Paradise Hawaiian Style (1966)
Rick Richards is a helicopter pilot who wants to set up a charter flying service in Hawaii -- along the way he makes some friends, including a young Hawaiian girl and her father, romances Judy Hudson, and sings a few songs.
Elvis living it up in the most beautiful paradise on earth!
Rick Richards: Last one out of the water is a papaya picker!
Hanalei Plantation Resort, Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
Maui Sheraton Hotel - 2605 Kaanapali Parkway, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Hanuma Bay, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Torrance Airport - 3301 Airport Drive, Torrance, California, USA
Polynesian Cultural Center - 55-370 Kamehameha Highway, L?'ie, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
(Closing Credits)
It was during the filming of this movie that Elvis first met The Beatles at his home in Bel Air on Friday August 27, 1965.
This is Donna Butterworth's last picture, at 10 years old.
Petula Clark was originally offered the role of Judy Hudson.
This was one of three Elvis movies released in 1966 (the other two were Frankie and Johnny (1966) and Spinout (1966)). The combined grosses of all three won Elvis the tenth spot on the Quigley Top Ten Money-Making Stars poll for 1966, his final appearance among the top ten.
Elvis Presley and Tom Jones met for the first time on the set of the film.
Continuity
When Elvis is piloting the helicopter, interior shots show the woman and the dogs blocking his view and hampering the flight. In the same scene with the helicopter coming toward the camera, it's easy to see the pilot is alone.
Miscellaneous
At 53 minutes, during the House of Sand performance Elvis bumps into one of the dancers when he turns around.
Errors in geography
When Rick, Lani, and Jan fly the helicopter over Waimea Canyon on Kauai and land on a beach to swim, the beach is actually on O'ahu not Kauai. The hat shaped island near the beach is Mokoli'i near Kaneohe Bay on O'ahu.