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Anybody have any reasonably good movies with an Hawaiian theme they'd be willing to donate? or know about any?

We have a request for some. I need some titles.

All I can think of is an Elvis Presley movie.


561 posted on 08/17/2005 5:57:56 PM PDT by patriciaruth (They are all Mike Spanns)
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To: patriciaruth

I don't have any myself, but I found a review of Hawaii, starring Max Von Sydow & Julie Andrews. (1966)

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6824685&style=movie&cart=265302986

George Roy Hill's adaptation of James Michener's sprawling epic stars Max von Sydow and Julie Andrews as missionary couple Abner and Jerusha Hale. Following his graduation from divinity school in 1820, the rigid Hale awkwardly asks for the hand of the lovely Jerusha, despite her love for long-absent sea captain Rafer Hoxworth (Richard Harris). To his surprise she accepts, and the pair soon sets sail from Massachusetts, to bring the Lord's word to Hawaii. After a grueling journey, they are fortunate to reach the islands, where they're warmly greeted by Queen Malama (Joycelyne LaGarde). While Jerusha quickly charms the Hawaiian people, the grimly sanctimonious Abner insists that they adopt Christian values by covering their nakedness, renouncing their gods, and abandoning the practice of filial marriage. While the queen herself is unable to accept these strictures, she orders her people to accept them. One day the passionate Captain Hoxworth comes ashore, and although Jerusha still finds herself attracted to him, she refuses to be unfaithful to her husband. The captain is followed by succeeding waves of white men, leaving in their wake more commerce and disease. The film features stunning scenery, excellent acting (particularly on the part of von Sydow, Gene Hackman, John Cullum, and Michael Constantine), and a terrific Elmer Bernstein score.


562 posted on 08/17/2005 6:08:50 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Impeach Judge Greer - In memory of Terri <strike>Schiavo</strike> Schindler - www.terrisfight.org)
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To: patriciaruth
Some movies set in Hawaii:

Fifty First Dates (2003 - Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler)

Hawaii (1966 - Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow and Richard Harris)

From Here to Eternity (1953 - Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed)

Blue Hawaii (1961 - Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman and Angela Lansbury)

Pearl Harbor (2001 - Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale)

In Harms Way (1965 - John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, Tom Tyron and Paula Prentiss)

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992 - Nicholas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, James Caan)

564 posted on 08/17/2005 6:18:49 PM PDT by shezza (God Bless Our Troops)
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To: patriciaruth
Go here for some ideas: Films with "Hawaii" in Title
;-)
580 posted on 08/17/2005 10:55:59 PM PDT by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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