Blue Hawaii (1961)
"Ecstatic romance... Exotic dances... Exciting music IN THE WORLD'S LUSHEST PARADISE OF SONG!"
ThumbScore
👍 80%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 22%
(RT: 22%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Joan Blackman as Maile Duval
Nancy Walters as Abigail Prentice
Roland Winters as Fred Gates
John Archer as Jack Kelman
Howard McNear as Mr. Chapman
Is Blue Hawaii good?
Most people think so. 80% audience score, estimated from 161 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 22%, but audiences disagreed.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
Overview
Just discharged GI Chad Gates returns to Hawaii, where he becomes a tour guide, defying his mother's wishes for him to join the family business. Wikipedia ↗
