Question 1

Which Elvis Presley movie was his most financially successful?

Accepted Answer

Blue Hawaii was the most financially successful of all of Elvis Presley's movies.

Question 2

What unusual role did Angela Lansbury play in Blue Hawaii compared to her later films?

Accepted Answer

Angela Lansbury played a mother in Blue Hawaii, a rare maternal role for her, unlike her more typical mother-from-hell role in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

Question 3

How did the success of Blue Hawaii influence Elvis Presley's future movies?

Accepted Answer

After Blue Hawaii's success, Elvis's manager Colonel Tom Parker used it as a blueprint: exotic settings, pretty co-stars, and enough songs to fill an LP, leading to Elvis being a top box-office star in the 1960s.

Question 4

What record did the Blue Hawaii soundtrack album set on the Billboard charts?

Accepted Answer

The Blue Hawaii soundtrack spent 20 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart in 1961-1962, a record broken only in 1977 by Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

Question 5

What can you hear if you turn up the sound when Chad first leaves the plane in Blue Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

You can hear hundreds of screaming fans who were watching the shoot when Chad (Elvis Presley) is first seen leaving the plane.

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