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The musical received a film adaptation in 1958. It made more money than any other movie of the year, and eventually became Rodgers' and Hammerstein's first movie available on Blu-Ray Disc.
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* [[All Musicals Are Adaptations]]: weaves together two separate stories from James A. Michener's ''Tales of the South Pacific''.
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* [[An Aesop]]
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: Emile, when Nellie is leaving him.
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Joe sings to Liat that he's "gayer than laughter" when he's with her.
* [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French]] / [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: Emile, depending on the actor in question.
* [["I Am" Song]]: "A Cockeyed Optimist".
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* [[Ivy League for Everyone]]
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Billis.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Nellie and Emile (see "Some Enchanted Evening").
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: At the beginning of Act II, Bloody Mary and Liat entertain Joe Cable with "Happy Talk" in attempt to get him to fall for Liat. However, he turns down the opportunity to marry her afterward, causing Bloody Mary to aggressively end their romance.
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