Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii (1973) (TV)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Directors:

Marty Pasetta
Gary Hovey

Release Date:

14 January 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

A 1973 concert by Elvis Presley taped at the Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This was the first program to ever be beamed around the world by satellite. |

Plot Keywords:

Elvis Presley | Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra | Rock Music | TV Special | Concert Film

Cast

Elvis Presley	...	Himself
James Burton	...	Himself (band member)
Jerry Scheff	...	Himself (band member)
Charlie Hodge	...	Himself (band member)
John Wilkinson	...	Himself (band member)
Ronnie Tutt	...	Himself (band member)
J.D. Sumner	...	Himself (band member)
Kathy Westmoreland	...	Herself (backing singer)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Baize	...	Himself (band member)
Estell Brown	...	Herself - band member (as Estelle Brown)
Ed Enoch	...	Himself (band member)
Joe Guercio	...	Himself
Glen D. Hardin	...	Himself (band member)
Sylvia Shemmell	...	Herself - band member (as Sylvia Shemwell)
Myrna Smith	...	Herself - band member
Donnie Sumner	...	Himself (band member)
Ed Wideman	...	Himself (band member)

Also Known As:

Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Deluxe Edition (USA) (DVD box title)
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite (USA)

Runtime:

87 min (special edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE)

Trivia:

Jack Lord is at the concert; Elvis Presley introduces him to the crowd.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bob Gratton, ma vie/My Life: Le mononke (#3.4)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Blue Hawaii

wonderful television event

In 1973, Elvis Presley appeared for two nights in Hawaii and this film of one of those nights was beamed to numerous countries around the world by satellite, the first concert to be so treated. (The other night's concert has been since released as 'Alternate Aloha' and is just as good).

After a crash diet, Presley looks good and is in amazing voice, with his usual backing band and singers (the Stamps Quartet and the Sweet Inspirations). This concert contains gem after gem (including I'll Remember You, a poignant song which fits the moment perfectly).

Perhaps his last great filmed concert (the one in 1977 is simply sad, despite his voice still being in evidence), 'Aloha From Hawaii' is a fantastic memento of an unsurpassed artist who could sing in almost every style. This concert proves that.