Gidget (film)
1959
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A collection of six comedy movies starring Sandra Dee as Gidget, a young surfer girl who falls in love with different men. The movies follow her adventures in Hawaii, Rome, New York and more.
Aug 3, 2004 · The original surfer girl gets her own three-film DVD collection, dippy fun from a more innocent time. 1959's Gidget made real surfers nauseated, but it's a kicky movie with some great lounge-era lingo. Sandra Dee, perkiness personified, plays the curious teen who breaks the gender line in surfing.
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- Comedy/Classic Comedies
- DVD
- English
Gidget is a 1959 American CinemaScope comedy film. [3] [4] The picture stars Sandra Dee, Cliff Robertson, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, and the Four Preps in a story about a teenager's initiation into the California surf culture and her romance with a young surfer . The film—directed by Paul Wendkos —was the first of many screen ...
The novel follows the adventures of a teenage girl and her surfing friends on the beach in Malibu. The name Gidget is a portmanteau of "girl" and "midget". [1] Following the novel's publication, the character appeared in several films, television series, and television movies.
A young girl learns to surf and falls in love with a surfer named Moondoggie in this comedy drama. Based on a true story and a best-selling book, Gidget is a classic beach movie with music, humor and romance.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Paul Wendkos
- 1959-04-10
A comedy romance film about Gidget and her boyfriend Jeff's vacation in Hawaii, where she meets other boys and faces jealousy and misunderstandings. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, soundtrack and more on IMDb.
A comedy film based on the novel by Frederick Kohner, starring Sandra Dee as a young girl who wants to join a surfer gang. Watch the movie clips, read the reviews and learn more about the cast and crew of Gidget.
