Hawaii
by George Roy Hill
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Actor: Carroll O'Connor, Gene Hackman, Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard HarrisDirector: George Roy Hill
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 161 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-12
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Hawaii
Movie Review: The greatest lesbian cult movie of all time
Summary: 3 Stars
Everyone knows anything with Julie Andrews in it is destined to become a lesbian cult classic. This interesting film (which takes as long to watch as many marriages last) includes an amazing subplot with Julie Andrews and the queen of the island in an sweet (if unconsummated) lesbian relationship.
I am surprised that no one else mentions this? But it's an amazing movie--both for the subplot and for its historical importance-- if a little bit difficult to watch at times.
Summary of Hawaii
Two cultures collide in this vast, lavish and truly spectacular film starring Julie Andrews, Max Von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman and Carroll O'Connor. Adapted from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and nominated* for seven Oscars?(r), this "majestic, gorgeously framedepic is adventuresome picture-making, a credit to the industry" (The Film Daily) and riveting entertainment! They came to bring God, but instead brought disease and destruction. The Rev. Abner Hale (Von Sydow) and his gentle wife Jerusha (Andrews) attempt to convert early 19th-century Hawaiian natives to Christianity but find themselves ill-equipped to endure the unexpected tribulations of paradise. Surging with the excitement of windstorms, firestorms, shark attacks and magnificent island scenery, Hawaii shines as passionately as the island paradise itself!*1966: Supporting Actress (Jocelyne LaGarde), CinematographyColor, Costume DesignColor, Special Visual Effects, Score, Song, SoundGeorge Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directed this adaptation of James Michener's novel about the history of the 50th state. Max von Sydow plays a zealous missionary with a Calvinist bent, intent on enlightening the natives even as his wife (Julie Andrews) is romanced by the dashing Richard Harris. The film is both a glossy vision of Hawaii in the early 19th century and a sometimes-brutal drama full of death, a rough childbirth, stormy weather, etc. Hill's blunt editing, meant to emphasize the more terrifying aspects of the natural order of life, makes the film look particularly dated and mannered today. This is best appreciated for its cast, all of whom were making inroads in Hollywood at the time. --Tom Keogh
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