : Moki Kaimana
- Donna Butterworth : Jan Kohana
- Marianna Hill : Lani Kaimana
- Irene Tsu : Pua
- Linda Wong : Lehua Kawena
- Julie Parrish : Joanna
[edit] Soundtrack
[edit] External links
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style at the Internet Movie Database
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style at AllRovi
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style at the TCM Movie Database
- Paradise, Hawaiian Style at Rotten Tomatoes
- Elvis in Hawaii
- Review by Janet Branagan at Apollo Movie Guide
- Review of the movie collection "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (King Creole, Blue Hawaii, G.I. Blues, Fun in Acapulco, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Easy Come, Easy Go) by Paul Mavis at DVD Talk, August 6, 2007
- Review by Jon Danziger at digitallyOBSESSED!, March 2, 2003
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