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Other Films of Hawaii
Mokuluas
Mokulua Islands, Lanikai Beach, Oahu


There are countless films filmed in the lush, tropical setting of Hawaii, but very few center around the land and people of Hawaii. Here are a few examples of the most famous ones; a few schmaltzy Hollywood flicks and some other thought-provoking, provocative pieces. (*Some of these may partly feature Hawaii, and may not center completely on the Islands.*)



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The 30's
"Waikiki Wedding" (1937)

Paramount Pictures

Director: Frank Tuttle

Writer: Frank Butler, Walter DeLeon, Don Hartman, Francis Martin  

- Bing Crosby ("Tony Marvin")
-Martha Raye ("Myrtle Finch")
-Shirley Ross ("Georgia Smith")

Comedy
"Hawaiian Nights" (1939)

Universal Pictures

Director:Albert S. Rogell

Writer: Charles Grayson, John Grey, Lee Loeb

- Johnny Downs ("Ted Hartley")
- Mary Carlisle ("Millie")
- Constance Moore ("Lonnie Lane")

Comedy/Musical
"Honolulu" (1939)

Metro-Goldwyn Mayer

Director: Edward Buzzell

Writer: Herbert Fields, Frank Partos, Harry Ruskin

- Eleanor Powell ("Miss Dorothy 'Dot' March")
- Robert Young ("Brooks Mason/George Smith")
- George Burns ("Joe Duffy")
- Gracie Allen ("Millicent 'Millie' De Grasse")

Comedy/Musical



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The 50's
"Bird of Paradise" (1951)

20th Century Fox

Director: Delmer Daves

Writer: Richard Walton Tully, Delmer Daves

- Debra Paget ("Kalua")
- Louis Jourdan ("Andre Laurence")
- Jeff Chandler ("Tenga")
- Everett Sloane ("The Beachcomber")

Drama
"Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki" (1955)

Universal Studios

Director: Lee Sholem

Writer: Connie Lee Bennett, Harry Clork, Jack Henley, Elwood Ullman

- Marjorie Main ("Ma Kettle")
- Percy Kilbride ("Pa Kettle")

Comedy



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The 60's
"Blue Hawaii" (1961)

Paramount Pictures

Director: Norman Taurog

Writer: Allan Weiss, Hal Kanter

- Elvis Presley ("Chad Gates")
- Angela Lansbury ("Sarah Lee Gates")
- Joan Blackman ("Maile Duval")

Comedy/Musical
"Gidget Goes Hawaiian" (1961)

Columbia Pictures

Director: Paul Wendkos

Writer: Ruth Brooks Flippen, Frederick Kohner

- James Darren ("Moondoggie/Jeffrey Matthews")
- Deborah Walley ("Gidget/Frances Lawrence")
- Carl Reiner ("Russ Lawrence")

Comedy
"Diamond Head" (1963)

Columbia Pictures

Director: Guy Green

Writer: Peter Gilman, Marguerite Roberts

- Charlton Heston ("Richard 'King' Howland")
- Yvette Mimieux ("Sloane Howland")
- George Chakiris ("Dr. Dean Kahanna")
- James Darren ("Paul Kahana")

Drama
"Hawaii" (1966)

United Artists

Director: George Roy Hill

Writer: James Michener (novel), Dalton Trumbo, Daniel Taradash

- Julie Andrews ("Jerusha Bromley Hale")
- Max von Sydow ("Abner Hale")
- Richard Harris ("Rafer Hoxworth")

Drama
"Paradise, Hawaiian Style" (1966)

Paramount Pictures

Director: Michael D. Moore

Writer: Anthony Lawrence, Allan Weiss

- Elvis Presley ("Rick Richards")
- Suzanna Leigh ("Judy Hudson")
- James Shigeta ("Danny Kohana")

Musical/Comedy



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The 70's
"The Hawaiians" (1970)

United Artists

Director: Tom Gries

Writer: James Michener (novel), James R. Webb

- Charlton Heston ("Whip Hoxworth")
- Geraldine Chaplin ("Purity Hoxworth")

Drama
"Goin' Coconuts" (1978)

Osmond Productions

Director: Howard Morris

Writer: Raymond Harvey

- Donny Osmond
- Marie Osmond

Adventure/Comedy/Musical



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The 80's
"North Shore" (1987)

Universal Pictures

Director: William Phelps

Writer: Randal Kleiser, Tim McCanlies, William Phelps

- Matt Adler ("Rick Kane")
- Gregory Harrison ("Chandler")
- Nia Peeples ("Kiani")

Drama



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The 90's
"Honeymoon In Vegas" (1992)

New Line Cinema/Columbia Pictures

Director and Writer: Andrew Bergman

- James Caan ("Tommy Korman")
- Nicolas Cage ("Jack Singer")
- Sarah Jessica Parker ("Betsy/Donna")
- Pat Morita ("Mahi Mahi")

Comedy/Romance
"Picture Bride" (1994)

Miramax Films

Director: Kayo Hatta

Writer: Mari Hatta, Kayo Hatta

- Youki Kudoh ("Riyo")

Drama/Romance
"A Very Brady Sequel" (1996)

Paramount Pictures

Director: Arlene Sanford

Writer: Harry Elford, Deborah Kaplan, James Berg, Stan Zimmerman

- Shelley Long ("Carol Brady")
- Gary Cole ("Mike Brady")
- Tim Matheson ("Roy Martin/Trevor Thomas")

Comedy
"Molokai: The Story of Father Damien" (1999)

Unapix Entertainment

Director: Paul Cox

Writer: Hilde Eynikel (book), John Briley

- David Wenham ("Father Damien")
- Kris Kristofferson ("Rudolph Meyer")
- Peter O'Toole ("William Williamson")

Drama



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The 00's
"Blue Crush" (2002)

Universal Pictures

Director: John Stockwell

Writer: Lizzy Weiss, John Stockwell

- Kate Bosworth ("Anne Marie Chadwick")
- Matthew Davis ("Matt Tollman")
- Michelle Rodriguez ("Eden")

Drama/Romance
"Punch Drunk Love" (2002)

New Line Cinema/Columbia Pictures

Director and Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

- Adam Sandler ("Barry Egan")
- Emily Watson ("Lena Leonard")

Comedy/Drama/Romance



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