Blue Hawaii

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. 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. The film won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1961.

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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Taurog
Screenplay byHal Kanter
Story byAllan Weiss
Produced byHal B. Wallis
Starring
CinematographyCharles Lang Jr.
Edited byTerry O. Morse
Music byJoseph J. Lilley
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1961 (1961-11-22) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.2 million (US/ Canada rentals)
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