Donna Butterworth, Elvis Presley, Irene Tsu

Elvis and Hawaii go together like one of Graceland's peanut-butter-and-banana sandwiches. To be honest, though, Paradise, Hawaiian Style finds the King looking puffier and sleepier than he did ...( read more  read more... )in the salad days of Blue Hawaii. Making matters worse is the song selection and the prominence of an allegedly adorable child actor--always a bad thing in an Elvis picture. Despite all that, there's something casually likable about the film: costar James Shigeta is a welcome performer (he plays the island pilot who goes into business with flyboy Elvis), leading lady Susanna Leigh is an above-average companion, and the location shooting is a big upgrade over the cardboard backdrops of many late-career Presley vehicles. Extended musical sequences take place at the Polynesian Cultural Center--nothing wrong with that, but rock & roll has been left pretty far behind. --Robert Horton

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G, 91 min.

Directed by: Michael D. Moore

Release Date: June 15, 1966

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DVD Release Date: January 7, 2003

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  • January 3, 2007
    Elvis was an average actor at best.
  • November 15, 2009
    forgettable elvis movie with some okay songs and wonderful locations
  • November 2, 2009
    Oh Elvis..how the mighty did fall..when the King's career was flat-lining in the mid '60's,things were so bad they were having to issue 5-6 year old recordings as new releases and his films were dying at the box office..Col.Parker's remedy?try and recapture the light hearted fluf...( read more)f of"Blue Hawaii"(a monster hit & bumper soundtrack sales)but it deserverdly died on it's hula arse.
  • August 31, 2009
    if u love elvis presley movies and his music
  • June 2, 2009
    Sometimes it was a little cheesey for me, and I like musicals, but they just seemed to be bursting into song for no apparent reason. The little girl was really cute, but I think they should have gone with the story line of the secretary a little further, because I like tom boys w...( read more)ho still know how to everything that the guys do.
  • January 10, 2009
    More poor acting from Elvis
  • August 30, 2008
    really i want 2 c it
  • July 26, 2008
    awww...romantic style
  • May 7, 2008
    Elvis Fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • April 21, 2008
    Eek! An Elvis Presley movie that I must never watch!!!

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