Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style is a 1992 made-for-TV movie

Television movie

A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...

 based on the television series Saved by the Bell

Saved by the Bell

Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom that aired between 1989 and 1993. The series is a retooled version of the 1988 series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was itself later folded into the history of Saved by the Bell...

and featured the regular cast of that series.

Synopsis

Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style occurred during the continuity of the original series, during a summer holiday. In the movie, Kelly's grandfather, played by Dean Jones

Dean Jones (actor)

Dean Carroll Jones is an American actor. Jones is best known for his light-hearted leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977, most notably The Love Bug.-Early years:...

, invites the kids to stay at his hotel in Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

. However, someone else is out to buy his land and build a hotel/resort complex, and the group has to save it.

As would eventually be the case with Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas

Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas

Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas is the series finale for the original Saved by the Bell series. It was presented as a two hour television movie that originally aired on NBC in 1994. When aired in syndication, it is commonly split into two double length episodes...

, Hawaiian Style was presented as a two hour movie on NBC

NBC

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, although when it is aired today it is commonly split into four regular length episode

Episode

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s, all featuring the song "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

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 in the opening credits as opposed to the traditional Saved by the Bell theme.

After the movie finished filming, Elizabeth Berkley

Elizabeth Berkley

Elizabeth Berkley is an American television, film, and theatre actress. Berkley's most notable roles were in the television series Saved by the Bell, as brainy feminist Jessie Spano, and the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls, as exotic dancer Nomi Malone.-Early life:Berkley was born and raised...

 and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

Tiffani Thiessen

Tiffani Thiessen is an American actress best known for her roles as Kelly Kapowski in Saved by the Bell and as Valerie Malone in Beverly Hills, 90210. She is also known for her role on Fastlane as Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers...

 chose to leave the cast of Saved by the Bell, prompting producers to cast Leanna Creel

Leanna Creel

Leanna Creel is an American actress, film producer, film director, screenwriter and photographer. She portrayed the role of Tori Scott on the last season of the NBC teen sitcom Saved by the Bell.-Career:...

 for the show's 5th and final season.

Cast

• Mark-Paul Gosselaar
  Mark-Paul Gosselaar
  Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Zack Morris in NBC's Saved by the Bell, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Detective John Clark in NYPD Blue, Jerry Kellerman in TNT's Raising the Bar, and more recently Peter...
  
  .....Zack Morris
  Zack Morris
  Zachary "Zack" Morris is a fictional character from the sitcoms Good Morning, Miss Bliss; Saved by the Bell; and Saved by the Bell: The College Years. He was portrayed by Mark-Paul Gosselaar...
  
  
• Mario Lopez
  Mario López
  Mario Michael Lopez, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of the character A.C. Slater on Saved By The Bell, which he also portrayed as a regular on Saved by the Bell: The College Years...
  
  .....A.C. Slater
• Dustin Diamond
  Dustin Diamond
  Dustin Neil Diamond is an American actor, musician, director, and stand-up comedian best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers in the television shows Saved by the Bell, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class.-Career:Diamond's...
  
  .....Samuel "Screech" Powers
• Elizabeth Berkley
  Elizabeth Berkley
  Elizabeth Berkley is an American television, film, and theatre actress. Berkley's most notable roles were in the television series Saved by the Bell, as brainy feminist Jessie Spano, and the 1995 Paul Verhoeven film Showgirls, as exotic dancer Nomi Malone.-Early life:Berkley was born and raised...
  
  .....Jessie Spano
• Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
  Tiffani Thiessen
  Tiffani Thiessen is an American actress best known for her roles as Kelly Kapowski in Saved by the Bell and as Valerie Malone in Beverly Hills, 90210. She is also known for her role on Fastlane as Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers...
  
  .....Kelly Kapowski
• Lark Voorhies
  Lark Voorhies
  Lark Voorhies is an American actress who rose to fame playing Lisa Turtle in Saved by the Bell, for which she was nominated for the Young Artist Award four times, winning in 1990 and 1993. She also portrayed the role as a regular on Good Morning, Miss Bliss.-Acting career:Voorhies made her acting...
  
  .....Lisa Turtle
• Dennis Haskins
  Dennis Haskins
  Dennis Haskins is an American actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000...
  
  .....Richard Belding
• Rena Sofer
  Rena Sofer
  Rena Sherel Sofer is an American actress, primarily known for her appearances in daytime television, episodic guest appearances, and made-for-television movies...
  
  .....Andrea Larson
• Dan Gauthier
  Dan Gauthier
  Daniel Lester "Dan" Gauthier is an American actor.-Early life:Gauthier was inspired to act early on by his mother, who was a local theater actress in their Central Oregon home. By the time he turned 18, Gauthier moved to California to attend San Diego State University. He was recruited by SDSU's...
  
  ......Brian Hanson
• Dean Jones
  Dean Jones (actor)
  Dean Carroll Jones is an American actor. Jones is best known for his light-hearted leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977, most notably The Love Bug.-Early years:...
  
  ......Harry Bannister
• Victor Brandt
  Victor Brandt
  Victor Brandt is an American actor mostly known for his voice-over performances.Brandt was born in Los Angeles, California. He has appeared as an actor in several classic shows such as Star Trek, Mission Impossible and T.J Hooker...
  
  .....Charles Worthington
• Biff Yeager
  Biff Yeager
  Biff Yeager is an American actor. He has appeared in many TV series including Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Wonder Years, Scrubs, Seinfeld and Gilmore Girls. His film credits include Repo Man, Prime Risk, Black Samurai, The Visitors, White Oleander, Best Men, and Paris.-External links:...
  
  .....Vincent Jensen
• Blake Boyd.....Derek Worthington
• Edward Call.....Herbert Stark
• Donald Li.....Keanu
• Glen Chin
  Glen Chin
  Glen Chin is a critically acclaimed American actor who stars in film and television.He is cast usually according to his obese weight. Such films Chin appeared in was 50 First Dates as the humorous Hawaiian cafe regular, The Underachievers , in which he famously played the Chinese man, and After...
  
  .....Pono
• Eve Brent Ashe......Mrs. Finley
• Blaire Baron......Mrs. Hodgkiss
• Ashlee Lauren.....Jennifer
• Clarissa Mancuso.....Mrs. Sarpa
• Paul Napier.....Mr. Sarpa
• James R. Sweeney.....Phillip Warburton

Release date

A DVD release of the movie, along with the second movie Wedding in Las Vegas, came out in stores August 7, 2007.