Overview:
Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggie. She's fascinated with his sport and starts to hang out with his clique. Although they make fun of her at first, they teach her to surf and soon she's accepted and given the nickname "Gidget". But it's hard work to become more than a friend to Moondoggie.| Status: | Released (1959-04-09) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Gabrielle Upton, Frederick Kohner |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 89808: Sandra Dee - Gidget
- 100318: James Darren - Moondoggie
- 19153: Cliff Robertson - The Big Kahuna
- 857: Arthur O'Connell - Russell Lawrence
- 91707: Mary LaRoche - Mrs. Dorothy Lawrence
- 83435: Joby Baker - Stinky
- 129482: Tom Laughlin - Lover Boy
Crews
- 73150: Paul Wendkos - Director - Directing
- 135392: Frederick Kohner - Novel - Writing
- 66751: Gabrielle Upton - Screenplay - Writing
- 64118: William A. Lyon - Editor - Editing
- 6452: Burnett Guffey - Director of Photography - Camera
- 106012: Ross Bellah - Art Direction - Art
- 34436: William Kiernan - Set Decoration - Art
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The first beach flick with surprising mindfood minus the goofiness RELEASED IN 1959 and directed by Paul Wendkos, "Gidget” is a beach drama about a 16 year-old tomboyish girl (Sandra Dee) who gravitates toward a group of surfing males in Southern Cal, specifically Malibu. Kahuna ( ....
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